Meanwhile...

I've also been blogging about 'especially traditions' at EQUIP book club:

Did you know that the Puritans didn't celebrate Christmas or Easter? They associated these celebrations with drunkenness and idolatry and called Christmas 'foolstide'. In England, there was a law passed in 1647 abolishing Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide. The Puritans in New England soon passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Even after it became legal again to celebrate, it was still frowned upon by Puritans until the 1850s - meaning that in New England in particular it was virtually non-existent.

There's no doubt that the way our culture celebrates special days is steeped in materialism and not Christ glorifying. So should we follow the Puritans' example? Should say: "every day should be Christmas (and Good Friday, and Easter Sunday)" and leave it at that?...

You can read my answer to that question here. I'd love to hear what you think as well!