WITH Christmas dominating the season, there is a tendency to overlook that almost half of the local population identify as non-Christian and celebrate the season in many
different ways.
Based on our last census, there were more than 27 percent who identified as non-religious and a further 11 percent who left religion blank.
For an imperceptibly small number of people, the season is overshadowed by the fabricated celebration of Festivus, a non-commercial holiday celebrated on December 23 first appearing on a Seinfeld episode with traditional practices of ‘Airing of Grievances’ and ‘Feats of Strength’ and ‘Festivus Miracles’ while having a ‘Festivus
Dinner’.
Feats of Strength involves a wrestling match that concludes with the head of the household being pinned to the floor preceded by the Airing of Grievances where people lash out how others at the table have disappointed them during the year.
For the remaining 15 percent of our community who practice other religions such as Islam or Hinduism, the season has the capacity to transcend all the differences in the spirit of ending the year on a note of togetherness.
In whatever means you do celebrate the season, the management and staff at The Adviser take this opportunity to wish you all Season’s Greetings and trust that 2021 is a vast improvement over the disruption that the pandemic has brought upon us.
