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LilRaverBoi · 11-21-2009, 02:40 PM

To be honest, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite (if not my favorite) holiday. This is because it hasn't forgotten its meaning and become commercialized crap like every other holiday has. Think about it....Christmas isn't about lights, decorations, trees, cheesy songs or presents.....it's about being generous and being kind/loving those around you. In this day and age, Christmas just means 'getting presents' to most people (especially kids) which they come to EXPECT and this just isn't right to me. Not to mention the excessive power wasting that occurs the month or so prior to Christmas (and the death of millions of healthy trees). Call me a scrooge if you want, but these superficial things are NOT what Christmas was meant to be. I could go off on most of the other holidays too....just picked Christmas to rant on cause it is so easy to tear apart.

However, Thanksgiving is one holiday that tends not to have too many decorations (decorations=superficial commercialized CRAP that distracts from the true meaning of a holiday). It was always about getting together with friends and family, being thankful for everything you have and enjoying spending time together to eat a wonderful meal. These things are still the heart of the holiday and I don't know that this will change. So in the end, Thanksgiving is a genuine holiday that still abides by its original founding morals. Just remember, just cause you don't see decorations in stores or homes doesn't mean the holiday has been forgotten....it just means it hasn't gone to s*%t like most other holidays have.

11-21-2009, 02:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
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