My people, make we talk small about this wahala wey don dey show face for Christmas matter. For American side, e don turn like say Christmas no wan gree shine again! Dem don dey talk ‘Happy Holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’ since the early 90s. Na best way to show say dem dey respect everybody tradition, abi?

But make we no deceive ourselves, o! Wetin dem dey call ‘holiday’ self na more Christian-rooted word pass many wey people dey use. Na ‘Holy Day’ e be! So how e come turn say we fit celebrate and still no go mention Christmas? E sweet me for belle as dem carry this matter solomonically.

As we dey enter dis Christmas season, make I yarn one small ting wey don clear: whether you dey Christian or you dey celebrate any other thing, Christmas don take root strong for this American life. Na the real kalenda dey dance around December 25. Everything dey rotate around am, from travel to shopping, even the day wey people dey spend for family!

Just imagine say you no fit celebrate St. Patrick’s Day if you no dey Irish Catholic, abeg. Na the same way e be for Christmas, no be so? Even people wey no dey follow church calendar go still enjoy Christmas time! Dem dey call this period festive corridor, and true true, na beta time to show love and kindness, no matta your religion.

For my findings wey I gather, e no surprise say 86% of Americans still dey plan to celebrate Christmas or any winter holidays. Meanwhile, the number of people wey believe say ‘war on Christmas’ dey happen don sharp drop from 39% to 23%! Na good news be dis o!

Dis whole ‘Merry Christmas’ versus ‘Happy Holidays’ gist, e no be say we go dey fight. Dem fit dey exist side by side. If person waka pass you come dey shout ‘Merry Christmas’, e no mean say make you convert join Christian! Just like if someone greet you ‘Happy Hanukkah’, you no go turn am to fight because you dey practice your own way.

So, my people, as we dey enter dis Christmas season, make we try to embrace the joy wey come with am. E no dey remove anybody own when you dey celebrate yours. We go fit wish each other well without falling into matta wey no dey concern us. After all, na time to show love!