Don't you think its time for some new holiday traditions? Santa and the tree and the mistle toe only go back so many generations. Do we have to stick to the same stuff (which has nothing to do with the religion it represents) forever?
I think something that would really cheer up the general public in these times of war and recession is some creativity.
Oprah said of Barack Obama "time to think outside the box". She's right! What is so good about reindeer? Let's face it,
nobody really likes Christmas the way it is now. For instance my 5 year old nephew Kaleb likes gifts, snacks, attention and making a mess on Christmas day. He in no way believes in Santa, or stockings, or yuletide (which I admit have no idea what that is). All he wants to do is climb that damn tree, rip open wrapping paper, dance around and have good time. All those formal/commercial pleasantries are forced upon us, they're not that fun! That's why so many people commit suicide in December. Christmas as it is now is just another version of pagan nazi-ism. Let's reinvent some traditions that fit the times a little better. If I was running for president, even class president, reinventing new holiday traditions would be like at least 3rd on my priority list. New Years could use some cheering up too. The midnight kiss? Champagne?... more like chumpain. All that pressure to have a momentous kiss and the rarely-kept resolutions that follow are the ties the bind if you ask me.
I'm interested in New Holiday Tradition suggestions if you have any.
Here is a photo of a new Christmas tradition of mine. I call it "Let It Loosemas" : semi-destroying something really expensive as symbolic gesture of not being tied to material items... or blue tote bags. For this tradition I performed a ceremonial dance to accentuate the action. Kind of like James Brown meets Frankenstein.
