Again, this holiday thing have me swirling.
I am just fed up with the lies. I heard something on MSNBC and they were playing holiday music etc.
But what does holidays mean? Well let us just use Easter and Christmas.
Easter is suppose to be a celebration for Christians and their beliefs that Jesus Christ was resurrected.
But, now it's so many bunnies and chocolate everywhere on that day that Jesus Christ seems to come 2nd and then his resurrection.
Then for Christmas, the birth of the Messiah. Please, every morning after thanksgiving on MSNBC, all they could talk about was how much more the big companies would make this year than last.
Like Really is it all about the money. Is it possible that we have all forgotten our values and tradition.
When I was little i would look forward to waking up on Easter because I knew the once a year routine.
- Wake up, and have a big breakfast,
- Get cleaned up and went to church,
- Came home, changed and played until people started to show up to eat and
- The Easter egg hunt!
Oh but wait...
For Christmas, my grandma would be cooking for literally 48 hours. Baking pies, cheesecakes, cakes, collard greens, sweet potatoes, potato salad, ribs, turkey and stuffing, mac & cheese, ham with pineapples. Whoo, there's nothing like a good home-cooked meal.
I would be so excited thinking Santa Claus would come to my house, only to hear my family later talking about how they got a good deal on my toys.
Point being holidays are no longer about family, values, or tradition, but how much more than you I can spend thing, and who has the most expensive gift.
Sad! but hey we do what we are taught, so I will continue teaching her all about her roots and values.
until next time...
"My Random Thoughts"
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