16-11-2021, 03:03 PM
(16-11-2021, 09:29 AM)quickbeam Wrote: When it comes down to it, most Christmassy things that we consider Christmasssy things now aren't really Christmassy things until they were made in to Christmassy things. The nuts and bolts of Christmas are the birth of Jesus, and anything else, such as turkey, trees, robins, eggnog, stockings, tinsel, cranberries, sprouts, even Santa really aren't anything to do with Christmas at all. Until they were.You're right, the modern Christmas celebration is a load of different traditions from various times in history all glued together.
Look at the phenomenon of Elf on a Shelf and how quickly that just became a Christmasy thing. In 5 years everyone may be rushing out to buy their Christmas oysters!
I'm not religious and I don't celebrate Christmas btw. But retailers generally get their way in the end.
They keep trying to squeeze new ones in too,seafood over Christmas is getting a good push, even octopus on sale in Lidl
If you listened to the retailers and ads and TV chefs you would be having turkey, goose, ham, beef and salmon for dinner.
Speaking of the elf on the shelf, that matching pajamas for the whole family trend and posting a photo on social media seemed to catch on here overnight.
Very clever one that, people won't want to be seen wearing the same ones as last year on facebook, so they will have to buy a new pair for the family every year