Let's break down the greetings to see what this greetings really means.
Merry which means to be “cheerful and lively”. Synonyms :
cheerful, cheery, in high spirits, high-spirited, bright, sunny, smiling, lighthearted, buoyant, lively, carefree, without a care in the world, joyful, joyous, jolly, convivial, festive, mirthful, gleeful, happy, glad, laughing.
Christmas: Mass of Christ, where the religions that believe in Jesus Christ celebrate the birth of Jesus. No one knows the set date when this happen (or if it did happen) but mostly everyone celebrates on 25 of December.
Christmas Season:
Starts according to different sources
• Fourth Sunday before Christmas Day
• 30 of November of the Sunday closest to it
• December 25
Ends:
• January 6
The message says:
“be cheerful, lively, smiling, in high spirits from around November 30 thru January 6”
That is a very nice thing to wish to anybody, and surely beats “good morning” in which you are only being wish goodness for a short period of just 4 hours of “Have a nice day” that is only wishing good for 24 hours.This greeting doesn’t mean: “You need to become a Christian”, or comments on your own religion or lack of it. It comes from someone who believes in Christ, wishing you good for a set period of time that is delimited by a religious characters life events according to that religions scripture. It doesn't imply you believe on the character or the religion.
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