Guild Wars 2

You released a candelabra staff in the Wintersday update and it isn’t a menorah. I am a sad Jew. All it would have needed is two more candles. It kind of feels like Wintersday is just Christmas; why even have a generic name?

It’s not a menorah.. because it’s a candelabra. As a general rule games like GW stay away from religious symbols

Except there is literally a Skritt dressed as a Christian saint in the game. ¯\(?)/¯

Feuer Liebt Mich.8524:

Except there is literally a Skritt dressed as a Christian saint in the game. ¯\(?)/¯

interesting…. which skritt and which saint (I’m not here to argue, just 100% curious)?

He was making a pointed funny. The game is mostly pagan which would offend most if they let it.

Christmas as we know it today is a commercial holiday and has nothing to do with the religious holiday anymore. Santa Claus is an invention by the Coca Cola company, only the name and very basic idea are based on St. Nikolaus (which we celebrate on the 6th of December here in Europe) — it’s all Americanized and has nothing to do with religion anymore, hence it’s universal; therefore asking for a Jewish symbol to be featured in the game would be like asking for a Christian cross symbol. (I like how GW is mostly pagan, and for your information, many traditions implemented into Christmas are of pagan origin — like the Christmas tree, for instance.)

Feuer Liebt Mich.8524:

Except there is literally a Skritt dressed as a Christian saint in the game. ¯\(?)/¯

Where exactly is it? My point was that they aren’t going to put a crucifix or baby jesus in the game, anything obviously religious.

Feuer Liebt Mich.8524:

You released a candelabra staff in the Wintersday update and it isn’t a menorah. I am a sad Jew. All it would have needed is two more candles. It kind of feels like Wintersday is just Christmas; why even have a generic name?

Not sure why it not being a Menorah means Wintersday is Christmas. Candelabra are not a Christmas symbol.

Ashantara.8731:

Santa Claus is an invention by the Coca Cola company

This. Traditional images of Saint Nicholas look nothing like Santa Claus.