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'Gary Gygax explains why Christians shouldn’t celebrate Christmas'

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alwayserked.bsky.social•158 days ago

And the "Merry" in "Merry Christmas" was originally a reference to drunken revelry. The supposedly religious folks object to the more appropriate "Happy Holidays."

coastalelites.bsky.social•158 days ago

That's not true. The oldest documented use of "Merry Christmas" as a phrase is in a letter from a bishop to a minister, a blessing with no reference to alcohol. The word "merry" with the meaning of a pleasant thing that makes you smile goes all the way back to the Low German "myrige".

alwayserked.bsky.social•158 days ago

Then my use of "originally" is inaccurate. Just relaying what a interesting essay said about the use of "merry" in the early 20th century and how more devout folks eschewed the phrasing based on its associations with alcohol-fueled merriment.

draugmith.bsky.social•158 days ago

so, the rules-lawyering started as a christian tradition....?

tuxedocatfish.bsky.social•134 days ago

unironically yes, in the sense that the catholic church's canon law system is both older than and an absolutely massive influence on the common law tradition in England and subsequently in the United States

lenbogan.bsky.social•158 days ago

iirc, Gygax was or was at least raised as a Jehovah's Witness. Which makes sense, this aligns pretty well with their brand of joy-thievery.

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