Does Your Family Have A Holiday Tree?

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We're atheists and have a Christmas Tree. We call it a "Christmas Tree". We also have lights, presents, etc.

We celebrate the time of year and call that time of year "Christmas" rather than something else (xmas, yule, whatever). We're happy if other people attach a Christian aspect to it but we don't. We attend Hanukkah and Christian events with friends and family (including Catholic services with my mother sometimes and lighting candles with Jewish neighbors) as well as many of events (school, office, neighborhood) where you wouldn't know there is any religious aspect to the time of year (other than seeing menorahs and nativity scenes - sometimes on the same table).

We're happy that friends and family share their religious celebrations with us and that we can collectively celebrate the time of year where kindness, charity, and joy are everyone's focus (except the kids who are focused on gifts).

It's a good time to talk with the kids about respecting other religions and about making your own choices and being proud of them without disrespecting anyone else's choice (they have been worried about telling people they aren't Christian sometimes)