Do they celebrate Christmas in the 24th Century?
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Have you watched Generations? Picard's Nexus fantasy was a never ending Xmas setting.
So the safe answer would appear to be yes.
So the safe answer would appear to be yes.
In the 23rd century it was a definate yes, given that Dagger of the Mind shows a flashback to a Christmas party.
The 24th century there's some obvious knowledge of Christmas. In TNG we see Data playing Christmas Carol in the holodeck, Generations has Picard dreaming of spending Christmas with his family, and Voyager has a few referances to Christmas. But we never see any actual Christmas celebrations.
Interestingly enough, there was an Enterprise episode that was dated December 27th or something like that, but no indications of holiday festivities. Of course, this was the third season, so they were probably busy fighting the Xindi.
The 24th century there's some obvious knowledge of Christmas. In TNG we see Data playing Christmas Carol in the holodeck, Generations has Picard dreaming of spending Christmas with his family, and Voyager has a few referances to Christmas. But we never see any actual Christmas celebrations.
Interestingly enough, there was an Enterprise episode that was dated December 27th or something like that, but no indications of holiday festivities. Of course, this was the third season, so they were probably busy fighting the Xindi.
Yeah but that didnt look like a 24th century setting to me
It was more like the 19th looking at the clothes
I dont think you can count picard's nexus fantasy as it was just a setting with a mixture of different wishes and elements from the past, present and possible future
Remember, Time has no meaning there
We are aware of holidays and events that haven't been observed for centuries.
But would our Nexus fantasies be about them? Christmas would seem to be very important to Picard's idea of family.
The clothes may have looked 19th century, but the gifts certainly didn't. Picard's son was playing with a ship from the movie Aliens.
Doubtful.
If you watch the shows, Human religions are bad, evil and stupid. But alien ones are cool, special and to be protected.
If you watch the shows, Human religions are bad, evil and stupid. But alien ones are cool, special and to be protected.
Didn't read the thread or watch the shows or movies?
But that doesn't have much to do with christmas, even in this day and age. Even less in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
And that's a sad state of things now in the real world.
Mind as well go Futurama and just call Xmas and nothing else.
I am far from a religious person.
Why Xmas? Around here, it's always been Yule, and probably always will be - this Christianity fad has only added some angels to the iconography of the festival. When it blows over, Yule will remain, now complete with the angels. Oh, and the kid in the manger, but he or she was always there anyway, since midwinter is all about rebirth in any case.
The original question is never definitively answered. In the 23rd century, yes, "they" most definitively have Christmas parties (quite regardless of the actual content of those parties), which answers the question exactly, but for the wrong century. In the 24th century, none of "them" (the characters we know to some level of intimacy) have celebrated Christmas for real. But Picard did in his dreams, which probably amounts to quite a lot; people in the 24th century are fully in the position to turn all of their dreams into reality, and all of their reality into dreams.
Only personal restraint would stop that from happening. While Picard isn't often seen wearing handcuffs, he is a remarkably reserved and self-denying person mentally... So we can't really tell.
Timo Saloniemi
The original question is never definitively answered. In the 23rd century, yes, "they" most definitively have Christmas parties (quite regardless of the actual content of those parties), which answers the question exactly, but for the wrong century. In the 24th century, none of "them" (the characters we know to some level of intimacy) have celebrated Christmas for real. But Picard did in his dreams, which probably amounts to quite a lot; people in the 24th century are fully in the position to turn all of their dreams into reality, and all of their reality into dreams.
Only personal restraint would stop that from happening. While Picard isn't often seen wearing handcuffs, he is a remarkably reserved and self-denying person mentally... So we can't really tell.
Timo Saloniemi
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