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readytotaxi wrote:I really need to get this Rant off my chest. Early November and I am being bombarded by Christmas adverts already, TV newspaper supermarkets. All this has nothing to do with the birth of a child, if you happen to believe in it. I flick TV channels as soon as one comes on. Just raw commercialism for the next 7 weeks of how happy you will be if you buy this that or the other. Make it the Best Christmas Ever, just buy this now. Aghhh !
Rant over.
StarAC17 wrote:I assume you live in the US? You have a major holiday in 2 weeks that should stop all Christmas adverts until Thanksgiving is over.
readytotaxi wrote:I really need to get this Rant off my chest. Early November and I am being bombarded by Christmas adverts already, TV newspaper supermarkets. All this has nothing to do with the birth of a child, if you happen to believe in it. I flick TV channels as soon as one comes on. Just raw commercialism for the next 7 weeks of how happy you will be if you buy this that or the other. Make it the Best Christmas Ever, just buy this now. Aghhh !
Rant over.
A101 wrote:readytotaxi wrote:I really need to get this Rant off my chest. Early November and I am being bombarded by Christmas adverts already, TV newspaper supermarkets. All this has nothing to do with the birth of a child, if you happen to believe in it. I flick TV channels as soon as one comes on. Just raw commercialism for the next 7 weeks of how happy you will be if you buy this that or the other. Make it the Best Christmas Ever, just buy this now. Aghhh !
Rant over.
Last year when I was visiting my daughter in Melbourne over Xmas they put hot cross buns out for sale even before the new year
I like hot cross buns butbthought it was far too early
Newark727 wrote:StarAC17 wrote:I assume you live in the US? You have a major holiday in 2 weeks that should stop all Christmas adverts until Thanksgiving is over.
If only it did!
Aaron747 wrote:They should just make them illegal. Literally nobody likes them except those selling ad time.
StarAC17 wrote:readytotaxi wrote:I really need to get this Rant off my chest. Early November and I am being bombarded by Christmas adverts already, TV newspaper supermarkets. All this has nothing to do with the birth of a child, if you happen to believe in it. I flick TV channels as soon as one comes on. Just raw commercialism for the next 7 weeks of how happy you will be if you buy this that or the other. Make it the Best Christmas Ever, just buy this now. Aghhh !
Rant over.
I assume you live in the US? You have a major holiday in 2 weeks that should stop all Christmas adverts until Thanksgiving is over. I agree its absolutely nuts that its November 9th and the Christmas stuff is everywhere. I wait until December 1st before I actually care.
Most people know that much of what Christmas is today a secular celebration of the winter solstice. December 25th (3-4 days later) is when ancient cultures would have seen the sun rising back in the sky and the days getting longer. I actually think it was the Winter Solstice in ancient calendars.
Absolutely nothing of this has to do with the birth the Jesus
StarAC17 wrote:readytotaxi wrote:I really need to get this Rant off my chest. Early November and I am being bombarded by Christmas adverts already, TV newspaper supermarkets. All this has nothing to do with the birth of a child, if you happen to believe in it. I flick TV channels as soon as one comes on. Just raw commercialism for the next 7 weeks of how happy you will be if you buy this that or the other. Make it the Best Christmas Ever, just buy this now. Aghhh !
Rant over.
I assume you live in the US? You have a major holiday in 2 weeks that should stop all Christmas adverts until Thanksgiving is over. I agree its absolutely nuts that its November 9th and the Christmas stuff is everywhere. I wait until December 1st before I actually care.
Most people know that much of what Christmas is today a secular celebration of the winter solstice. December 25th (3-4 days later) is when ancient cultures would have seen the sun rising back in the sky and the days getting longer. I actually think it was the Winter Solstice in ancient calendars.
Absolutely nothing of this has to do with the birth the Jesus
ACDC8 wrote:The only rant I have is that Starbucks, yet again, hasn't brought back the Egg Nog Latte
FluidFlow wrote:
Thats also why it is so funny that Mary's conception (a bank holiday in some catholic places) is on the 8th of December. This does not make a lof of sense and was always funny back in time in religious classes, especially in parallel to biology when you learn that pregnancy takes 9 months.
StarAC17 wrote:Ugh, that sounds disgusting. I can't get behind eggnog as it makes me want to puke. I'll take the rum by itself.
StarAC17 wrote:As for Starbucks, I'll take the Redcups.
FluidFlow wrote:Thats also why it is so funny that Mary's conception (a bank holiday in some catholic places) is on the 8th of December. This does not make a lof of sense and was always funny back in time in religious classes, especially in parallel to biology when you learn that pregnancy takes 9 months.