Its lost its meaning. (Christmas and Commercialisation)

Member Name: andycharger

Product:	Christmas and Commercialisation
Date:	12/11/00 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Time of giving

Disadvantages: Time of being incredibly poor for months.

Christmas. The massing of noblemen to witness the birth of Christ apparently.
Thats where Christ-Mas comes from.
NOT from advertising companies, seeking to earn more money with their new slogans to get us to buy more tacky goods in the run up to December 25th.
Yet year after Year, the planning of Christmas has to start earlier. Why? Because it has become too commercialised.
Go to the Shops in September and some already have their Christmas lines in!!! The adverts start appearing on the TV to get you to buy toys. These are strategically planned during School time programmes or during Breakfast TV. Kids will be screaming "I want that" as early as Autumn!
No longer is it representing the giving of gifts. Now it is the months of debt you face afterwards when you have to repay all of the money it has cost you to get through the day.
The Food, The Drink, The presents and toys, etc..... Even the going out up to the day.
In fact, it should just really be celebrated by Christians who are strong followers of the church. Not everyone else.
Its not just Christmas. Easter is the same. It used to be giving Chocolate eggs to children. Now its sending cards, buying actual presents for people and yet again its a religious time.
Also Halloween has become very commercial and it becomes more American every year. Its all a ploy to cost me money.

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