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I don't mean to say that I necessarily think it's a good thing that we don't celebrate the jewish festivals, just to try and give an explanation. And I've long thought that the so-called pagan origin of Christian festivals has been overstated. Just because the date of a festival was chosen to correspond with a pagan holiday doesn't make the holiday itself necessarily pagan. It's just good marketing. Of course, I am a little disturbed by all the attention Christmas gets these days. As has been pointed out, Easter is really the central Christian holiday.
Or perhaps I should be glad Easter doesn't get the attention Christmas does; this way, it's not nearly as commercialized as Christmas.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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