December 25th is celebrated as the birthday of the most famous Jew ever, though Jews don’t consider Jesus the son of their god. They continue to wait for the messiah which they have been doing for a few thousand years. It’s interesting that Christians worship a Jew but have been persecuting Jews for over 2000 years. I find that very puzzling.
Christians make up approximately 31% of the world’s population, making Christianity the largest religion globally. Therefore, Christmas is a big deal in a significant part of the world and has been so for centuries.
Christmas is also celebrated in India although Christians constitute a low single-digit percentage minority of Indians. Christmas is big in India because Christianity was the religion of the people who colonized India for a couple of centuries. Indians are given to bending over to their rulers’ creed, be that Islamic or Christian. Christians and Muslims don’t much care for celebrating the major events of the dharmic traditions, but Hindus make a big show of being inclusive. Continue reading “Merry Christmas”
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