“...since nothing could be more contrary to the intention of the real holiday than its present evolution.”
From the time of FDR, thanksgiving has been an entirely mercenary affair. But in practical terms, it can be thought of as the end of the harvest season, with Halloween as its beginning.
Give it up.
Money talks. Money makes things happen. If someplace closes, someplace else will open to snatch that market.
Our family ate an awesome dinner and then watched two great football games and talked until 2am. I don’t care what other families do. It’s their loss
I find it funny that so many people think stores opening on Thanksgiving is something new. It’s why the Macy Parade exists folks (and used to be in a lot more places than NYC), to bring Santa and the parade fans INTO the store to start shopping. One of the oldest traditions of Thanksgiving IS shopping.
Thank you for posting this.
One thing that stands out to me when I see coverage on the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving, is that on the side of the shoppers, at least, it seems like it may be driven more by women than men. I saw on TV some women interviewed about it, and they sounded like Eve, justifying their shopping because they saw “the good” in it. That “sin of Eve” isn’t limited to women, but as a woman myself I do wonder if we’re more prone to it.
“...instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus...” Titus 2:12-13
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