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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
If you can explain a valid faith based connection between the two ... Jesus Christ and rampant commercialism .... then I'm willing to listen. Otherwise, I'd like to see the holiday become about something other than the number of shopping days left before the 25th of December.
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I think that a lot of Christians would agree with you, Ricky. In the traditional liturgical calender, Christmas is preceded by Advent, which is a time of reflection, repentance and fasting. Then there's Christmas day (a major feast) with the 12 days of Christmas as holidays.
The rampant commercialism is impossible to reconcile with Advent. And by the day after Christmas, the whole thing has a sense of anti-climax. The intended meaning has been corrupted by the profiteers.