Timeline for Is it appropriate to gather staff for a holiday party if that holiday has religious significance?
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| Jan 31, 2014 at 16:13 | comment | added | MSalters | "Don't call it the Christmas party." - even that is very much locale-dependent. There are communities which frown upon the use of terms like "winter party" for what's obviously a christmas party, and it's not just the US religious right. | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 16:20 | comment | added | Olli | It's end of western year. There's Chinese new year too, which is rather different from ours. Of course, usually Asians living in US/Europe still celebrate our new year too. But still. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 23:00 | comment | added | Preet Sangha | Here in NZ, my previous company used to have large XMas barbie and santa came. We also had our mid winter pick you up parties in july and they were called the 'Mid Winter Xmas Party' No religion except eating and drinking happened. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 17:18 | comment | added | Neuromancer | And most cultures have some form of celebration at year end and Christmas is as much a co-opted pagan festival as it is a "christian" one. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 16:59 | history | answered | Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |