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Did the word holiday come from "holy day"?

oiprocs

oiprocs

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If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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YOU SURE SHOWED THEM.
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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um.. not really, well.. depends on the reason it is said. Technically, Hanukkah is Holy as well. 😛
Kwanzaa isn't really a holiday in any sense of the word (well, series of days that is considered a holiday), because its more of a way to remember heritage, and not celebrate something religious.

As an atheist, I enjoy the holidays for reasons other than celebrating the birth of some dude. Gift giving is cool and all, and receiving gifts is awesome.. however, now that I am older, it's also become a time where the entire family is together, and I really enjoy that now.
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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I use it so I don't have to say it twice (Christmas and New Year).
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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OUTSTANDING! THOU HAST DELIVERED ULTIMATE OWNAGE!
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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Drugs are bad for you!
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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The real reason for the season. Hell if it was up to those pain in the ass Protestants we wouldn't be celebrating Christmas/Winter Solstice/Saturnalia at all.
 
indeed, because holy can only refer to christianity and new year's eve is a religious holiday as well, marking the day when Jesus and his disciples made a road trip out to Egypt for a rockin' kegger with some prostitutes.
 
Originally posted by: Oiprocs
If this is true, then everyone who says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" due to religious disbeliefs/whatever reasoning, is now officially pwned.
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1hol?i?day \"ha-le-'da, Brit usu "ha-le-de\ noun [ME, fr. OE haligdaeg, fr. halig holy + daeg day] (bef. 12c)
1 : holy day
2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specif : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
3 chiefly Brit : a period of relaxation : vacation ? often used in the phrase on holiday ? often used in pl.

(C)1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All rights reserved.

I say "Happy Holidays" because there is more going on this time of year than Christmas. I celebrate the Winter Soltice this time of year.
 
Originally posted by: manowar821
F-ing religion has intertwined itself into our very language. I wouldn't be suprised if this were true.
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Even the very days of the week come from religion!
BAN CALENDARS!

😉
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: manowar821
F-ing religion has intertwined itself into our very language. I wouldn't be suprised if this were true.
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Even the very days of the week come from religion!
BAN CALENDARS!

😉
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seriously.

Thor and Woden can suck it.

Thursday is the gayest day of the week... is it just coincidence that Times Style comes out on the same day of the week that's associated with a burly, leather-clad god wielding a giant "hammer"? 😛
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: manowar821
F-ing religion has intertwined itself into our very language. I wouldn't be suprised if this were true.
Click to expand...

Even the very days of the week come from religion!
BAN CALENDARS!

😉
Click to expand...

seriously.

Thor and Woden can suck it.

Thursday is the gayest day of the week... is it just coincidence that Times Style comes out on the same day of the week that's associated with a burly, leather-clad god wielding a giant "hammer"? 😛
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Are you saying Thor is a bear?
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: manowar821
F-ing religion has intertwined itself into our very language. I wouldn't be suprised if this were true.
Click to expand...

Even the very days of the week come from religion!
BAN CALENDARS!

😉
Click to expand...

seriously.

Thor and Woden can suck it.

Thursday is the gayest day of the week... is it just coincidence that Times Style comes out on the same day of the week that's associated with a burly, leather-clad god wielding a giant "hammer"? 😛
Click to expand...

Are you saying Thor is a bear?
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if the shoe fits...

on a completely off-topic, google-images search related note, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0602/thor_goldman_f.jpg is pretty awesome.
 
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