Happy Holidaze!

I wonder what all the secular torch-bearers who believe that any reference to religion in the public sphere is tantamount to theocratic rule will think if they recall that the word "holiday" is simply a contraction of the words "holy" and "day"?

I reckon they could take to deliberately mispelling the word as certain feminists do when they take the word "woman" and spell it "womyn".

Personally, I prefer to refer to this time of year as the "holidaze" season--as in, " there is so much partying going on I am in a boozy-holi-daze..."

Maybe I'll call the ACLU and alert them to the irony, then suggest they call it the Holidaze Season. The royalty payments should be substantial!