On Sunday, she wrote a post about her frustration with current society's (mostly retail-based) trend of celebrating Christmas too early, and how it bypasses the arguably longer-traditioned and more-observed Thanksgiving holiday. Then today she put in a plug for a website by allrecipes.com called "Respect The Bird." The site implores folks to .... do just that ... and pledge to "restore Thanksgiving to its rightful place as a meaningful, respected American holiday, not one that’s merely a one-day delicious afterthought between Halloween and Christmas."
"Tapping into its original roots—thankfulness, a celebration of friendships, family, and gifts from the earth—Respect the Bird supporters want to create a Thanksgiving experience extending beyond meal planning. It is, after all, one of the treasured holidays that’s not about spending."
Organizers even put out a list of "suggested activities" to keep pledgers focussed on the task.
Corny a bit? Yeah. Sure. But I'll be the thousandth person to admit to feeling nauseous and annoyed at the sound of Christmas carols in department stores and the telltale red, snowy cups in Starbucks.
So I'm on board. Please feel so moved to do the same -- even if just in your mind.
1 comment:
@Karin. It annoys me as well. Seems symptomatic of our losing those values associated with "the bird" while over-emphasizing those of the secular side of Christmas.
---squigkato
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