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Nov. 1 comes along once a year. This is the day when the Christmas trees go up in the malls and even some homes. The festive carols start playing, and in many people’s eyes, this day is the start to the Christmas season.
However, celebrating a season for two months becomes drawn out. By the time December comes along people don’t get as excited about Christmas because they already had a whole month of celebrations during November. Thanksgiving should be the start of the Christmas season.
During the Christmas season, stores make a lot of money because people need to buy gifts for family and friends. However, some stores start decorating for Christmas as early as July, according to Balsam Hill, which overlooks other holidays.
Starting to advertise Christmas in July is extremely early to even be thinking about Christmas. There are other important holidays like, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving. It is also the middle of the summer and people would be skipping out on an entire season of fall, just to celebrate a
Stores starting to put up Christmas decorations doesn’t mean that it’s time to celebrate Christmas. Decorations can go up because people need to buy decorations and presents so they are not overwhelmed in the Christmas season. That doesn’t mean that people should start celebrating.
Starting to celebrate Christmas early creates more stress for some students. Thanksgiving break is the final break of school before one must start thinking about exams, according to Manual RedEye.
Exams come with a lot of stress. Thanksgiving should be a time to relax, celebrate with family and friends and focus on what people are thankful for.
Decorating for Christmas is traditionally seen as a family activity. Many families make cookies, decorate the house and tree and hang lights up outside together with loved ones.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for the people and things in one’s life. People traditionally spend Thanksgiving with friends and family. After Thanksgiving is a time where families can all decorate for Christmas together, according to Balsam Hill.
Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season because it helps of to be grateful and thankful for everything and prepares people for the Christmas season; it is a time to relax before the business of the season starts, according to the Auburn Plainsman.
Thanksgiving helps people get in the mood to celebrate Christmas. It lightens people’s hearts and helps them focus on the gifts and treasures that people have in their lives. It helps the Christmas season start off in a joyful and thankful way, instead of just starting after the last big holiday finished.
The season of advent is the preparation for Christmas, which is the day Jesus’s birth is celebrated, in the Christian faith. This starts the first Sunday after Thanksgiving and is the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. The Sundays reflect hope, peace, joy and love, according to Bible Project.
If Christmas starts getting celebrated before the advent season, the meaning behind Christmas and the joy that comes with it is overlooked and it becomes a holiday that is meant to please the human need, instead of focusing on the birth and celebration of a savior, Jesus.
Thanksgiving should be the beginning of the Christmas celebration and the beginning of the Christmas season. It prepares people’s hearts for Christmas.
