An Introduction to the Religion of Holideism
Every holiday, people always say something to the effect of “happy holidays, or whatever you celebrate.” Although I do celebrate certain holidays such as Christmas and Easter, I in no way believe in the reasons which the holidays are celebrated. To me, the only reason I enjoy holidays is because there’s usually some sort of dinner, party, or family gathering.
I think a lot of people feel this way too. So what do we call people like us?
Theism is the belief in a god or gods. Deism is the belief in natural religion without a personal god. Neither of these apply to me. What I really believe in is Holideism.
As a Holideist, I celebrate whatever holiday it happens to be at the time. Whichever religion is celebrating a holiday is my religion for the day. Whichever god is throwing the party is my god for the day. Some may call it opportunism, but I call it Holideism.
Of course, if the holiday requires something such as fasting, that’s a holiday I choose to skip. What reason do I have to make a sacrifice for a religion I don’t believe in? Which brings up another point: I’m celebrating the holidays, but still not believing (or even claiming to believe) in the religion of that holiday. Once again, you can call it being a phony, but I call it being a Holideist.
I hope any of you who were feeling some cognitive dissonance on religious holidays will find this to be a comforting title. The next time someone says “happy holidays, or whatever it is that you celebrate”, just say “all of them! I’m a Holideist.”
3 years ago
