[HPFGU-OTChatter] Christmas at Hogwarts (Was Re: Faith Education)

[Kathryn Cawte]

Ms. Tattersall,
>
> What, then, of the students who might not be of either persuasion?
> I'm not an HP scholar--don't really feel comfortable participating on
> the main list--but JKR has obviously created a WW student population
> that represents the diverse population of the RW. The two students
> who come to mind are Parvati and Padma Patil, whom I would guess to
> be Indian or Pakistani. How do they feel about the Christmas tree if
> they come from, say, a Hindu culture?
> >

Actually I was discussing this with some friends just recently - muslim, and
sikh definitely, possibly hindu as well (can't quite remember who was
there) - they were saying that while they don't celebrate the *religious*
aspects of Christmas they do tend to celebrate it as a holiday with presents
and stuff, or at least those with kids do - after all any excuse for
presents and when all their school friends are celebratin they tend not to
want to feel left out.

K
"The Loudest Noise Comes From The Electric Minerva."