This Cartoon immediately caught my attention. Not only did the vibrant red color of the truck attract my eye, but also its overall message. Society has gotten so crazy with overstocking and carrying Christmas supplies. Have you ever noticed how before Halloween has even begun the Christmas decorations have already been brought out? Thanks Giving just is not as important of a holiday as Christmas. Thanks Giving certainly does not bring in the same amount of money as Christmas. Why should Christmas, a religious holiday, be celebrated at such a higher intensity? Thanks Giving is not receiving proper thanks and recognition in the United States today.
Typically the busiest day for shoppers is on the November 27, the day after Thanks Giving. Despite what you may believe, these people are not late to Thanks Giving. They are just really early for Christmas. People do not waste time trying to get the best deals. Which is a good thing considering loss of jobs and that families have to maintain a lower budget to stay in their homes. But what does this lack of spending do to the little turkey’s self esteem? Thanks Giving does not bring in the same amount of money as Christmas does. Thanks Giving cannot compete with Christmas sales. There just is not enough to buy, and no one wants to over pay. Many people would like to be overpaid, but when it comes to shopping they would like to underpay and get a deal.
The importance of Thanks Giving is to bring families together, and Christmas is seen as the same thing. Thanks Giving is like Christmas without presents. As a teenager who understands that I am still in childhood, a holiday with presents is much more appealing than a holiday without presents. However, the Turkey does not have to be thrown under the bus. Thanks Giving and Christmas should both be celebrated. Perhaps these holidays value should differentiate economically, but they both should be treated with equal compassion. After all, two holidays are better than one. Do not skip a holiday just because the next holiday coming up is more fun. Fun things can be saved for last.
Talking to my friends over the last several years I have noticed how Thanks Giving is not as widely celebrated. I wondered why, but I knew the answer. People just do not find Thanks Giving to be important. In fact, in 1939 President Roosevelt moved Thanks Giving to the third Thursday in the month of November to lengthen the time for Christmas shopping. In 1941, Roosevelt was forced to repeal his act and change Thanks Giving back to the fourth Thursday of November. How could people be so outraged in 1939 and not even celebrate in 2009? The world has changed. I know that Thanks Giving is just now starting to become important in my life, because I did not use to celebrate it. I was convinced that chicken was the perfect alternative dish, which was good for the turkeys.
So enjoy Thanks Giving during its time. Spend countless hours with friends, family members, and people who you love. Christmas will come soon enough. We must be prepared for the future, but this does not mean that we have to live in the future. I don’t like to go into stores on the very first days of October and see Christmas decorations all around the store. I do not want to live with Christmas before I have gotten my candy from Halloween. Live life and take it slow. Do not let your troubles or worries over pass you. Right now we all have huge trucks chasing after us. These trucks are loaded with all of the things we have to do. But what is most important is that we just breathe.
Sources: http://www.cagle.com/news/Turkeys09/3.asp
http://www.allbusiness.com/trends-events/holidays-observances-thanksgiving/11836337-1.html
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-25.html
http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2005/11/21/daily1.html
Hey Roberto,
I think I know what you meant. I am a little unclear so if I misinterpreted what you wrote please let me know.
Christmas is a time to be thankful, but its being thankful in a special way. You are not pressured into giving thanks, you are just happy. You can be proud of your family and happy to be together. Happy that you will be able to make someone else happy. There is a real joy in gift giving. Christmas is more jolly for me than anything else. I mean I am glad that I have a great family, but I don’t know that I would ever really consider using the word thankful.
I give thanks out of love to people, I don’t really associate it with being healthy or fortunate. (I think that has more to do with luck, and I am a very lucky person.)
Thankful just isn’t one of those words that I like to use. To me, to be thankful for accomplishments that you as a person have earned is rather degrading. I don’t need to stop and turn back to a worse time. I have no one to thank that I have not already thanked. I thank my family and friends for everything that they do. There is no one else that I need to thank. I just need to go forward being happy and knowing that I am always doing my best.
Live life to the fullest and spend your time with those who you love, that can always make you happy.
Hey Kay! Sorry it took me so long to respond to your blog. Like Crystal, I give thanks everyday, no matter what. Christmas inturn is also a time to give thanks if you look at this time of family from another perspective. Christmas stockings and trees go up early, because people await presents and want to also experience the New Year. Just a few of my opinions. Do you agree or disagree? Thanks for writing!
Thank you for responding to my blog.
I did not use to celebrate Thanksgiving either, but now I do. I have celebrated Christmas since my first December alive. However, I celebrate the Santa Clause Christmas and not the religious Christmas.
No, we should not need a day to remember why we are thankful, but people are so wrapped up in themselves and their electronic gadgets that some of them do need a break. Thanks Giving is more of an excuse to get together.
Sima you are totally right. Christmas starts way to early!
I totally agree that Christmas starts too early, I was at the grocery store a couple weeks ago and I saw Christmas decorations, and it was OCTOBER! =O
And I agree with Crystal that I don’t need a day to be thankful, I think people should just be thankful everyday.
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Wow Kay. I don’t know what to say because I typically don’t celebrate Thanksgiving nor Christmas. But I guess we all have to take a day to be thankful… but I do that everyday. I don’t need a day to celebrate life. =]