# Why Is Christmas A Federal Holiday In The United States?

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**Created:** [December 25, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-christmas-a-federal-holiday-in-the-united-states/956630 "2021-12-25T17:23:47Z")\
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> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> the allegedly Christian holiday Christmas

We’ve had threads in the past, including a [recent long and occasionally contentious thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-secular-holidays-in-america-mostly-christmas-split-from-the-columbus-day-thread/954138), about whether Christmas is a religious or secular holiday.

> [@Chronos](#):
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> Another is that Easter doesn’t need to be a holiday, since most government functions are closed on Sundays, anyway.

Which raises the question of whether _that’s_ due to religious reasons.

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