At church this morning, the sermon was about preparing for Christmas. It got me to thinking about how commercial everything really is. Stores start decorating for Christmas now before Halloween!! For some, Christmas can't begin until it gets cold or snows. For some it doesn't begin until they buy that first present. What puts you in the holiday spirit?
2007-11-25 06:10:44 · 9 answers · asked by MiMi 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
It starts at Thanksgiving. Being with friends and family really excited me, and I can't wait for the next big gathering.
This is the weekend my mom always put up her tree, so this weekend I put up my tree. In a week I'll start my baking and figure out just how to present my employers with their home-baked goods. A couple more weeks and my friends and I will exchange our gifts before going home for the holidays. In the week after Xmas, I'll be able to exchange gifts with my local family, and by New Years day, I'll be so pooped I won't care about a thing until St. Pattys day.
2007-11-25 06:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally Christmas starts when Advent ends. Christmas Eve is the last day of Advent - but most people today would think this is too late.
Again, traditionally the festival of Christmas lasted 12 days (hence 'the 12 days of Christmas') from Christmas day to Epiphany, or January 6. Hence '12th night' when the decorations are supposed to come down.
2007-11-25 06:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by za 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas starts for me the day after Thanksgiving. I love the Christmas music and seeing the little ones sitting on Santa's lap. I love Halloween,Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are my favorite holidays. I wish that my three children were still small and I could take them to see Santa and my parents were still alive.
2007-11-25 11:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me it starts right after thanksgiving because i love Christmas! My Family Usually starts decorating for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving. I mean why not celebrate it all month long, it is such a joyful happy holiday and it means getting together with the family and PRESENTS!!!
2007-11-25 06:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas begins for me the day after Thanksgiving.
2007-11-25 06:21:21 · answer #5 · answered by The Official Texting Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing someone being happy giving than receiving. Could be giving to the poor or helping them.
2007-11-26 17:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple days before when my mom gets all mad because she has to bake stuff for our family get together.
2007-11-25 06:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of the month of December ought to be the month of Christmas. that's ridiculous to have issues up as early as they do. anyone is familiar with whilst they ought to do their procuring, you do no longer ought to ascertain the decorations to be attentive to that. it extremely is all approximately commercialism
2016-09-30 03:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christmas eve when we gather with my dads side of the family and have our traditional dinner =)
2007-11-25 06:13:37 · answer #9 · answered by asdfgh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋