Yes, even though my family is nominally Hindu (and, in practice, fairly irreligious), we do celebrate Christmas. Most Indian-Americans do. We're a syncretic people. For ages, I was surprised that Jews didn't celebrate Christmas. But eventually, I came to understand that their associates with Christ are slightly more complicated than those of Indians.
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