Such a timely topic Ramya! I agree, jumping into Christmas before thanksgiving and jumping into thanksgiving before even the thought of Halloween kicks in is a concern; brought by the commercialization environment! As always your writing is superb. Looking forward to more!
I agree, having always thought Christmas season began on Black Friday. Of course it does! Then I moved to the Philippines and learned that, here, nation-wide, the season officially begins on 1 Sept. Yes, the Christmas season encompasses all four of the “-ber” months. Malls put up trees, radio stations start playing ‘seasonal’ music, signs start appearing saying “only 106 days to Christmas”. The idea that 1/3 of the year constitutes the Christmas season in a country that has never had a flake of snow grips one & all. The mind boggles. Then boggles some more.
That's so crazy—my mind can't even begin to wrap itself around the idea of the Christmas season starting on September 1st! So interesting to hear how holidays are celebrated differently around the world. Thank you for reading, Max!
Girl, you're on a roll there. And rightfully so!
I hate it when they start selling the first Xmas sweets right after the summer holidays end in early September. Yeech!
early September is too much for me! haha thank you for reading, Simone!
Such a timely topic Ramya! I agree, jumping into Christmas before thanksgiving and jumping into thanksgiving before even the thought of Halloween kicks in is a concern; brought by the commercialization environment! As always your writing is superb. Looking forward to more!
I agree that the commercialization of Christmas definitely has a big part in this! Thank you so much for reading, I'm so glad you enjoyed!
I agree, having always thought Christmas season began on Black Friday. Of course it does! Then I moved to the Philippines and learned that, here, nation-wide, the season officially begins on 1 Sept. Yes, the Christmas season encompasses all four of the “-ber” months. Malls put up trees, radio stations start playing ‘seasonal’ music, signs start appearing saying “only 106 days to Christmas”. The idea that 1/3 of the year constitutes the Christmas season in a country that has never had a flake of snow grips one & all. The mind boggles. Then boggles some more.
That's so crazy—my mind can't even begin to wrap itself around the idea of the Christmas season starting on September 1st! So interesting to hear how holidays are celebrated differently around the world. Thank you for reading, Max!