ReginaldSmythV wrote: » I’m putting up my tree.
lalababa wrote: » Could it be some sort of capitalistic plot for making money & consequently devaluing whatever is left of a Christian holy day?
Mr.S wrote: » Festive season. Grinch!
Doctors room ghost wrote: » It’s not the festive season though. That starts the 12th of December. Until then,anything at all to do with Christmas can fcuk right off.
kravmaga wrote: » Brown Thomas had Christmas stock on sale in August, I kid you not. I agree that retail outlets are trying to get us punters to spend earlier and earlier for Xmas. I mean Halloween had not even.been.reachsd on 31st Oct and all retail outlets had their Xmas stock on sale. People only have a set budget for Christmas , I dont get the mass marketing campaign from the retailers, it's just greed and the real meaning of Xmas is totally forgotten if your a Christian that is.
blueshade wrote: » There have been houses with the Christmas decorations up for the past 2 weeks where I live. It's ridiculous, tbh, I kind of wonder about the mental stability of people who do that. I know a lot of people with children like to put the tree up in time for the Toy Show, so maybe they could actually show the Toy Show in December instead of November. There are already huge inflatable snow creatures up in a few gardens as well. I'm just not feeling the whole Christmas vibe this year, then again it's only bloody November.
Scarinae wrote: » Some people like to spread out the Christmas costs over several months rather than having to spend a big chunk of money in December. I'm not one of them, but I can see why it can be helpful for people with kids for example.
Khloe Low Stairwell wrote: » Why the 12th? The tradition here was always 8th December - Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Bigbagofcans wrote: » Well since a lot of us don't believe that the immaculate conception actually happened, then the festivities can begin earlier than that
Mr.S wrote: » But why? Christmas has always started to creep in late November and then full steam from December. No one's making you do anything!
Khloe Low Stairwell wrote: » The question stands: Why the 12th December?