Christmas a Exploited Holiday
Christmas has become The Most Commercially Exploited Holiday Well it looks like it's that time of year again, when twinkly lights are hung, families spend time together, and retailers start working overtime to beat last year sales. Christmas, is one of the many holidays that have lost its true meaning to commercialization. More than likely their first thoughts will be about buying the perfect gifts, having the most decorated house on the block, or having a silver haired fat man in red underwear playing with elves or little people as they like to be called now a day.
Commercialism decides what our house decorations should look like. Every year there is pressure from your neighbors to put up decorations. No one wants to be the only house on the block without Christmas lights and decorations. When your neighbor goes all-out for Christmas, then you feel compelled to go buy more and continue keeping with the mentality of “Keeping up with the Jones”.
Christmas is supposed to be a holy day of remembrance; the symbolic birth of Christianity’s Son of God. Nowadays when someone thinks of Christmas the idea of Christ’s birth is one of the last to come to mind. Forget the memory of Jesus Christ, now's the time to pay service to the almighty dollar.
The Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known, so the early Church Fathers decided on a day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival, which was a traditional pagan festivity. Gradually the Christian churches, accepted the date of December 25th.
Unfortunately, Christmas has become a season of chaos and financial burden. People rush to the store to buy this year’s hot item, and they will do anything to get it. Christmas has turned into a retail holiday, where money or the lack thereof is the deciding factor on whether or not you enjoy the season. Children know Christmas for presents, Santa, and school vacation. Adults use Christmas time to ruin their credit with
Commercialism decides what our house decorations should look like. Every year there is pressure from your neighbors to put up decorations. No one wants to be the only house on the block without Christmas lights and decorations. When your neighbor goes all-out for Christmas, then you feel compelled to go buy more and continue keeping with the mentality of “Keeping up with the Jones”.
Christmas is supposed to be a holy day of remembrance; the symbolic birth of Christianity’s Son of God. Nowadays when someone thinks of Christmas the idea of Christ’s birth is one of the last to come to mind. Forget the memory of Jesus Christ, now's the time to pay service to the almighty dollar.
The Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known, so the early Church Fathers decided on a day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival, which was a traditional pagan festivity. Gradually the Christian churches, accepted the date of December 25th.
Unfortunately, Christmas has become a season of chaos and financial burden. People rush to the store to buy this year’s hot item, and they will do anything to get it. Christmas has turned into a retail holiday, where money or the lack thereof is the deciding factor on whether or not you enjoy the season. Children know Christmas for presents, Santa, and school vacation. Adults use Christmas time to ruin their credit with