Posted on 11/12/2026 7:16:36 AM PST by devane617
Has anyone else noticed that Thanksgiving has all but vanished from stores and we have moved straight to Christmas? Is the Thanksgiving holiday being moved to the history books?
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Here it’s all about Diwali.
And the annual "holiday" commercials where the words Thanksgiving or Christmas are not mentioned.
But as soon as Christmas is over we clearly hear Happy New Year.
Don't even get me started on the made up holiday biden added to the federal list.
Yes.
Thanksgiving was created by liberty loving Americans grateful for our Christian origin. From now on May day will be our celebration for socialism and the rise of the proletariat.
My husband said that one of our grocery stores went directly to Christmas in the seasonal aisle the day after Hallowe’en.
But Thanksgiving is all over the YouTube channels I watch, cooking, meal planning, table decor...
Last year, I was seeing Halloween ads as early as July. And the stores in my area stock Christmas supplies in October, before Halloween is even over.
Commercialism has as much to with overshadowing Thanksgiving as does diversity.
It’s been moved to Kwanzaa....................
Cinco de mayo crap is more celebrated by media than Thanksgiving. Can’t celebrate anything deriving from white men.
Christmas is a hollowed-out shell of itself as well.
Unless you are determined to keep it at church and in your family, it’s just an early vehicle for sales—not the 12 days of celebration it used to be.
There are fewer Thanksgiving ads, which is perfectly fine with me. My family will be eating turkey and stuffing like every other year.
Kids are now all over the country instead of close by...Things change...
No.
I notice that Michaelmas is no longer celebrated either.
Tv ads for months were all election.
Now until december 7th are medicare lies
Then ads will be all xmas
No ads for xgiving
Yes, I have noticed. Oct. 31, Pumpkins in every doorway.
I’m tripping over pumpkins!
Nov. 1st: Bay Area in Ca.
Mexican Traditional observance: Dia De Los Muertes grave skulls of the ancestors.
Nov. 5th? Up go the fluffy Christmas Wreaths and faux pine Garlands with big red bows!
I think it’s mostly a Retailer choice to focus on what holidays provoke the most consumer purchases.
Thanksgiving is a one day event. Actually, a one meal event for many folks. There is only so much one needs to buy to produce that meal. Traditionally, no gifts are given for Thanksgiving.
Absolutely.
I have a beautiful display in my front yard for Thanksgiving including a blow-up turkey. Neighbors love it - but I am the ONLY one who has anything Thanksgiving.
Apparently, the stores have jumped straight to Christmas, the local church is already decorated and three of my neighbors have Christmas lights up and displays out.
Totally. As soon as the Halloween decorations came down, they were replaced with Christmas decs and Thanksgiving was totally skipped. Really disturbs me, but it’s a totally different world out there. It’s starting to feel like I’m in an alternate universe, which is why I like my little hideaway home.
You mean Black Friday Eve?
There is not much commercialism related to Thanksgiving. Sales on Turkeys is about it. We are attending a destination Thanksgiving buffet in WV this year. Cousinsgiving in the family is on that Sunday as well.
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