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Xmas

posted 17 years ago by funky_dunc
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Is Christmas really as big a deal in Japan as it looks in this film?

[–] Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut 16 years ago

Why wouldn't it be?

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[–] funky_dunc 16 years ago

Maybe because Japan isn't a predominantly Christian country...

[–] Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut 16 years ago

Aside from its name, Christmas is in no way, shape or form a Christian holiday.
Every single tradition about Christmas--from the date (3 days after the solstice) to its customs like singing, lighting candles, decorating trees, and exchanging gifts, etc--all predate Christianity by at least a millennium or two.

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[–] pas_si_simple 15 years ago

but its safe to say xmas as celebrated in the film is from the christian west

[–] jadow81 14 years ago

There's a similar question asked in "Tokyo Godfathers" board:
"Christmas in Japan" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0388473/board/thread/85283675?d=85283675&am p;p=1#85283675

I think you'll find some helpful discussion there.