November 17, 2005
I hate the “Holidays”
It’s the “most wonderful” time of year again: the Holidays. It’s that time of year that lasts for four months as companies try to suck as much money as possible out of people for stupid decorations and gifts. Indeed, they’re all so eager to eat up the profits that before the Halloween hay is even out the door, the Christmas crap is in the door. Christmas is the most overly-commercialized holiday of the year, and I fail to see why people don’t get tired of its redundancy.
Every year, it’s the same thing; repetition of the same annoying music and infestation of colorful lights and posters invades everyone’s senses no matter where he or she goes. It’s a time to be jolly, to be giving, to spend money! That’s what Christmas is all about. Or so they say. That’s what the secular “celebration” of Christmas is about. I really don’t see why anybody who’s not a Christian celebrates Christmas. How anybody came up with the nonsense–Santa, elves, et cetera–used to celebrate it is something that needs a lot of explanation.
I’m sick of what Christmas has become. The secular holiday needs a new name for itself, since it obviously has nothing at all to do with Christ. That name, whatever it may be, would go on my list of bullcrap commercial holidays to not observe: Valentine’s Day, secular “Easter,” Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
Alas, ’tis indeed the time to be merry; there are only five more weeks of this bullcrap until it’s over for another eight months.
Comment by Daike — Posted November 17, 2005 at 16:34
Heh, well, Christmas.. I dunno how that happened, but at least Chanukah has some meaning to it.
Comment by Relic Form — Posted November 17, 2005 at 16:45
weall, yeah. Christmas has become so overly-commercialized, that it’s almost impossible to think of it’s real meaning anymore. everyone thinks that it’s the time of the year when you’re supposed to do something special for people in need, it seems. why not do that at Easter, or St. Patrick’s Day?
oh well. at least we get stuff
Comment by Nick — Posted November 17, 2005 at 16:57
The thing I look forward to at Christmas is the presents and break from school, though that family thing comes somewhere, as well.
However, yeah. It lost its real meaning long ago. It’s pretty much “Let’s buy crap!” and “Deck the halls with tons of lights!” The stuff does look pretty and all, but I think it’s lost the meaning. The few who do think about the meaning behind this stuff still end up in the rush of shopping.
Christmas seems to be an exploited holiday, anymore. I have fun, but it’s not for the reason the holiday is supposed to be there.
BTW, nice countdown.
Comment by Aori_Radidjiu — Posted November 30, 2005 at 13:11
Really like the counter.
Yeah, I hate the fact that all people care about are their presents, how pretty their decorations are, and the music. Personally, I think the music is the worst part.
Comment by Ben — Posted December 1, 2005 at 05:44
I enjoy Christmas. Christmas is actually a rather enjoyable time of the year if you ignore all the commercial bull****.
I just enjoy being with my family and celebrating what Christmas is really about. No, not Santa. :sweat: