Ideas for Cadet Activities

[Storm Chaser]

Religous references that hold a religion as to be celebrated are not allowed in CAP

Last I checked, Christmas is a federal holiday. Do you go to school that day?

[TexasCadet]

Many people celebrate Christmas as a non-Christian holiday, even though it is one. There is nothing wrong with holding a simple party.

[Alaric]

Cite, please.

+1. As a non religous person I have no issues with a Christmas party.  Christmas in and of itself is not soley a religous holiday.

Christmas in and of itself is a Christian holiday, in this country and several others it is also a Federal holiday.  From the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary

Christ·mas noun, often attributive \ˈkris-məs\
: a Christian holiday that is celebrated on December 25 in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ or the period of time that comes before and after this holiday

Full Definition of CHRISTMAS

1
:  a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday
2
:  christmastide
— Christ·mas·sy or Christ·masy  adjective
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/christmas