Losing the War on Xmas #1 - Officially Happy Holidays

The federal calendar is loaded with various days of recognition, some far more widely recognized than others. Here is a list of the most important of them all: [PDF]

In the PDF, do have a long look at the list of holidays recognized by the State of Oklahoma. Can we explain their importance in terms of general overarching themes? We have several holidays recognizing some of the greatest movements for social and political change (Independence Day, Labor Day, MLK Day, and quite arguably Veterans Day and Memorial Day as well) and two holidays in recognition of the turning of the calendar (New Years and the annual harvest festival that we call Thanksgiving in North America) and a couple of celebrations of individual leaders (President's Day and MLK) who have made outstanding contributions to moving America forward.

That just leaves Christmas. What's that even doing on the list? If it is essentially just another solstice festival, we could surely lump it in with the others marking changing of the seasons. If it is something more (as Christians generally claim) we are forced to the conclusion that Christmas is a uniquely religious holiday during which all of America pauses (except for Chinese take-out restaurants - God bless 'em) in order to pay homage to one particular religion.

This counts as a distinct victory in the War on Christmas. Take heart, soldiers of theocracy. You won this battle back in June of 1870.