bibo said "...It peels off the festive show-offs... and what remains is what is simply in the heart.

I am sometimes saddened back at home, when I feel Christmas is so deprived of its true meaning...
With a Christmas feast, and so much attention to decorative details and to guests, I feel as a prisoner of a festive ritual.."

Didn't grow up in the faith and thus, no traditions to get ingrained. To each his/her own and most people have good reasons to do what they do. Some people celebrate but do not really show it as there is nothing to prove to anyone else.

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The Cookie Monster said it.