'Holy days': holidays that have been created for - or stolen by - religiosity.

What do you do to get around it?

Myself, I tend to go bush. I can't stand the commercialism just as much if not more than the beliefs that drive those days.

People go FREAKIN' NUTS! at Christmas!

So I either work or make sure I've disappeared myself. Nothing wrong with sharing a beverage with a few random people in a backcountry hut. I'll celebrate 'fellowship' for want of a better word (one usually used by churches), but the religiosity of it I want nothing to do with.

However, I am a compassionate person. So if someone was hurting, and wanted me to go to church with them, I would.

Philanthropically, I'm interested in the study of religions and philosophies.

So I've been to many churches, a few shrines, mosques, etc.

What I don't understand, for any of them, is the EMPHASIS put on any given day.

I mean, if you follow the Jewish calendar, they have some flippin' ceremony or festival or other significant day every second week, it seems!

So yeah, I'm curious as to how others deal with it (I noticed that a lot of you are talking about Thanksgiving).

Personally, I reckon "y'all" can be grateful that nutjob hasn't gotten your country blown up yet!

(Incidentally, NO ONE wants that). None of us. Anywhere on Earth.

Only two childish dropkicks with massive, petulant egos, who happen to have a 'football' or button to push, who even consider it.

Shit, when did this get political? Sorry, back to the original query.....