USPS Omits Christmas From Holiday Mailer, Includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah

Where's Christmas? A holiday mailer from the U.S. Postal Service includes references and stamps for Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, but does not mention the word Christmas or show Christian-themed stamps. The third stamp shown on the ad is a gingerbread house.

The ad encouraging customers to "send cheer" and buy "holiday stamps" didn't sit well with one social media observer.

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Don't forget those three American holidays: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and.....gingerbread house. #USPS pic.twitter.com/EGY85c9KPX

— Pond Yachts Rule (@RennaW) November 20, 2013

The USPS does offer an array of Christmas stamps, including a few that are religious in tone.

Please visit https://t.co/iDYYPgFI4g to view all of our holiday stamps. Our holiday mailer features our newly issued holiday stamps.

— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) November 21, 2013

We apologize for not including all of our holiday religious-themed stamps due to design constraints. View them all @ http://t.co/r0EGurMCHL

— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) November 21, 2013

Many on Twitter were upset by the omission.

I feel it is a slight to advertise Holiday stamps and not actually represent one of the Holidays. Gbread House is not Christmas @ShannonPoe

— Becky Ziegler (@bzbex) November 22, 2013

@RennaW oh yeah, because Christians celebrate the Holy Day of Gingerbread House, seriously? this is awful.

— BossyMother (@BossyMother) November 20, 2013

@RennaW @Blazingcatfur I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Gingerbread House. All the best.

— BW (@Sowell_Man) November 21, 2013

@USPS When does a Gingerbread house represent Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah were represented but you leave out Christmas?

— Doug American Vet (@AmericanVet3) November 21, 2013

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