All that hype that leads up to one day only, maybe it's just me, maybe it's just that I can't let things go, haha, but as soon as the presents are all unwrapped, I'm kind of thinking, "that's it?"
2007-12-13 06:17:49 · 12 answers · asked by deal 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
crap, it kind of seems like it is since the stores put out Christmas decoration the 3rd of August.
2007-12-13 06:21:01 · answer #1 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You need to be more excited about more things. For me, there is the day of setting up the Christmas tree and decorating the house. Then there is the w/e where I make things--cookies for a cookie exchange, cinnamon tree ornaments, or (if you are more crafty than me) making gingerbread houses or starting on Christmas presents.
As you get older, it turns more into giving gifts than getting and unwrapping your own gifts. So shopping is just as exciting as you are looking for the perfect gift and getting excited about giving them something that will thrill them.
Then of course, I have holiday parties and office gatherings--at least 3 parties which involve gift opening. Then when you get married and have to merge families--
Right now you probably go to both sets of grandparents. But when you get married, now you have to figure out when to do both sides of the family. And if your spouse is like many children, a product of divorced parents, you have many sets of grandparents.
We have a full day on the 24th of my husband's side of the family. And the 25th for my side of the family. However one of my good friends and her husband are both children of divorce. So they do 24th and early 25th at her two houses and 25th night and the 26th at his two houses.
And then you also have New Years Eve.
That doesn't even mention if you are merging traditions--like 8 days of Hannukah or January 6th.
By the time you are married with kids, it will feel like Christmas is a good deal more than a month from Thanksgiving to school starting January 3-5.
2007-12-13 14:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I do love Christmas and as much as i wish it could be a whole week it really is about the DAY Jesus was born before all the commercial stuff. Technically it is 12 days though so we cooulld celebrate it for 12 that would be great. Plus, more time off from school!
2007-12-13 14:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so.. part of that exciting hype exists because of the fact that it is one day. And if it were more than one day it wouldn't be as special as it is.
Plus, I've always felt that Christmas is more than just "one day"... it's the time before and after the actual day where everyone's on holidays and feeling good overall. :)
2007-12-13 14:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by yvonne360 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look at what christmas really means the hype and everything is just comercialized so they can make money the reason its only one day a year is cause its Jesus birthday .
2007-12-13 14:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Isabelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some people do celebrate two or three days of christmas because they arent able to get to partys all in one day or to relatives houses
so we do kinda have the 24th 25th and 26th as "christmas"
but it seems like we really begin the christmas season in november after thanksgiving
2007-12-13 14:21:39 · answer #6 · answered by C00k13& 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Xmas starts 12 days before and finishes 12 days after xmas day.
2007-12-13 14:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by god0fgod 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It should be no less than a month I think.
I always get that feeling at about 9:00pm after the relatives have gone home.
2007-12-13 14:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by ***HDK*** 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes it should be more I love christmas it is a great day need it for like a week or something...
2007-12-13 14:21:01 · answer #9 · answered by Bel! 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
welllllllllllllllllllll there is always advent...
try not to be so materialistic. it may get you farther in life
2007-12-13 14:25:12 · answer #10 · answered by Mercutia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋