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  My immigrant parents have no idea the true meaning of American holidays. They just know it looks fun and there's tons of food. So really it's more like we're celebrating Winter Solstice, so all the fun parts of modern Christmas that the Christians co-opted and none of the religion parts. Unless, you are me in my 20s where my celebrations were more akin to Saturnalia.
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  It's even weirder in Colombia where Jesus is actually the one giving you the presents apparently.
  So instead of not getting anything he's the one giving you the gifts. >
  
  I mean, that's kinda like giving out candy on your birthday at school >
  
  When I was in school, we gave out cupcakes at school on our birthday.  Does that count? >
  
  Him not getting present is fairly reasonable, when was the last time you bought your dead relative a present?
  And most people celebrate it like I do I think, where it's not about what the holiday is about, but family tradition >
  
  Well tbf the dead man in question did get better after a couple days. >
  
  Let me reword it then, how many of your relatives or friends who have ascended to heaven are you buying gifts for? >
  
  None of them since it's been a bit difficult for me to find the postal code for heaven. >
  
  it’s just “4”, oddly enough >
  
  Mista would like to have a word with you.