The Earth-2 Superman married the Earth-2 Lois Lane in a Kryptonian-style religious ceremony, didn't he? (They had already married "officially" as Clark and Lois, so there was no need for Kal-L and Lois to go through a Kryptonian wedding unless Supes did in fact want to observe the tradition of his ancestors.)
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But as stated in that very story, Superman had not long before discovered he was from Krypton. In this version of Superman, that was supposed to be the case. So he converted to the Rao religion pretty quickly. Lending truth to the old maxim about the "zeal of the convert."
The way I see it, Superman love Santa Claus because that's the holiday where he can enjoy it with his family (Pa and Ma Kent). But let's be fair here, nowadays it's just an excuse to make little sister or brother for Jon.
That's a very good point, actually. In Japan, the vibe didn't strike me as so much about celebrating the day itself, but the goodwill feeling that's the slogan of the season in general (and the decorations were amazing, I have to say).
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It is (or originally was) a Christian holiday meant to commemorate the birth of Jesus, God's plan to redeem mankind from sin, the granting of eternal life, etc., etc. That's rather different from feeling good about life and learning that we should all care for one another, giving is better than receiving, love is the greatest virtue, family is what counts, etc., etc. And be sure to buy stuff, at your Hallmark store!
And to add to the complication, if memory serves a lot of the trappings of the holiday as we celebrate it aren't christian at all, but came from Germanic/celtic/Norse/wherever the hell regions before they were converted. Those traditions were adopted and folded into the holiday to make it easier for those old vikings and Scots and whoever to adapt.
And today, damn few people seem to give jesus a second thought on christmas; it's about family and giving gifts and bitching about the decorations being in Target before Halloween was ever over.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
I loved the JLU episode where Clark invited Martian Manhunter to the Kent farm for Christmas. Supes getting all excited about spending Christmas with his parents was just great. Martha mentioning that they had to wrap his presents with lead covering because Clark always tries to peak inside was hilarious.