If only 2% of people or something in Japan are Christians, why do so many anime have a Christmas episode?
>>135035541
Globalization exported the current hegemon's largest consumer festival, the rites of which were adopted and modified by the local culture.
>>135035541
They celebrate it in a completely secular way.
Actually so do most Americans.
>>135035619
This. No one really cares about the holiday's religious background.
>>135035653
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Christmas has become a commercial holiday. Do you think everyone in America that celebrates christmas or exchanges gifts are all christian?
>>135035541
No one gives a shit about the religion.
>>135035541
In Japan Christmas is sexier.
>>135035541
Very few anime have Christmas episodes
Can you even name ten?
>>135035541
>implying that Christmas isn't celebrated by most people in a secular way anyway
>implying that Christmas wasn't appropriated by Christianity from prior religions and traditions
>implying Christmas isnt just the latest in a long line of winter solstice type festivals going back thousands of years...
>>135035541
Because nobody cares if it's the birthday of Jesus, people just like meeting up and receiving gifts.
Also I think that for japs christmas is more akin to Saint Valentine.
>>135035731
Toradora
Nisekoi
Minami-ke
Aikatsu
Idolm@ster
PreCure
Card Captor Sakura
Nanoha
Kimi ni Todoke
Doraemon
Itsudatte my Santa
Maybe Ranma and Hayate the Combat Butler. Santa is in the first episode at least.
>>135035916
Also, a huge amount of shoujo and romance series in general.
No one treats Christmas like a religious holiday in Japan.
Also iirc it's like their Valentines Day.
>>135035731
>>135035916
Also K-On and Love Hina
>>135035653
I-I do
>>135036080
Do you like paganism?
Why not
>>135036182
No not really I'm not fully Christian either. I totally believe in the possibility of a God and practice some Christian beliefs but I'm not blindly following.
>>135035653
Which makes removing Christmas from public areas for the sake of inclusivity all the more fucked
Like those european countries that ban their own flag for fear of making immigrants uncomfortable
>>135035916
School Days
>>135035541
its a Day to eat KFC
>>135035541
Jesus wasn't born anywhere near December to begin with. When Caesar Augustus converted from paganism to Christianity, Christmas was moved to December the 25th to make for an easy transition for the Roman empire as that date closely coincides with the pagan celebration of the winter solstice.
That said, don't ever get a degree in theology if you ever want to be financially independent. Trust me on this one, /a/.
