Is Christmas Commercialised?

Yes, yes it is. I went out to the shops today. Everywhere I looked from what to wear to a thousand different ways to stuff a turkey, Christmas is commercialised. The meaning of the celebration which is Christs birth has long been forgotten in a xmas bonanza of egg nog lattes and pink xmas tree's.

There are shops specialising in what to wear for xmas, that all important big event, the main attraction being a table stuffed full of treats. But why are you even doing this? Do you even know where the turkey came from? Do you know why we have presents? Do you even know that church is open for a service on xmas day? Do you even know why we celebrate December 25th? or has it all been lost in German markets and crunchy sausages and flat warm beer?

I looked through my copy of Good Housekeeping today and out of around 100 pages telling me what to eat, wear, smell like on the 'big day' I found one article by Rev Kate Botley. She asked the same questions such as is xmas commercialised. Its worth a read for this sane article itself.

Tomorrow I may go out and brave the German Market (what has this got to do with Christs birth?) to get to the dreaded Primark as my son needs some sweatshirts. I hate so many people being out but in the run up to xmas no one is staying indoors, with women out in the tightest clothing possible for the Christmas period of cold temperatures. And everyone else walking around with tinsel in their hair and new false Christmas nails a go go. The buses are packed and with my bad back I need to sit down but all seats are taken up by pensioners and buggy'. I really wish I could drive.

Maybe Im being grumpy, I am on the tail end of a manic episode, but I'm just sickly at the sight of people celebrating the 'big day' when no one actually knows or cares for the reason for the season.

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