The Holiday Atheist

The Holiday Atheist is a column about celebrating holidays without religion. Somewhere in history, whether a country, a church, a religion, a person, or event, someone declared an observance to take place honoring those things. Celebrating any holiday as an atheist is not about celebrating the religion. It's about appreciating the historical observance and celebrating in a modern secular society. It's about culture and community and uniting together to celebrate something in this life that connects us. Whether you love them or hate them, celebrate them or make fun of them, holidays are part of our culture.

Note: This column is not intended to offend or anger the religious community, or to incite any negative behaviors or attitudes towards any group or beliefs, its simply to connect and share ideas with those who share non-religious and non-theist beliefs.  The opinions expressed here are the authors and not necessarily the opinions of HolidaySmart.