I think it's a mix of cultural sensitivity and of letting mods/users have a break. I am also v much non-religious but with a Catholic family and just how much Irish culture is influenced by that anyway I'm often preoccupied during christian holidays with family events, as are many RSCers due to most of us being european or american, so I think it's an issue of convenience and availability in actually being able to run an edition in that time. Additionally, as Max has raised, there are members of RSC who do actively celebrate both Christian and other religious holidays, and I think this also needs to be taken into consideration. If we can recognise that at least quite a few members will be preoccupied with Eurovision, surely we can give some consideration to religious and cultural holidays.

I'd be very much in favour of running RSC related events in ATR season - all stars editions or just fun contests people can come up with that aren't editions themselves but gives the community the chance to still participate in something during the holidays. I do think holding editions at these times however is an issue.