Have a Happy Holiday

Whatever you celebrate — or don’t — have a good day!

Photo by the author, MJ Blehart

This time of year is overwhelmed by holidays. Lots of people celebrate something, be it Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, A’phabet Day (or No “L” Day), Grav Mass Day, or what-have-you.

There are also people who celebrate nothing at all.

Whatever the case may be for you, I want to wish you a Happy Holiday. And even if you celebrate nothing at all, have a good day.

So let’s talk about the people who get offended by not wishing everyone a Merry Christmas today. Or, on the other side, those who would be offended by being wished a Merry Christmas. The question for either is — why does it matter?

There are so, so many things to get upset and offended about in the world. Most are far larger than what phraseology one uses to wish you a good day. Getting upset because you were or were not wished a Merry Christmas is rather silly in the grand scheme of things.

I was born and raised Jewish and grew up in the Midwest of the USA. My contemporaries were largely Lutherans who celebrated Christmas. As a kid growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, I was frequently wished a Merry Christmas.

A little more inclusivity is nice, but the spirit of the notion is what really matters. Merry Christmas doesn’t…