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A lot of people are unaware that centuries ago, Christmas was a twelve-day celebration. Decorations were put up on Christmas Eve. December 25th was the First Day of Christmas and the season ran until January 5th, the Twelfth Day. The night of January 5th was Twelfth Night, which was originally an even bigger celebration than December 25th.
With Twelfth Night, the Christmas festivities came to an end. The next day, January 6th, was the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day.
There's no such day as "Black Friday." This is industry jargon that originated with the American department stores. It comes from the accounting phrase "in the black," meaning turning a profit. The After-Thanksgiving Sales (the proper designation for these events) were highly profitable, so retailers referred to the day as Black ("in the black") Friday. So it basically means "Profit Friday" or "Money Friday," which is not what the holiday season is about.
The holidays are a time to take a break from the daily grind. It's not a time to shove and trample one another over some shoddy imported junk.
It's called the DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, not "Black Friday."
What does "being a guy" have to do with it? I'm the one who makes the turkey and I take part in the preparation and clean-up. In my family it was always a team effort.
What I <i>don't </i> do is go to a store and stand in long lines and get shoved around on what is supposed to be a holiday, just to amass a bunch of junk merchandise. Materialism is not what the holiday season is about.
And no, I don't give up. We've lost too many holidays already. It would be a shame to lose Christmas.
<i>"...many major retailers have opened late in recent years on Thanksgiving night for all night shopping..."</i>
This is a practice that never should have been allowed. Thanksgiving Day is a <b>holiday</b>, not a day for stores to be open. And the following day is the <b>day after Thanksgiving</b>, not "Black Friday."
Holidays are a time to take a break from the daily grind. There are over 360 days during the remainder of the year for working, commuting, shopping and the rest of the general rat-race. Running in high gear 24/7/365 isn't healthy.
Save the Holiday Season.
Sorry, it's called the <b>day after Thanksgiving</b>. There is no such day as "Black Friday." This is industry jargon which originated with the American department stores, from the accounting phrase "in the black," or turning a profit. The <b>After Thanksgiving Sales</b> (the proper designation for these events) brought in a lot of revenue, so for these stores it was "Profit Friday." This is not what the holiday season is about.
The holidays are not a time to shove and trample one another over some shoddy imported junk merchandise. A holiday is a time to take a step back and enjoy a much-needed break from the daily grind. It's not about materialism and greed.
It's time to take back the holiday season. We can start by removing terms like "Black Friday" from the lexicon. It's the <b>day after Thanksgiving</b> and the <b>Thanksgiving weekend</b>. Oh... BTW - Thanksgiving Day is also a <b>holiday</b>, not a day for stores to be open.
It's called the <b>day after Thanksgiving</b>. See my earlier post above. If you live outside the U.S. it's just November 27th.
That statement is true. Go to YouTube and watch the despicable, animalistic behavior in the stores and parking lots. Whatever happened to the joyous holiday season?
If you truly wish to save money, keep an eye out for sales which are being conducted all throughout the year. These offer much better deals. If you see an item at a Presidents Day Sale that you know someone would enjoy as a gift, why not purchase it then, and store it away until December? If people would plan ahead they could have the majority of their Christmas shopping completed before Halloween. There would be no reason to destroy the Thanksgiving weekend.
People in the UK need to put a stop to this before it takes hold.
1. Chef Boyardee (canned pasta) - named after hotel chef Ettore "Hector" Boiardi (1897-1985), founder of the company.
2. Granny Smith (apple) - Maria Ann "Granny" Smith
3. Darkie (now Darlie) toothpaste by Colgate/Palmolive - based on Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson), Lithuanian-born American comedian, in blackface.
4. Johnny Appleseed - John Chapman
5. Cracker Jack boy ("Sailor Jack") - Based on Robert Rueckheim, grandson of the company's founder Frederick W. Rueckheim. Sadly, he died of pneumonia at the age of eight.
6. Captain Birdseye - Frozen food company founded by Clarence Birdseye.
7. Gerber (baby foods) Baby - From a sketch of five-month-old Ann Turner Cook. She became a teacher, and later a mystery novelist.
This is not what the holiday season is about.
First of all... there is no such day as "Black Friday." This is merely industry jargon that originated with the American department stores, from the accounting phrase "in the black," meaning turning a profit. The "After Thanksgiving Sales" (the proper designation for these events) would draw in large crowds because a lot of workplaces gave people that day off. For these big retailers it was "Profit Friday."
Sometime during the 1990s the media got wind of the term and began publishing it, and its usage spread to the rest of the population. The retailers and the ad industry now had a new buzzword with which to dupe the gullible public. Never mind the fact that there were sales being conducted all throughout the year with much better savings than this one. A big con game was now set in motion.
The sad thing is that it's now crossed the border into Canada, and recently to some European countries. It's a spreading cancer that needs to be stopped.
The holiday season is supposed to be a special time of year, a time to step back and take a much-needed break from the daily grind. It's not a time to shove and trample one another in a contest to see who can fill a shopping cart the highest with a bunch of shoddy imported junk merchandise. Just watch some of the YouTube videos and see the animalistic behavior in the stores. It's disgraceful.
We need to take back the holidays. There are so few of them remaining. A good start would be to remove the term "Black Friday" from the lexicon. In the U.S. it's the <b>day after Thanksgiving</b>. In the rest of the world it's just another day in November.
Save the holiday season.
Glad to help. I was never aware of it myself until the hairstylist neighbor pointed it out. It was something that had never crossed my mind, either. A lot of people do tend to frown when concentrating on something. I probably do it, too, without being aware of it.
How can I disassociate myself when there's this constant barrage everywhere? I would need to leave the TV and radio off and not log on to the Internet until December 1st. I suppose I could just watch DVDs until then.
And you are partially correct. I don't like capitalism that is corporate-dominated. I believe in a free-market, supply-and-demand-based economy. I've explained this in an earlier post, so I'm not going to rehash it here.
And Happy Thanksgiving to you. Enjoy the DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, too.
No, I would never participate in any of this nonsense. But that doesn't mean I'm not affected by it.
One example: We had to reschedule Thanksgiving dinner because a family member worked at a local supermarket which had recently decided that they should be open on the holiday. This market had been around for decades and had never done such a thing. Being open on Thanksgiving Day was totally inconceivable up until then. This was not long after Macy's had pushed to have their stores open on Thanksgiving and of course the other major retailers had to follow suit. Then some restaurants felt they had to jump on the bandwagon, knowing that the maniac shoppers would have worked up an appetite after a day of craziness. It's the ripple effect.
You mentioned the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I could never understand why Macy's would try to destroy the holiday associated with their name.
<i>"Nobody is making you go out and shop or listen to holiday music before Thanksgiving is over."</i>
Seriously? It's unavoidable. I limit my shopping this time of year to absolute essentials only, yet am still subjected to the music and decorations which are put up way too early. If they were truly celebrating a family holiday I wouldn't mind so much. But it's all about money and commercialism, and these actions are a form of subliminal messaging telling people "Christmas" means materialism.
If I stay home I still can't avoid it. I've been hearing about this "Black Friday" garbage since October. The minute Halloween ends, the barrage begins on the radio, TV, in the print media and here on the Internet. The auto manufacturers use the term for their November "sales events." You can't watch sports or even the news in peace.
The holiday season, which I define as kicking off with Halloween and ending with New Years Day, is my favorite time of year. I hate seeing it ruined by greed and animalistic behavior.
I'm all in favor of supporting small businesses year-round. Also, watch for deals and sales throughout the year and take advantage of those opportunities to purchase items you know someone would enjoy as a gift. You can store these away until December, and have the majority of your holiday shopping done before Halloween.
If people would plan ahead there would be no need to ruin the Thanksgiving weekend.
<i>"...but maybe Patrick Mahomes should share his $45 million annual salary because it is a team effort, isn't it?"</i>
Great analogy. Without the protection of the offensive line, he would be throwing away a lot of passes. I've seen good quarterbacks fail to make completions because they are not given enough time to connect with the receivers. Yet how often do the linesmen get the credit?
<i>"There is no <b>I</b> in <b>team</b>."</i> One player does not take a team to the Super Bowl.
I said <b>equitable</b> wealth distribution. A company's profits should be distributed to all employees, not just to the CEO and his cronies. It is inexcusable that one person should make 200 times more than other employees. And this doesn't include all the "perks" and other non-salary benefits. In the past 40 years CEO salaries have increased by over 1000% while the average workers have seen an increase of about 12%.
Maybe there should be salary caps as is done in professional sports. I don't know.
Sources:
https://www.business.org/finance/accounting/hourly-wages-ceo-vs-employees/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessecolombo/2019/08/31/why-has-the-u-s-ceo-to-worker-pay-ratio-increased-so-much/?sh=77540c7e455e
Yes, it's pointless. I can't believe I'm actually discussing stupid politics, something I normally don't do.
This conversation is over. Enjoy the life you have chosen.
You need to open your eyes. The majority of the media is not 100% percent biased.
It is the job of the media to keep these crooked politicians in check. And all presidents throughout history have been subject to criticism. This is nothing new.
A "lot of good"? You can't be serious.
I never said I wanted the country to be poor. On the contrary, I would like to see the wealth distributed equitably.
Like you said, capitalism has it's place, which is why I favor a free-market supply-and-demand based economic system. It's when it becomes corporate-dominated is when I have problems with it. Especially when these corporations spend millions trying to influence the operation of the government.
You mention Pizza Hut. Perfect example. One of the worst "pizza" restaurants around. Their "food" is processed garbage. Yet they continue to thrive, and family-run pizzerias that offer real pizza are run into the ground thanks to them.