Winter party instead of Christmas party :(

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Hi guys,

I’m from Europe and new to the forum :). I have a question: at my work they are going to have a party in December. Instead of calling it what it is, a Christmas party, they are calling it a Winter party to not offend anyone. In their efforts to try to not offend anyone to call it like so, they are actually offending me, the Catholic one lol :).

What do you guys think? I don’t wanna go. To political correct for me…🤮.
 
Rebellion is directed towards the faith of one’s fathers. That is why Islam is off the hook and Christianity is not.
 
Do you have any Jewish colleagues at work? Would you go to a “Hanukkah Party”? Any Hindu colleagues? Would you go to a “Diwali Party”? Any Muslim colleagues? Would you go to an “Eid Party”?

Not everyone is Christian. Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Everyone does agree that winter happens.

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Thank you for the reply!

And you know what’s funny? There are only Dutch people working in my company, not even one muslim. There is only one jehova’s witness, so they are basically playing themselves. And then they wonder why strong religions like Islam are taking over Europe 😅.
 
Thank you so much! 😊

But I as a Catholic feel robbed right now and feel like not going…
 
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Do you have any Jewish colleagues at work? Would you go to a “Hanukkah Party”? Any Hindu colleagues? Would you go to a “Diwali Party”? Any Muslim colleagues? Would you go to an “Eid Party”?

Not everyone is Christian. Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Everyone does agree that winter happens.

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In my experience, movements to convert “Christmas” to “holiday” or “winter” are directed by people who don’t want any religious language anywhere. I don’t think very many Jews or Muslims are pushing to remove the word “Christmas” from public life.

Christmas is the dominate holiday in the West because of the historical prevalence of Christianity, but I would have zero problem with people celebrating Hanukkah or Kwanza or Diwali.
 
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Thank you!

And I wouldn’t go to a Hindu party and ask them to call it a September party or whatever in order for me not to feel offended.

And so true! It’s very easy to blame Muslims or whoever for this, but in reality it is the Europeans who are doing this to themselves…
 
Do secular businesses actually have Christmas parties, or generic ‘holiday’ or year end parties? Is there any Christian observance in the party? As a Catholic, you must know that the Christmas season does not begin until Dec. 25.
 
Hi, thank you!

Off course it is a Christmas party, they even said that. It is the last party of the year. They just don’t want to call it like that to not piss anyone off. They only managed to piss me off since I actually do celebrate Christmas and it really would be a Christmas party for me 🤣.
 
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I believe we are what we believe in, so for me all human beings are equal
 
Your company obviously has their priorities out of order. They aren’t considering who’s most important in these decisions and how their poor judgement has negatively impacted people. Now, children will go without gifts, friends without Yuletide greetings and the extra holiday love, and churches will be cancelling services. After all, anyone else who may be in attendance isn’t really there in their capacity as an employee anyway, but merely posing as (or offering their saccharine version of tolerance for) Christians.
 
CatholicInHolland said:
Hi guys,

I’m from Europe and new to the forum :). I have a question: at my work they are going to have a party in December. Instead of calling it what it is, a Christmas party, they are calling it a Winter party .
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If the party is in Advent and not in Christmastide you should be pleased that your boss isn’t calling it a Christmas party .

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Thank you 😊.

Yeah I totally understand your point.

I just feel a bit sad I guess that the Catholic identity of things is little by little being erased :(.

Just like with saying happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

That’s all… Thank you for the (name removed by moderator)ut people, much appreciated :)!
 
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Instead of calling it what it is, a Christmas party, they are calling it a Winter party to not offend anyone. In their efforts to try to not offend anyone to call it like so, they are actually offending me, the Catholic one lol :).
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This is happening, throughout the world and its ,a pity that these things happen even in Christian countries ,they are becoming secular, day by day ,and want to remove the Name of Christ ,but don’t worry, you can personally called it a Christmas party in your heart ,you can also say to other as for me i am celebration and awaiting the birthday of Lord Jesus.God Bless
 
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In my Islam state, instead of Merry Christmas, we call it “Season’s Greetings”.
 
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Expecting validation of ones religious beliefs in this secular world will lead to nothing but frustration. Really, there’d be nothing truly Christmas in that party except the name if it were called a “Christmas party” anyway.

Go enjoy the company of your co-workers in a festive setting. Be joyful this season and maybe they’ll ask you to explain the reason for your joy.
 
I agree…partially. Respect for cultural diversity has its place. On the other hand, if the true intent of the party is a Christmas celebration, then I think it should be called by the name it really is. I doubt the party is designed to celebrate the coming of winter except by certain people (Wiccans perhaps) who celebrate the solstice. And if calling the party a Christmas party does offend some, perhaps these people should not attend and instead, if they wish, organize their own party and call it by its real name.
 
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I was never offended by this. My workplace was such a diverse place in terms of religion and these parties were usually thrown when I’m still in the thick of advent. If nothing else, if all the trappings of festivity feel empty to people, it may set them on a search for something deeper.
 
You should go, its an activity at your job and non-attendance might give you a non-cooperative reputation among your coworkers and make it less likely you’ll be promoted later.

If the employer has a multi-ethnic workforce or customer base, I can see why he would want to do it this way

So wish a happy Hanukkah to your Jewish coworkers, a joyous Kwanzaa to the blacks and a tremendous Ramadam to your muslim colleagues and show good will. The event is still good to help with office morale and build esprit de corps, so you should go with the flow.
 
It is called exactly that . A Diwali party and people dress up in traditional Indian clothes . Nobody seems to mind or call it cultural appropriation then.

Call it what it is…a complete rejection of Christianity and forcing everyone to go along with it.
 
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