Editing Holiday (section)

=== Secularisation ===
Some religious holidays are also celebrated by many as secular holidays.  For example, 61% of Brits celebrate Christmas in an entirely secular way.<ref name=":1" /> 81% of non-Christian Americans also celebrate Christmas. A 2019 Gallup poll found that two-thirds of Americans still celebrate an at least somewhat religious Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-20 |title=More Americans Celebrating a Secular Christmas |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/272378/americans-celebrating-secular-christmas.aspx |first1= Zach |last1=Hrynowski |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Gallup |language=en}}</ref>

The claimed over-secularisation of particular holidays has caused controversy and claims of censorship of religion or [[political correctness]]. For example, in the 1990s, [[Birmingham City Council]] promoted a series of events in the Christmas season under the brand [[Winterval]] to create a more multi-cultural atmosphere about the seasonal festivities. The [[Bishop of Birmingham]] responded to the events, saying "the secular world, which expresses respect for all, is actually embarrassed by faith. Or perhaps it is Christianity which is censored".<ref>{{Cite web |title= Winterval gets frosty reception |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/210672.stm |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=BBC News |date=November 9, 1998 }}</ref> In the United States, conservative commentators have characterised the secularisation of Winter festivities as "the [[War on Christmas]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=Kristi |date=18 December 2009 |title=Heated Debate Again over 'War on Christmas' Claims |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/18/war.on.christmas/index.html |access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>