<p>lololu in 34:</p>
<p>My opinion – great post. I love it when people bring the richness of their knowledge and experience in on CC. This is a wonderful thread. It reminds of why America is such a rich country, because we have so many different traditions. There is no “good or bad”.</p>
<p>Not to segue, but I remember once at Catholic Mass on Christmas with my in-laws in a very traditional church in the Midwest, and the priest rather blithely noted that the Christmas Tree tradition is in fact pagan. Gasps of horror all around! What? Pagan! </p>
<p>One of the best things I ever saw on the subject of holidays was a planetarium show at the Brooklyn Museum called “Season of Light”. It showed the confluence of ceremonies in cultures around the world which involved light and stars, whether Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, and many others. Interesting, right?</p>
<p>Back to latkes, mmmm.</p>