Paganmas

English Etymology From en pagan mas, after en Christmas. Proper noun en rare often humorous or derogatory Christmas as a pagan holiday. en 21 December 2000 w:Damian Barr Has Christmas been stolen by the new dotcom economy? https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/has-christmas-been-stolen-new-dotcom-economy/docview/318407051/se-2 w:The Times 1F3 London 2 0140-0460 749973404 worldwide this year. Inboxes are jammed with the Christmas Hanukkah and Paganmas en 25 December 2004 Kinkysod while in the x-mas spirit alt.dating.uk.south-east https://web.archive.org/web/20251218070154/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.dating.uk.south-east/c/y3zpkNBpA78/m/uI0hvZV6nkgJ Happy Paganmas Sharron! en 11 November 2005 Eh? Question for Catholics soc.culture.scottish https://web.archive.org/web/20251218070307/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.scottish/c/Zwc7xkQ31C8/m/peRGrwLfBU4J Everything Catholic is here link Remember to shop early for Christianmas or buy fresh baby skulls for Paganmas. en 5 December 2006 Neil Foster Debate: Is the true meaning of Christmas being lost? w:Daily Mail https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/is-true-meaning-christmas-being-lost-debate/docview/320184791/se-2 London 61 0307-7578 16310567 The Christian authorities cunningly held their own festivals at about the same time as the pagans did but stuck their own labels on them, knowing that tradition and force of habit would do the rest. Thankfully, Christianity is dying out and within a few generations will be as dead as its founder. A Merry Paganmas to everyone! en 25 December 2014 Frank Howell Merry Christmas rec.outdoors.rv-travel https://web.archive.org/web/20251218070542/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.outdoors.rv-travel/c/pCn-n8qD_78/m/onlaR_pqs2YJ > Merry Christmas to all of those to whom it might apply. And a Merry Paganmas to all the Pagans and Gentiles. en Usage notes Often used mockingly by Christians to express discontent with secularization of Christmas, but also used conversely by those who support it. See also en Clausmas,Santa Clausmas,Santamas Yule<t:Germanic and Norse pagan festival occurring near Christmas> Saturnalia<t:ancient Roman winter solstice festival> en Christmas Paganism