Ever inclining to the somewhat tactless, I have begun to ask illiturgical Christians who reject the notion of attending Christ's Mass on Christmas, what name they instead intend to call their yuletide holiday?
We have friends, strong Christians, who celebrate ‘Blessings Day’ on December 25, seeking to avoid the anti-Biblical Christ’s Mass some of us know and love. I keep thinking of the Puritans, who made Christmas like any other day. There had been too much revelry in England for their tastes, and they were going to do it ‘right.’
We celebrate through Epiphany, our tree is up, and we have a big Epiphany Party on the 6th to wrap up the season. I love this way of looking at Christmas. One day is not enough.