Has Christmas been commercialised?

ENMcD

Hi,

I am writing an essay about religious holiday that have become commercialised, I am picking the obvious one, Christmas! Could ye tell me if ye believe it is commercialised and why!

Thanks!

DiscoBiscuits

Do your own homework!

chin_grin

Yes. Do your own homework.

John Doe1

Go for St. Swithins day instead

ENMcD

ah now be nice...;)

TeddyTedson

I think it's still mostly about Jesus rising from the dead. Obviously the shopping is a big part now too but sure they all got him bling even back then for rising from the grave.

Seachmall

No

Arthur's Day would be the better choice, no?

Sky King

Valentine's day ftw.

Do your essay about how it's becoming less and less about gettin it rode these days.

DEFTLEFTHAND

No

Remember you can't cite Boards.ie as a source in your bibliography.:p

KeithAFC

Yes it has. Same with St Patricks day, another religious holiday.

I-Shot-Jr

It turns out presents are far more appealing to the population than the prospect of sitting in large hall participating in a ceremony presided by a paedophile.


Strangely enough.

stovelid

ENMcD wrote: »

Hi,

I am writing an essay about religious holiday that have become commercialised, I am picking the obvious one, Christmas! Could ye tell me if ye believe it is commercialised and why!

Thanks!

These highly innovative and groundbreaking research topics are just what our instituaitons of higher education need to get us out of the intellectual morass we find ourselves in.

The Outside Agency

No

Yes, of course.

ENMcD

DEFTLEFTHAND Remember you can't cite Boards.ie as a source in your bibliography.

I know just want some opinions really

smash

Christmas is a religious holiday?

Biggins

No

ENMcD wrote: »

I know just want some opinions really

Yes, it is - has been for many decades.
If you have to really ask, you really need to stay in school.

GavRedKing

No

Any opportunity for retailers or companies to make crazy €€€€€ will have become commercialised and X-mas is the biggest cherry of them all.

ENMcD

I know it has but I just want an argument for my essay..

sensibleken

ENMcD wrote: »

I know it has but I just want an argument for my essay..

then do it yourself. if you know it is then just describe why

damn kids these days!

Snakeblood

ENMcD wrote: »

I know it has but I just want an argument for my essay..

The point of these essays is that you learn to think about things critically and put forward an argument, not go off what a dude on the internet told you.

Sky King

It's hardly a ground-breaking proposition either is it?

BunShopVoyeur

No

ENMcD wrote: »

Hi,

I am writing an essay about religious holiday that have become commercialised, I am picking the obvious one, Christmas! Could ye tell me if ye believe it is commercialised and why!

Thanks!

What the fcuk do you think?



God I hate Christmas.

ENMcD

sensibleken wrote: »

then do it yourself. if you know it is then just describe why

damn kids these days!

oh come on it is a question no need to criticise me, no need to get involved if you don't want to

Seachmall

No

Snakeblood wrote: »

not go off what a dude on the internet told you.

"...and this is why I believe Christmas has been hijacked by Jew-socialist-f*gg*ts."

A+

TheZohanS

ENMcD wrote: »

oh come on it is a question no need to criticise me, no need to get involved if you don't want to

Do your own homework.

smash

Why not pick a religious holiday that's not so obvious... like Timkat, I enjoyed it much more when it was underground.

Dotrel

ENMcD wrote: »

Hi,

I am writing an essay about religious holiday that have become commercialised, I am picking the obvious one, Christmas! Could ye tell me if ye believe it is commercialised and why!

Thanks!

No, I still think most of us still observe Christmas for its original purpose, to celebrate the birth of Santa Claus.

OneArt

John Doe1 wrote: »

Go for St. Swithins day instead

I say Aunt Helga, is it St. Swithins Day already?

Tis! replied Aunt Helga

MyKeyG

No

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I think it's still mostly about Jesus rising from the dead.

Yes that would be Easter.

TheZohanS

Explain this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKWIpr_IWw

TeddyTedson

MyKeyG wrote: »

Yes that would be Easter.

er Nope I'm pretty sure it was Jesus. Well at least that's what they believe.

Ray Palmer

Two great Christmas facts that prove it has been comcialised are:

1 Santa in red and white is the invention of Coca Cola prior to this he wore green

2 Rudolf was actually created as a character by a department store for a colouring book

If you go back further you can go with the fact it was a hijacked pagen festival

sensibleken

ENMcD wrote: »

oh come on it is a question no need to criticise me, no need to get involved if you don't want to

its a question you already know the answer to, so write it down. and theres every reason to critcise lazy kids who wont do their own homework

ENMcD

"sensible"ken its a poll, I asked a question found out something interesting from Ray Palmer, no need to be so rude calling me lazy, you don't know me, don't judge me and I am not a kid

MagicMarker

OP, you're the reason we need to introduce fees.

juan.kerr

it'd be pretty boring if it hadn't been.

Snakeblood

ENMcD wrote: »

"sensible"ken its a poll, I asked a question found out something interesting from Ray Palmer, no need to be so rude calling me lazy, you don't know me, don't judge me and I am not a kid

Sadly one of the facts Ray told you is wrong. Remember what I told you about strange men on the internet?

Not going to tell you which one is wrong, you lazy boy.

Ray Palmer

Snakeblood wrote: »

Sadly one of the facts Ray told you is wrong. Remember what I told you about strange men on the internet?

Not going to tell you which one is wrong, you lazy boy.

Which one do you claim is wrong?

AgileMyth

Ray Palmer wrote: »

1 Santa in red and white is the invention of Coca Cola prior to this he wore green

I'm almost positive thats a myth. Read/saw it somewhere trustworthy. QI maybe?

Can't be arsed researching it now though!

Snakeblood

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Which one do you claim is wrong?

Why you gotta make me inform a lazy person?

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

IcedOut

Atari Jaguar

looksee

ENMcD wrote: »

"sensible"ken its a poll, I asked a question found out something interesting from Ray Palmer, no need to be so rude calling me lazy, you don't know me, don't judge me and I am not a kid

You could have easily researched RP's points yourself. You said you were looking for opinions but you don't need other people's opinions, its your opinion that is required. Trying to get your essay written by other people would count as lazy, I would think. You could have it written while you have been messing about here.

Deus Ex Machina

I-Shot-Jr wrote: »

than the prospect of sitting in large hall participating in a ceremony presided by paedophile..

Now hang on a second. To tar all the good and honest men who are in the priesthood with the same brush as the others, as you have done here, is an ignorant, and in my opinion, horrible thing to do. I'm as far from religious as one can be and I recognise the hideous crimes some priests have perpetrated, but it is down right wrong to make a statement like that quoted. In jest or otherwise, shame on you frankly.

chin_grin

TheZohan wrote: »

Explain this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKWIpr_IWw

Myth, busted. ^_^

44leto

NOOOO
It hasn't it is the celebration of the birth of baby jebus,,Like how could you commercialise thaT:rolleyes:

dr.bollocko

Think we'll leave it at that. OP might not be the best idea to ask AH for help with your homework.