Christmas Is For Everyone

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Customs and traditions morph with time. Some shrink from their original expansive spectrum and finally fades away into oblivion. Some others assume wider connotations and go on to consume its periphery, always accommodating foreign elements and blending them in meaning and spirit. You can say this well and truly for Christmas. History lessons tell us that this festival has adopted and injected fresh meaning and perspective to many native (read Pagan) cultural events. However, with time, Christmas as a festive occasion has transcended the boundaries of Christianity. It is no longer a day for the Christians of the world; it is a day for everyone who feels joy and bliss in the heart.

It would be a futile exercise to map how Christmas brought down the walls of religious limitations and made it possible for non-Christians to be a part of it. It has certainly not happened in a day. The progress has gradually gathered steam over centuries. In the modern times, Christmas is a pan-cultural event. It is a festival that is celebrated with great gusto by people of ...
... other communities. People who are devout followers of other religions and would never participate in other religious activities of some other religion somehow forget their orthodoxy during Christmas! They come out in large numbers to take part in the Christmas celebrations of the community. They might not attend the Mass at Church, but they certainly bring home a Christmas tree!