It's not so soft anymore

Wala namang special sa new year. It's an arbitrary date. Hindi ko maisip (o hindi ko pa alam) ang basis nung kung kelan nila sinimulan gamitin ang calendar system na ginagamit natin ngayon. Ang iniisip ko, since may B.C. (before the christian era, before christ was born), tapos may A.D. (Anno Domini)...

Ay teka nalaman ko na ata. According to my Lexisgoo Dictionary,

A.D.
in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

So 0 AD pinanganak si Jesus?

Siguro nga hindi arbitrary. Look up ko nga muna ang Gregorian Calendar

Gregorian Calendar
the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752

Julian Calendar
the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February

Now I'm confused. Eh kung ang birth ni Jesus ay dineclare na December 25 sometime after 0 A.D... wha?! Kulang pa ako sa research (no net access ako this instance eh)

Ang Christmas
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

ay arbitrary (hula) date, kung papansinin nyo. Di nila alam ang date of birth ni Jesus kaya nanghula sila ng date (dito ako naguguluhan eh, di ba nga A.D.?). At base sa narinig ko sa radyo, sinabay nila ang Christmas sa isang pagan feast, to facilitate conversion (pagkatapos yun banggitin sa radyo napasabi ang tatay ko ng "tama, compromise"). At somehow naniniwala ako, in the same way na naniniwala ako na ang rosary ay adapted sa isang pagan tradition din.
[insert muslim prayer beads here]
Hindi naman pala totally arbitrary, pero mali pa rin ang basis

In the spirit of Christmas...
bah humbug, pero importante na malaman mo kung bakit mo ginagawa ang mga bagay. Kagaya ng halloween. Balita ko, masama ang sense ng halloween. Next research ko yan

Bah humbug, pero maluwag ko pa rin na sinecelebrate yan. Ayos kasi yung season na yan at nauuto nito ang mga tao na magget-together. nagrereunion ang mga tao, kumakain ng sabaysabay. yun na yung importance ng season sakin.

Di pa nga universal holiday ang Christmas eh. Naalala ko yung commercial last year (di ako nanood ng TV this recent vacation): HAPPY [insert holiday of choice here] to you! Couldn't have said it any better. Kaya siguro ang pamilya namin ay may prayer every new year, hindi Christmas. Pero loose pa rin ang basis eh.

Buti pa ang birthday. Pag birthday mo, naka-isang revolution na ang earth, at nasa approximately same orbital spot na uli ito. Di lang yon. A birthday means you have survived an annum (ayokong tawagin na year). Pagnakasurvive ka kasi ng isang annum, naexperience mo na halos lahat ng ibubuga ng nature, since most natural cycles are annual (or less).