For those who observe it, Merry Christmas!

[Annoyed]

and for those who don't, happy whatever it is you do celebrate.

[Falcon Horus]

Solstice and yule myself... but gladly sharing in the holiday cheer of everyone else...

Merry Christmas to all Gaters!

* I admit, it's the mandatory days off of work, I love the most.

[Chaka-Z0]

Joyeux Noël!

[Annoyed]

* I admit, it's the mandatory days off of work, I love the most.

We don't get that here, sadly. Many employers will give Christmas off, but not all, and there is no law saying they have to do so. A lot of people have to work the holiday, too. It's entirely up to the individual employer.

Look at retail. Many chains are starting to force their employees to work Thanksgiving as "Black Friday" gets pushed into thanksgiving to increase sales.

[SoulReaver]

We don't get that here, sadly. Many employers will give Christmas off, but not all, and there is no law saying they have to do so

GOP & evangelicals especially take note: Christ or capitalism, can't have both

and with that in mind hope you had a merry (lack of?) christmas

Joyeux Noël!

tabernac! you too

Solstice and yule myself... but gladly sharing in the holiday cheer of everyone else...

Merry Christmas to all Gaters!

back to you, my sun & stars (romantic isn't it)

btw do you '"observe" yule out of belief or mainly as a statement of "rebellion" against conventional christmas? -_-

[Chaka-Z0]

Meanwhile in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - A list of upcoming holidays in January 2019:

Jan 1st Another Friggin Year Day
Jan 2nd Swiss Cheese Day
Jan 3rd Make Macaroni Pictures Day
Jan 4th Spaghetti Day
Jan 5th International Verbal Abuse Day
Jan 6th Extra Cuddles Day
Jan 7th No Knitting Day
Jan 8th Bubble Bath Day
Jan 9th Walk Like an Egyptian Day
Jan 10th Peculiar People Day
Jan 11th Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Day
Jan 12th Penne in Your Thoughts Day
Jan 13th Sceptics Day
Jan 14th Wear a Collander Day
Jan 15th Unicorn Day
Jan 16th Nothingness Appreciation Day
Jan 17th International No Farting Day
Jan 18th Egg Juggling Day
Jan 19th Procrastination Day Tomorrow
Jan 20th Marx Brothers Quote Day
Jan 21st Ravioli Day
Jan 22nd Quantum Cheese Day
Jan 23rd Get Your Tongue Round Some Linguine Day
Jan 24th Invent a God Day
Jan 25th Burns Night
Jan 26th String Appreciation Day
Jan 27th Llama Day
Jan 28th Black Pepper with Everything Day
Jan 29th Curmudgeons Day
Jan 30th Exercise Your Brain Day
Jan 31st Honey Badger Avoidance Day

[mad_gater]

We don't get that here, sadly. Many employers will give Christmas off, but not all, and there is no law saying they have to do so. A lot of people have to work the holiday, too. It's entirely up to the individual employer.

Look at retail. Many chains are starting to force their employees to work Thanksgiving as "Black Friday" gets pushed into thanksgiving to increase sales.

Doesn't necessarily have to be retail....law enforcement and emergency response personnel also work pretty much all holidays by simple fact of them being on call pretty much 24/7/365

[Annoyed]

Doesn't necessarily have to be retail....law enforcement and emergency response personnel also work pretty much all holidays by simple fact of them being on call pretty much 24/7/365

There is a big difference between police/fire and other emergency response personnel and someone selling crap at a retail outlet or answering the phones at a call center.

I'd like to see federal laws requiring that any day the federal govt. is closed or the schools are closed (for weather, for ex.) all private employers outside of emergency response be given the day off too.

[Chaka-Z0]

There is a big difference between police/fire and other emergency response personnel and someone selling crap at a retail outlet or answering the phones at a call center.

I'd like to see federal laws requiring that any day the federal govt. is closed or the schools are closed (for weather, for ex.) all private employers outside of emergency response be given the day off too.

But but.. the Confederates wanted to boycott Christmas, because it's a nasty European tradition.

[Falcon Horus]

We don't get that here, sadly. Many employers will give Christmas off, but not all, and there is no law saying they have to do so. A lot of people have to work the holiday, too. It's entirely up to the individual employer.

Look at retail. Many chains are starting to force their employees to work Thanksgiving as "Black Friday" gets pushed into thanksgiving to increase sales.

Over here it's a national holiday, and boxing day as it were depends on the company but all federal buildings will be closed, including financial instutions.

btw do you '"observe" yule out of belief or mainly as a statement of "rebellion" against conventional christmas? -_-

Not so much belief as it feels more natural to me, and no rebellion against Christmas or the Catholic religion.
We simply never celebrated it to start with as a family either -- nurtured into me, I guess.

We do gift exchange at new year's and celebrate that in full. Just not Christmas.

[Falcon Horus]

back to you, my sun & stars (romantic isn't it)

And winter is coming...

[jelgate]

Where is Jelgate's gift?

[Annoyed]

In my belly. That bacon was delicious.