COMMERCIALISM OF HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE ASPECIAL OCCASIONS THAT HAVE RELIGIOUS, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. INCREASINGLY, HOWEVER, HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE TURNING INTO LITTLE MORE THAN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. FROM COAST TO COAST, THE JINGLES AND BEEPS OF CASH REGISTERS DROWN OUT THE TRADITIONAL SOUNDS OF HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE. THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS ARE BEING DESTROYED BY COMMERCIALISM. THE ORIGINS OF THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT ARE VARIED IN THE UNITED STATES. THANKSGIVING REMINDS AMERICANS TO BE GRATEFULFOR THEIR …

…SPEACIALLY LOWERED PRICES ON PRODUCTS FOR THE COMING SUMMER. PARADES AND CEREMONIES ON LABOR DAY HONORING THE WORKERS OF AMERICA GET LESS ATTENTION THANBACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES. HOLIDAY CEKEBRATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY HAVE MORE TO DO WITH THE WALLET THAN THE SPIRIT. SOME PEOPLE REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FRENZY OF A COMMERCIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE HOLIDAYS, OF COURSE. BUT FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE, HOLIDAYS ARE BECOMING STRESSFUL RATHER THAN JOYFUL, UPSETTING RATHER THAN UPLIFTING