> > > > > I thought this fit RinkWorks nicely.
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> > > > > POLITICALLY CORRECT HOLIDAY GREETINGS!
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> > > > > Please accept, with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the 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.
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> > > > > A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2000,
> > > > > but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western hemisphere,) and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee.
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> > > > > By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:
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> > > > > This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
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> > > > > This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
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> > > > > Drac "Merry/Happy whatever you celebrate" imas
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> > > > Haha. That's good:-)
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> > > > BTW, are there any other special holidays celebrated around this time besides Christmas, Hanakuah, and Kwanza?
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> > > > -M"I mean religous and cultural holidays, not stuff like New Years"el
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> > > Wiccans celebrate the solstice. And historicaly the Romans celebraited a couple religous holidays this time of year, one celebrating Saturn (I think) and in the Mystrey Cult of Mithras the day celebrated as the birth day of Mithras was Dec. 25 (Mithrasism was one of Christianities earliest rivals, and the corelation of holidays is most likely not a coincidence).
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> > > Spider-Youhavelaboredonitsince.Itisaponderouschain-Boy
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> > There was an Inca celebration about this time of year. They smeared their bodies with a foul smelling grease paint and tied their hair up in strange shapes. Then they danced around in honor of Jimmy Durante singing "Inca stinka do."
> > How"Jimmy who?"ard
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> The holiday, Spidey, was Saturnalia. Very close, though. And no, I don't believe it was coincidence either.
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> Nyper"Good night, Mrs. Calavash, wherever you are"old

Saturnalia was on the solstice and celbrated Saturn, it was wide spread because Saturn was worshiped by may people and was part of the officail religon of Rome.
Mithrasism was one of the Roman Mystery Cults, very popular with the legions, and his brithday was the 25th. the mystry cult holidyas would only be worshiped by members of that cult. But it is a good bet worshipers of Mithras also took part in Saturnalia.

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