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1337Delta764 wrote:I was wondering, are you ready to decorate for Halloween yet?
I plan on putting our orange and black light bulbs this weekend, since the weekend after labor day is my normal start. I will keep them up until the weekend after Halloween, where I will switch them to orange, yellow, and red bulbs for Thanksgiving.
1337Delta764 wrote:I will keep them up until the weekend after Halloween, where I will switch them to orange, yellow, and red bulbs for Thanksgiving.
B777LRF wrote:No, and neither will I ever be. We put up the lights for christmas, not some poorly invented idea of an 'event'.
B777LRF wrote:No, and neither will I ever be. We put up the lights for christmas, not some poorly invented idea of an 'event'.
fr8mech wrote:Favorite holiday in our house, but the decorations don't go up until the first weekend in October, though due to the timing, it will be the last weekend in September this year.
No such thing as Thanksgiving decorations. Halloween comes down the weekend after, and Christmas goes up Thanksgiving weekend, first weekend of December, the latest.
fr8mech wrote:Halloween, or some version of it, was being celebrated long before Christmas was "invented". And, realistically, all holidays are made up. We choose to commemorate what we choose to commemorate. And, if enough people do it, enough times, it becomes a holiday.
EstherLouise wrote:Why would anyone decorate for Halloween other than put a pumpkin on the doorstep
1337Delta764 wrote:I was wondering, are you ready to decorate for Halloween yet?
I plan on putting our orange and black light bulbs this weekend, since the weekend after labor day is my normal start. I will keep them up until the weekend after Halloween, where I will switch them to orange, yellow, and red bulbs for Thanksgiving.
1337Delta764 wrote:I hate that many retailers have been minimizing the importance of Thanksgiving.
1337Delta764 wrote:General autumn decorations can serve as Thanksgiving decorations as long as they don't look too Halloween-ish.
CitizenJustin wrote:I’m just happy the first day of fall is in 13 days. I’m counting down as I’m not really the biggest fan of summer. Fall is a magical time
BlueberryWheats wrote:CitizenJustin wrote:I’m just happy the first day of fall is in 13 days. I’m counting down as I’m not really the biggest fan of summer. Fall is a magical time
Winter is where it's at. I could happily live in perpetual winter. Summer is just something I have to endure.
fr8mech wrote:B777LRF wrote:No, and neither will I ever be. We put up the lights for christmas, not some poorly invented idea of an 'event'.
Halloween, or some version of it, was being celebrated long before Christmas was "invented". And, realistically, all holidays are made up. We choose to commemorate what we choose to commemorate. And, if enough people do it, enough times, it becomes a holiday.
trpmb6 wrote:Not to be pedantic but Christmas, or some version of it, was also being celebrated long before Christmas was "invented."
Almost all christian religious holidays, Halloween included, have roots in earth seasonal cycles and moon phases (pagan and pre-christianity abrahamic traditions).
fr8mech wrote:trpmb6 wrote:Not to be pedantic but Christmas, or some version of it, was also being celebrated long before Christmas was "invented."
Almost all christian religious holidays, Halloween included, have roots in earth seasonal cycles and moon phases (pagan and pre-christianity abrahamic traditions).
Actually, there are theories out there that suggest Christ was actually born sometime in October or November, and was "moved" so as not to interfere with the harvest festivals. Another theory suggests Christ's birthday was moved in order to supplant the pagan winter solstice celebrations.
Either way, I stand by my comment that all holidays are invented.
DL717 wrote:Well, went to Home Depot yesterday. Halloween has now passed and Christmas is up. Good grief.
DL717 wrote:Well, went to Home Depot yesterday. Halloween has now passed and Christmas is up. Good grief.
Aesma wrote:Retailers tried very hard to sell us this foreign tradition
1337Delta764 wrote:DL717 wrote:Well, went to Home Depot yesterday. Halloween has now passed and Christmas is up. Good grief.
We will still probably be the only house in our neighborhood that puts up Thanksgiving bulbs.
trpmb6 wrote:@Dieuwer because financially for governments and companies it makes sense to have everyone off at the same time. A production line does not work well when a majority of your employees takes a vacation day. Better to just shut the factory down and give everyone the day off.
Dieuwer wrote:It would be best to CANCEL all these silly public "holidays". No more Halloween, no more Christmas, New Years, etc.
Instead, there should be a number of free days allocated to people so you can take off from work when YOU want. Not when the calendar says you should.
In fact, public "holidays" are racist and/or discriminatory in nature.
Why should Native Americans be forced to "celebrate" Columbus Day? Why should atheist be forced to "celebrate" Christmas Day"? Why should Buddhists be forced to celebrate "New Years Eve"?
Dieuwer wrote:trpmb6 wrote:@Dieuwer because financially for governments and companies it makes sense to have everyone off at the same time. A production line does not work well when a majority of your employees takes a vacation day. Better to just shut the factory down and give everyone the day off.
"Humanism is Sacrificed on the Altar of Capitalism"