Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings? What on earth does that little phrase that you see everywhere at this time of year actually mean? A year or two ago I was sent the message that a modern-day Christmas card apparently should contain. I reckon it shows pretty well what a PC-mad environment we're living in! It went as follows:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the northern winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

AND

A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition, of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures and without regard to race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

Isn't that just ridiculous?! Anyway, I hope you have a very happy Christmas and a wonderful new year. I also hope you find the time to pause and think about what Christmas is really about. Although December the 25th itself was originally the date of a pagan winter festival, it was hijacked by Christians as a celebration of Jesus' birth. It was only this take-over that gave us something actually worth celebrating in a winter festival, rather than just the fact that there's loads on tv and you get time of school/work etc etc.

"Season's Greetings" to you all ;)