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How early can you start celebrating Christmas?
Aron talked in an earlier blog about ginger cookies in November and now at my latest trip to London November 22-23, I for the first time this year saw Christmas trees for sale at a market!
Why?? Who is willing to buy a Christmas tree in the end of November and will the tree at all survive until Christmas?
Is this a whish for prolonging the Christmas??
What do you say? Aren’t we spreading the seasons too much and missing the actual reason for celebrating??
hi Roger,
this is the way we celebrate Christmas in the UK, but I do know that other countries have different ways for Christmas :)
Chris
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Hi guys, I had to chime in. I am from the U.S., but spent this past Christmas in the U.K., so maybe I have a unique perspective.
In the U.S. we have Thanksgiving November 25. Family is all there, so usually everyone starts getting ready for Christmas November 26. Many people have their trees up and decorated before the end of November. Everyone gets ready and listens to Christmas carols, then celebrates on December 25th. On December 26th, besides after Christmas sales, everything is back to normal. Everyone is so sick of Christmas, and many are so glad that its over, that we totally move on.
I arrived in Manchester, UK airport this year on Christmas eve and stayed until New Year's eve. The entire time I was there was Christmas. Of course they have boxing day, but pretty much everyone had the week off from work. So it was seeing family and friends and celebrating and eating the whole time.
I love Christmas, so I didn't mind.
Anyhow, just some observations. I know this comment is late in coming. Maybe someone will read it next year!
:)
-Jess
Hey Jess,
thanks for sharing your experience with us. Interesting to know how it goes in the US. ;)
Chris
pro tobii user
It has become apparent that many of us are already thinking about Christmas. Why? Perhaps there are ample reasons to think warm and pleasant thoughts. I imagine that we might all fashion ourselves a bit like tree farmers as spring boasts brilliantly of renewed vegetation.
Yipppeee!