My neighbor across the street lit up her bushes with Christmas lights about two weeks ago. That would be approximately November 1, with Christmas actual almost two months in the future. A radio station that wakes me up in the morning started playing carols at the same time. I had heard Christmas murmurings in late October but nothing actual behind it's my contention that Halloween and Thanksgiving are already disappearing under the weight of Christmas. Given that, why not eliminate all holidays and just celebrate Christmas all year?
Why is Christmas so aggressive? Money, of course. Sales sales sales. Now everyone needs money, but IMNHO having more money other than that needed to satisfy basic needs breeds misery. And Christmas services greed.
How is it that the highest holy day in the West has been so largely co-opted by those who have plenty but always want more? Only in archly capitalist greedy America.
Somebody has sold us a bill of goods. Who? We have, but we are also surrounded by the business context that loves for us to get drunk on Christmas myths as that drives sales. At no other timed do we draw so close to family as at Christmas, when if we are too distant to be home we feel the tractor beam pulling us there. We all want connection particularly with family, but a week after the holiday it is gone. So we talk ourselves into the Christmas spirit, but business eggs us on.
Between the two Christmas has vanished and has chewed up Thanksgiving and Halloween. Why not start with the carols in September? Who needs Labor Day?
Why is Christmas so aggressive? Money, of course. Sales sales sales. Now everyone needs money, but IMNHO having more money other than that needed to satisfy basic needs breeds misery. And Christmas services greed.
How is it that the highest holy day in the West has been so largely co-opted by those who have plenty but always want more? Only in archly capitalist greedy America.
Somebody has sold us a bill of goods. Who? We have, but we are also surrounded by the business context that loves for us to get drunk on Christmas myths as that drives sales. At no other timed do we draw so close to family as at Christmas, when if we are too distant to be home we feel the tractor beam pulling us there. We all want connection particularly with family, but a week after the holiday it is gone. So we talk ourselves into the Christmas spirit, but business eggs us on.
Between the two Christmas has vanished and has chewed up Thanksgiving and Halloween. Why not start with the carols in September? Who needs Labor Day?
