What does Christmas represent to the WW?

[SVanHuesen]

No: HPFGUIDX 95267

Kneasy wrote:
> I agree wholeheartedly, particularly as "Christmas" and 
> 'Easter" were blatant take-overs of  popular pagan religious 
> festivals anyway.

Geoff wrote:
> I agree that there are many people today who merely use these 
> festivals as an excuse for a knees-up and, I suspect that Ron 
> and his family may possibly be in that category whereas Hermione 
> and Harry, coming from a Muggle background may be more aware of 
> what is really going on.

I, too, shall delurk for a small comment. I noticed that in OOTP? 
(sorry, at work so no page number) that Sirius sings a parody version 
of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" to "God Rest Ye Merry Hippogriff", 
which means he is familiar with this song. I thought this was 
interesting as this is most definately a song from the Christian 
background ("For Jesus Christ our saviour was born on Christmas day, 
etc"). I wondered how he, a pureblood wizard, would be familiar with 
that song if there was indeed an absence of organized religion in the 
WW.

(another) Susan
Los Angeles, CA (and a Presbyterian at that!)