Winter is here and everyone knows-not because of the weather, but because of Christmas decorations! The day after Halloween stores worked quickly to display all of their Christmas-themed goods to sell to customers. Not many people realize how bothersome this can be to others. Why would it be? Because Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed, that’s why.
Because of young, spooky Halloween and the older, jolly Christmas, Thanksgiving gets the door in the face. I feel as though Thanksgiving suffers from middle child syndrome. It never gets as much attention as the other two siblings because of how “eccentric” they are. No one has giant, outlandish blow up turkeys in their front yard to celebrate the holiday. There isn’t any kind of décor or happy songs about celebrating life, peace, family, and food (we can’t forget that important detail). Some may think that Thanksgiving shouldn’t even be celebrated, but I beg to differ.
Madison Harrold comments on the problem, “I wouldn’t say Thanksgiving is ignored, but it is definitely overshadowed. It definitely should get more appreciation for its history.” This holiday makes everyone think about the things they take for granted.
Alright, so we should all be thankful for things such as family, friends, a higher being, our dog, food, having a roof over our heads, etc., in our everyday lives. But people do come to realize this more on Thanksgiving whenever they are asked “What are you most thankful for?” Okay, so maybe most of the reason I like Thanksgiving so much is because of the food induced coma I’m in after dinner, but I’m thankful I have the food to be able to do that at least once a year!
Maybe if stores would stop getting so candy cane happy with their items right after Halloween and start getting cornucopia crazy, Thanksgiving would be more exciting. Everyone should get excited to feast with loved ones, be thankful, and share good times.
But if those don’t seem very appealing to you, you should at least enjoy sharing that one excuse of “it’s Thanksgiving!” to stuff your face full of delicious food. Or at least that’s what most people think of this holiday. Sascha Kirkham believes that even though most only think of the eating part of Thanksgiving, “I think actual thankfulness and giving should be hyped up, not the excessive eating.”
Before we know it, Thanksgiving will be filing charges against all of us for neglecting the poor holiday. It can’t help that it falls between two over-hyped holidays. “Christmas will always overshadow every holiday, especially Thanksgiving since they are within a month of each other,” says Sascha.
