Topic: For those of you who decorate your offices for holidays, how do you ensure all holidays are represented?

My residents are kind of unique (at least for the South). I have a good mix of a little of almost every main religion, PLUS my maint sup is a Jehovah Witness (he's cool about it and he's ok with decorations as long as it doesn't involve him.) My office and the shop door do not get decorated. I've stressed "winter" to my resident committee that is decorating - but it looks like Christmas threw up in the entryway.

I guess my question is, do you mainly do christmas or stay "winter"?

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a federal holiday, so there's that.

I have things that say Merry Christmas, I dont make it just winter or holiday. Our company is totally fine with is doing that

Libby Spencer it varies. I'm just trying to think outside the box, you can't make everyone happy but pushing Christmas over everything else could get us in hot water, there's been a bunch of FH testers in our area lately.

Maybe avoid decor that has words.....but stick to a color theme or print them...ex;buffalo plaid, truck with the tree, etc.

We’re doing mostly white and blue! Seems wintery but not overly Christmasy. We do have a tree, but it’s bc each ornament is for a kid in need.

Nothing with words or people. Try to have a color scheme.

All we have is a tree with Lights keeping it simple

How about going with a monochromatic theme and doing all white lights, fake snow, white painted pine cones in bowls or vases, tall white branches, snowflakes, etc. I’d avoid all symbols, or be sure to represent them equally; if you do a tree, flank it with a menorah and kinara.

At Chase Bank in crazy progressive Los Angeles where our diversity is respected and celebrated they have a tree & a menorah.

Our office have a tree and a menorah. No signs bearing Christmas greetings.

I tend to keep things more of a winter theme as far as decor and all communication just refer to holiday party, holiday decor, etc.

Have properties been convicted of Fair Housing violations over how they decorate?! I've been in the business over 15 years and not once have I heard of this, even at every Civil Rights Conference I've been to!

Sharon Miller it goes to making someone feel uncomfortable. I'm not sure about specifics, but why not recognize and appreciate that Christmas is not the only holiday in December? There's nothing wrong with that. Plus with winter decor you can keep it up longer.

I get it, but a couple of people said it was related to a FH issue, which it isn't.

Used to worry about it... now whatever looks cool at Dollar Store is what goes up!!!
We do however save a bunch of Santa Hats for anywhere one can fit.

We just decorate with generic holiday decor. Christmas tree(fh safe), stockings above fire place, non religious wrapping paper station, gingerbread houses, and wreaths. We look like we threw up Christmas too, but that’s ok. We have basically removed religion from it.

Sadly we do no decorations due to everyone being to happy to sue you.

Here are some pics of our office. Our maintenance supervisor made those two signs. We also have lights and Garland and some bows on the outside. Gotta get pics of that. We decorate for seasons. Fall and winter.

Just like that!

Holiday.

I have always focused on winter decorations. However, I also set out greenery and candy canes.

Lets simplify this...over the years we FH teachers have made it clear. Yes, you can decorate for the Holidays. I don't want to sound crass, but this is clear; No baby Jesus, religious symbols. Leave off crosses, angels, manger scenes.
Music can be Holiday oriented, keep it strictly instrumental.
Residents can decorate inside their homes as they please. Have a policy of no religious symbols outside their doors or in their windows. That should be a year-round policy.
Lights, wreaths, trees, ornaments...just without religious reference.
For the blue and white theme, those are Jewish Holiday colors.
Yes, you can say Merry Christmas, personally I say Happy Holidays to include all.