Christmas is a tradition borrowed from many rituals from religions in the past and comes from the Pagan origins. Before this blog prompt I did not know this. It just goes to show how my thinking of Christmas is exactly “excessive spending, over-eating and embarrassing self indulgence “. Some traditions of Christmas date to before the birth of Christ and the date of Christmas was done out of spite from the Pope to be on the same day as Mithras’ birthday (so people would stop celebrating the meaning of that day).
Religion does not really get a mention now. Who watches Songs of Praise, for example on Christmas day??? It is all about what movies are on the television to aid us along with the over-eating of the day.
From working in a supermarket Christmas is VERY busy. Over-spending is what you see in the build up to Christmas. It is actually ridiculous looking at the over-filled trolleys and cues that go into the aisles. From experiencing this I do realise Christmas has lost its meaning. This makes me more sad than the worry about if it isv sustainable or not. The answer to… Is Christmas sustainable?... is definitely not.
For one day the word sustainable should be thrown out the window. It is a time for families and friends to have time out and just spend it with each other and the only stresses should be about the roast potatoes and whether they have drank enough alcohol before midday.
In a changed world the focus should be on the build up to Christmas. Shops start selling Christmas stuff in October, during Halloween for example. This bugs me. One tradition should be out the way before another one should have a build up. Otherwise the “do-gooders” should let there hair down and join in with the festivity of the day.
Source: http://www.zenzibar.com/articles/christmas.asp
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I like your opinion that life is too short to worry about things all year - Christmas should be a time to enjoy yourself.
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