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God help me, I may be on the verge of being "offended"...
Last week, I asked our Assistant staff at work (who normally handle our event planning) if we were planning anything for Halloween (which we have celebrated at work since I started here). I was told that "we aren't doing Halloween because it might offend people because it was a Pagan holiday"...
I then asked, and received similar answers regarding Thanksgiving and then Christmas...
Today at work, they held a "Diwali" luncheon, which is a Hindu celebration/festival of lights thing....
Why is it ok to have "Diwali" and it be deemed perfectly fine, but not to celebrate traditional American holidays? Did I really suddenly leave America without noticing?
Wayne
Last week, I asked our Assistant staff at work (who normally handle our event planning) if we were planning anything for Halloween (which we have celebrated at work since I started here). I was told that "we aren't doing Halloween because it might offend people because it was a Pagan holiday"...
I then asked, and received similar answers regarding Thanksgiving and then Christmas...
Today at work, they held a "Diwali" luncheon, which is a Hindu celebration/festival of lights thing....
Why is it ok to have "Diwali" and it be deemed perfectly fine, but not to celebrate traditional American holidays? Did I really suddenly leave America without noticing?
Wayne