sometimes is not so simple to just tell them the truth and deprive them the imagination . Kids have imaginary friends, they can have Santa as a friend for a little while.

The truth about Xmas includes changing seasons, family get togethers and other really nice stuff that differs by country. When I figured out that my parents bought the toys, clothes, etc I was real sad that despite telling me to not lie, they had lied.

Thank you, actually I'm not worried about myself, I enjoy being alone, but my child wants to celebrate and enjoy like the other kids in his class . So we're gonna celebrate and wait for Santa ?

@Shaghaf instead of "telling" your son about xmas ASK him what other people are saying about all special days of the calendar .....write what he says down and have him write the complete date day time he was born as his special day ....your birth anniversary his birth father details as you see fit ....Labor Day is the last Moonday of August unless it is changed by the politicians....next are bad days like Columbus Day which is being changed to Native Americans Day ..... Halloween costumes & candy ....Election Day Turkey day then xmas & New Years day is for the 2021 dates.... ask him what gifts he wants/needs ....what gift he could make for you .... his grandparents and other relatives can be sent custom cards in the mail.... there are many different religions in the world .... we Atheists are not religious but we can be happy with religious classmates neighbors and strangers we see in stores or places you go together.... magic is not real and religion is a game for us Atheists to play with religious peoples rules.... alleged gawds did not get a Jewish girl pregnant on this fake calendar.... just like Superman and other not real people....funny stories that are not like our scientific Atheist stoneh

@Larry68Feminist
Thank you for these ideas, now he's seven (: and he loves science as well as super heros and magic tricks. I'm trying to let him discover things by himself by reading and asking questions, but we still couldn't underestimate the impact of some TV shows and all the hysteria around Holidays seasons. It is challenging to keep a balance between what I believe ( or don't believe) and between his environment ( school, media, friends..)

In other places in the world Worker Day is on May first, not in Aug nor Sep

@Shaghaf fascist USA relabeled MayDay lawDay .... many cities and states honor MayDay but USA is anti-union pro-war profiteering....when I was 7 my school began to brainwash me for war in Vietnam for USA to replace France conquering the Atheist Buddhist majority for the catholic minority

@Larry68Feminist yes, it's true . USA spread wars around the world and support the worst dictatorship
ever, and then promote it as they're defending freedom and democracy. Unfortunately, their brainwashing machines, mainly the mainstream media, Hollywood and the education system, are so powerful .

So Christmas is not Jesus birthday!? In my country to they celebrate Christmas twice, first on Dec 25 ( Catholic) and second after two weeks ( Orthodox) ..

@Shaghaf Its unlikely. For those of us who believed a character like Jesus probably existed believe he was probably born in the spring (not many lambs born in winter) Christmas was co-opted from a pagan holiday. In UK we have ties to it's pagan roots, such as holly, mistletoe and some of the other pagan traditions.