Well I dont bother with it. But many here do. Even though the UK is basically a non religous country. We have a holiday on the 25th, we wish each other happy holidays. Well I dont as I am a miserable bar steward!
But I do partake of
. But I do that anyway.
What you seldom see here is much mention of religous stuff. I have about 16 cards. Non show anything religous or mention it. Most school plays etc. or TV, today do something unrelated to religion too. All that superstitious nonsense has almost gone from tHe UK. So food, booze, and a few days off work in a secular end of year holiday here. The religous nuts only stole Christmas in any case. Long before xstians were around it was celebrated as a pagan holiday, a celebration of the end of the dark, the beginning of the light. The shortest day is actually the 21st but they couldn't measure that accurately... The religous nuts just copied it for there own and called it Christ Mas. Its not really. So we just have a party! So all us heathens and atheists in the UK actually have more of a right to celebrate in a secular way than the xstians do. But still. I cant be bothered with it.
Its real purpose is to let business give you a guilt complex about buying a load of stuff you wouldn't do otherwise. And marketing and advertising only works on stupid people.