I see the day as a time for sharing with family and friends. I do think that there is too much commercialism nowadays - I know that my grandson will have so many presents that he won't know what to play with first. However, seeing his delight in even the simplest of gifts gives a lot of pleasure.

We have been raised to know the holiday as Christmas but I think that, even without the religious connotations, there would be a time of coming together and celebrating at what is, in the northern hemisphere, the darkest and coldest time of the year, but with the prospect of a new beginning coming in.