| Tis the season to roll your eyes |
| Let's face it, the holidays in this country are seriously messed up. They've somehow gone from their original meaning to a completely bogus creation of greeting cards. Some make no sense whatsoever, yet ever year people celebrate them as if they were of some wonderful importance. When they actually celebrate one with importance, they end up celebrating it in all the wrong ways. These are just the important ones (none of that Ash Wednesday crap), and none of the Jewish, etc. holidays that I am unsure of. Let's take a look, shall we? New Year's- The day we celebrate as our new year is not actually our new year (unless by freak coincidence) Our calendar hasn't existed for very long, by civilization's standards. It's so messed up that we have to add another day every four years to make it work. Any every four hundred years, even that doesn't work, and we have to skip over it. Our calendar has been changed numerous times, and has reached a format that is okay (not great). By the year 3000 (maybe earlier) I guarantee you, it will not longer work, and we will be celebrating New Years' on another day. St. Valentine's Day- Makes you sick doesn't it? Just another way for couples to celebrate how much they tolerate each other. One of the many holidays that was practically invented by Hallmark. As if their anniversary wasn't enough, couples aparantly need a separate holiday. Teenagers aready celebrate anniversarys every month (sometimes every week). They don't need another day. Besides, a holiday shouldn't be needed to celebrate love. Don't you ever wonder why your signeficany other doesn't do anything special on the other 364 days? Think about that, then go yell at them. St. Patrick's Day- We've turned this holiday into a national day for getting drunk despite the fact that it has nothing to do with being wasted. We've also done the same for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. What's the point of the holiday? Easter- How we got from the crucifixtion and resurrection of Christ to a giant rabbit who delivers eggs is beyond me. How we even came up with a giant bunny who delivers eggs at all is beyond me. Who writes this stuff? I think there's some guy who is paid to think of weird crap like this, so that non-religious people can celebrate it. The thing is, if you don't have the religion than why are you trying to celebrate the holiday in the first place? Independence Day- This one is understandable. We declared our independence (although we didn't actually becom an independant nation till later) and that's a big deal. The fireworks thing came to tradition through the fault of no one (fireworks are cool. Why shouldn't we use them today?). However I'm supposed to celebrate the pride I feel for living in this country. I don't get that. I didn't ask to be born here. That was my parents decision. I suppose if I had to choose, this country isn't a bad place to live (although I think I'd like Britain better). Why should I be proud that my parents gave birth to me here? If I'd been born somewhere else I'd be expected to have pride for that country/ Halloween- This did involve some ceremonial costumes, but nothing like the sheet over our head type ones we invented. In Mexico, this day is to remember the deceased. "So how is it celebrated?" you may ask. Well we dress as the latest monster from another horror movie hollywood has spewed out and ask for candy. Candy! Do you think our ancestors hoped to keep demons at peace by giving out candy? Thanksgiving- We sat down, we ate, we called it a holiday. Christmas- Once again we managed to stretch a Jesus related holiday to something far from it. The birth of our Lord and saviour now becomes a big fat guy in a red suit who delivers toys around the world in twenty-four hours (yes twenty-four. You have to account for the time difference. It might even be more than that). The gifts are understandable as the three wise men brought Christ gifts, so we honor that by buying each other gifts. The whole Santa Clause thing came from some charity giver by almost the same name. The tree, well, who knows where that came from. |