una celebración desvirgada

14:58 Jan 25, 2013
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Spanish term or phrase: una celebración desvirgada
I found this expression in on online Spanish blog about Christmas. The sentence is 'pienso que la Navidad ... se ha convertido en una celebración desvirgada'. I know that the verd desvirgar means to deflower, but I'm unsure how to put this into a suitable English phrase. The register of the blog is quite colloquial.

Many thanks.
AllieW


Summary of answers provided
3a celebration stripped of tradition
Richard Hill
3Christmas has lost its charm / appeal
Lisa McCarthy
3is not what it used to be
Rick Larg


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a celebration stripped of tradition


Explanation:
Given the blogger's disdain of Christmas, perhaps that's what they mean?

Richard Hill
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Christmas has lost its charm / appeal


Explanation:
Why does christmas lose its charm? - Page 2 - Sythe.Org Forums
www.sythe.org/showthread.php?p=10206732
20 posts - 22 Dec 2011
It's weird when I think about it, because it is true that christmas has lost its charm for me. When I was little, It used to feel like ages waiting for ...

Forum » The Same Old Christmas » NotOverTheHill
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Nov 24, 2012 – Then, as we grow older, especially into our 50's and 60's, Christmas has lost its charm. We are frazzled. We are annoyed with the gift-giving ...

Home and Garden - Search Results - Local Search
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...don't understand the music, so Christmas has lost its charm for me. But...honoring this traditional event, was Halloween. It wasn't unusual for us to...eating ...

The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 15, Ed. 1 ...
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But who will say that Christmas has lost its charm? With Christ- mas at hand we renew our pledge of devotion to ideals of honest dealing and express our appre- ...



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BBC - Birmingham - Your Community - A 21st century Christmas
www.bbc.co.uk › ... › Your Community › Students › Student Life
Dec 13, 2005 – Anjna Chouhan, a Hindu disagreed, she said: "I think to suggest that Christmas has lost its appeal is perhaps a harsh assessment of modern ...

Christmas has lost its appeal ; WRITEBACK - HighBeam Research
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Jan 12, 2009 – NOW that the euphoric pandemonium of the Christmas/New Year festivities has ended and the... | Article from Belfast Telegraph January 12, ...

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause review
www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/review/films/the.../1...
But about ten minutes into the abysmal Santa Clause 3, Christmas has lost its appeal. Anything that's responsible for inspiring such utter dross is certainly not ...

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is not what it used to be


Explanation:
la Navidad se ha convertido en una celebración desvirgada = Christmas is not what it used to be
(You say the register is informal: it's difficult to recreate the sounds of sighing off-air)

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Pienso que la Navidad, con el tiempo (o con la edad), se ha convertido en una celebración desvirgada.
E.G.: "I can't help thinking that due to the passing of time (or age), Christmas is not what it used to be."


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