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Any ideas on getting cards without Christmas in?

(65 Posts)
B9exchange Mon 12-Nov-18 17:42:29

My problem is finding cards that do have a genuine Christmas theme! They are few and far between, almost non-existent in card shops, but fortunately charity cards usually have a few.

Mabel2 Mon 12-Nov-18 17:42:04

Monica I'm glad you see this as a non problem, I see your comment as a tad rude. I asked a genuine question, I have not been able to find suitable cards near to me. I'm grateful for those who have made suggestions, including your own.

Mabel2 Mon 12-Nov-18 17:38:51

Yule is the celebration of the winter solstice, welcoming the lengthening of the days and the return of the sun. Main images are those of the holly king.

eazybee Mon 12-Nov-18 17:14:24

Yule or Yuletide is a festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples. Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht. It later underwent Christianised reformulation resulting in the term Christmastide.
Apparently.

chocolatepudding Mon 12-Nov-18 16:33:24

Please try your nearest Cards For Good Causes shop which sells charity cards for various large national and smaller local charities. Most charities realize that "Happy Christmas" is not always the most suitable wording and produce blank cards.

As the shops are manned by volunteers about 70 pence in every pound you spend goes to the charities.

I have volunteered in our local shop for 18 years - every charity has a named volunteer going in every week to work a shift.

oldbatty Mon 12-Nov-18 16:10:06

What is Yule please?

yggdrasil Mon 12-Nov-18 16:08:24

Hedingham Fair Yule cards aren't that expensive

M0nica Mon 12-Nov-18 15:11:41

The shops are awash with cards covered with pagan imagery, on their own and together. Evergreens, whether firs, yew, holly, ivy or mistletoe are all Pagan in origin. Not to mention the Robins on every other card you see.

Plenty of cards just have 'Seasons Greetings' inside, again this is becoming more common than Happy Christmas. You could always print some labels saying 'Seasons Greetings' to stick over the Happy Christmas message in any cards that says it.

This issue strikes me as being a non-problem

Mabel2 Mon 12-Nov-18 12:27:51

All the ones I've seen, despite having seasons greeting on the front have happy Christmas inside. I will check out all the suggestions thank you.

mcem Mon 12-Nov-18 12:25:23

Try British Heart Foundation.

ginny Mon 12-Nov-18 12:19:57

There are plenty of cards around with non religious pictures and ‘Seasons Greetings’
I’ve bought some in Tescos and ‘The Card factory’ Many support a charity as well,

EllanVannin Mon 12-Nov-18 12:19:49

A lot of charity cards have no writing inside---you write your own message.

MawBroon Mon 12-Nov-18 12:17:30

There are loads, I would say the vast majority bear very little connection to Christmas.
My Dad used to refer to them as “Cock Robins in the Snow” cards and one year he had theirs printed with no picture on the front, just that statement as a greeting . Mum was livid!

DoraMarr Mon 12-Nov-18 12:14:14

I’ve got two packs from OXFAM so far. One design has children playing in the snow, the other has a woodblock print of a robin. UNICEF do some nice ones with greetings written in several languages. I’m not religious, but I don’t mind sending or receiving cards with religious scenes. My Hindu and Muslim friends send me Eid and Diwali cards which have greetings in the appropriate language, and I send them Christmas cards.

Mabel2 Mon 12-Nov-18 11:56:42

We, like many others who are non Christian, struggle to find cards to send that do not have happy Christmas on or in them. I celebrate Yule, but would like to send cards to friends and family. I feel a bit hypocritical sending religious cards. I used to make my own, but am struggling this year and the pagan sites charge so much per card. I just want a box of plain seasons greetings cards, if they support a charity all the better. Can anyone help point me in the right direction.