Must have been nice to have had such a cloudy winter before eight very long months of sun come back with people using the wrong time. Count your blessings, Jon!
hippogriff, I wasn’t talking about “most” Christians, I said “many” Christians. :) Christmas is the best time of year, so I celebrate it as long as possible – sometimes into March or April depending on the weather – and know many others who do. I also have friends in places like the Philippines, where they celebrate Christmas from September through at least February.
The funny thing about this comic strip appearing on February 3 is that there is absolutely nothing unusual about taking down a Christmas tree the day after Candlemas, the actual official end of the Christmas season. Many Christians, particularly in certain cultures, leave their Christmas decorations up through February 2, Candlemas, the day celebrated for Mary presenting Jesus 40 days after birth. Now, taking the Christmas tree “out” does suggest a live tree, and that might be a little unusual this late, unless the tree was replaced sometime in January during the Christmas season with a fresher, less dry one. :)
Awesome!