Harmless seasonal fun or more misogyny?

[Wounded Bear]

OK, saw a new concept in the newspaper today. Apparently people have invented a new "holiday" for the season, since I guess the 15 or more that align with it aren't enough.

They call it Christmas Adam. Their logic seems to be that Adam came before Eve, so...

Cute, I guess, but is this another lob over the fence from the incel crowd or something? Hadn't heard of it before.

[ms liberty]

1. If they're talking about the day before Christmas Eve, that's kinda clever

I usually call it Christmas Eve Eve.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Christmas is now just for men. Women can stay home where they belong.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Women do the bulk of the

shopping, cooking, baking, planning, gift wrapping, housecleaning, decorating, hosting of family,etc. I think the day after Christmas should be called Chill Out Day.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Maybe Christmas Adam can get off his a** and let Christmas Eve take a break.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Sounds good to me!

[SheltieLover]

3. Let's be honest here. Which one would be likely & capable of birthing the other?

[Wounded Bear]

5. Problem is, we're not dealing with scientific facts here, but Biblical "scholars"...

Was more interested with the social/philosophical reactions to the idea rather than any logical discussion if it is feasible IRL.

[SheltieLover]

8. Sorry. Misogny

More patriarchal crap, imo.

[Maeve]

6. I'll stick to Women's Christmas, January 6th

Irish tradition when men take care of house and kids, women have a day out with sherry and cakes.

[SheltieLover]

9. Sounds great to me!

What do they call it?

[haele]

11. Sounds like Epiphany. When Dad is supposed to suddenly realize

What Mom has to deal with the rest of the year as he takes care the house and kids for her on her one holiday.
Ya, right.

Haele

[Maeve]

13. You got it in one!

[Igel]

12. Epiphany.

The evening before is Twelfth Night, the day before is the twelfth day of Xmas. (More know that name as the name of a Shakespeare play, I think, these days, than as a blip on the Anglican church calendar.)

"Xmas Adam" is a nifty name for what I would have thought of as the preparation day for Xmas eve. My family did everything on Xmas eve for Xmas, right down to the decorations (inside and out), baking, etc. My godparents, on the other hand, had Xmas Eve mass or Xmas mass and really leaned into Xmas eve. For Irene, godmother, the day before Xmas eve was largely a preparation day for Xmas eve so she'd hit the dinner and whatever not exhausted and beleaguered. Or maybe just mis-schedule a lot of things so that preparations weren't actually done with their close family guests arrived.

"Xmas eve preparation day" lacks the sort of ring that makes it a useful term, it doesn't roll off the tongue. While the one complained about isn't a term I've heard before, but it sounds useful if you really make Xmas a big deal. And I can see churches scrambling for parishioners of any sex since Xmas seems to be commercialized and who wants to go to a buzz-kill church service on Xmas?

[Maeve]

14. Nollaig na mBan--literally "Women's Christmas"

(NULL-ug nah mon)
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0106/1103975-nollaig-na-mban-january-6th-ireland-roots-traditions-customs/