Once again, another consumerist holiday. Christmas time is when major corporations make the most money. They do extra advertising people spend more and more money. It’s lovely, isn’t it? But the excitement of Christmas has been slowly dwindling. Now that we are officially in a recession, there is less money to be spent… everywhere. This was my baby sisters first Christmas and it was nothing like Christmas when I was younger. Everyone was on a budget and the gifts were less extravagant than they should have been. Money is a major part of the American way of life. Now that there is less to circulate around everyone is a little disappointed. It didn’t feel like Christmas and no one was really jolly except my four year old sister.
So Christmas was a little disappointing but if the economy picks up in 2009, Christmas next year should be great.
My winter break goes against the typical American holiday celebration. This year I celebrated Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a very cultural holiday. There are specific traditions that need to be fallowed while celebrating it. You have to be very respectful and thoughtful during this holiday. During other basic American holidays people just focus on relaxing and doing things that everyone else is doing. American Holidays focus on loss of friendliness, loss of inhibitions and doing what everyone else is doing.
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