Alternate Holidays
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Marysafan | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 11:09 am     In another thread the topic of least favorite holdays came up and apparently there are some that aren't very appealing. I think holidays are important to have so that you have something to look forward to...so my suggestion is if you don't like a holiday ..skip it and replace it with something else. As for me, well, I am all for replacing: Valentine's Day with the Daytona 500! Actually we have already done that. We think Valentines Day is unecessary...love should never be an obligation. But we CELEBRATE the Daytona 500! We wear new shirts to support our favorite drivers, make a big pot of chilli, stock the fridge with favorite beverages, draft your fantasy race teams, and go racing! and then...how about doing away with Columbus Day and replacing it with NHL NEW YEAR! Don your favorite hockey sweater (or jersey)make a big pot of chili, stock the fridge with your favorite beverages, draft your fantasy team...and drop the puck! I am all for replacing Halloween with a book fair...but feel certain I would be drummed out of town! lol! How about you...any alternatives? |
Mware | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 11:18 am     Opening day of the baseball season should be in there somewhere, I would think. |
Aunt_Bob | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 12:14 pm     Marysafan ... great idea! I got a kick out of your suggestion for replacing Columbus Day! First, I forgot all about it, second, he didn't even 'discover' our great country! Yes, he made a large change, but there are MANY people who would fall into that same category over hundreds of years. Alas...I digress. But, it is the day of celebrating the anniversary of my mom's birth! yay! Yes, without any hesitation, I would do away with Halloween: the celebration of, well...NOTHING! And, if I could, I would come up with these special holidays: Celebrate the Seasons holiday. There would be 4. One on each of the first day of Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall. It would give you a 'feel good' feeling, ushering in the new season with a celebration, sorta like the New Year. And if people miss the "dress-up" part of Halloween, then part of the celebration would be to dress accordingly. Like winter would be, a snowman, a x-mas tree or "winter wear", even if it was 80 degrees outside! Spring would be, a flowery costume, a bunny, "spring wear", even if it was 30 degrees outside! Summer, well, that one's easy ... everyone would walk around "sans clothing" OR as a BBQ grill, a baseball player, a hot dog, a 'mug-o-beer', stuff like that there! And, Fall would be maybe a colorful tree, a football outfit, a cheerleader outfit and stuff! |
Cjr | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 01:36 pm     Where I work Columbus Day has always been referred to as The Perfect Holiday! It is the one holiday a year we have off work that the kids are in school. A bunch of co-worker's get together every year for lunch and drinks. No work, no bosses, no spouses, no kids. The Perfect Holiday! |
Marysafan | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 01:44 pm     Oh Aunt Bob....I love your idea! It would be great to celebrate the changing of the seasons! |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 04:57 pm     Big Brother/Survivor Day should be in there. |
Reiki | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 06:22 pm     Aunt_Bob, some people do celebrate those days as holidays. They are important days on the Celtic calendar. They are solstice/equinox days. Instead of (or in addition to) Christmas I celebrate the Winter Solstice (Yule). Its on December 21st this year. Its the shortest day of the year and the time to celebrate the return of the sun. The summer solstice (also called midsummers day) is the longest day of the year. It will be June 21st, 2003. The autumnal equinox was just on September 22nd (harvest time) and the vernal equinox will be March 20, 2003 (spring rebirth). We remember our Celtic roots by also celebrating October 31st as the Celtic New Year (Samhain) and May 1st (May Day) as Beltane. I have tried to get away from the what I call the greeting card holidays. We have made holidays be about family and friendship and not about things. Last Yuletime my family went away together. We did not exchange gifts. Being together was our gift. Also, when I was a kid my father would sometimes decide that rather than going to work or school we would all have a Family Holiday. Sometimes we would go to a ball game, or a long drive and have a picnic, or to a play, or the beach or the zoo. |
Aunt_Bob | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 10:14 pm     Well Reiki, aka: Kim Rei... That all sounds WoNdErFuL. Wish it really could be alot like that with everyone. I am going to play the 'big dummy' tonight and ask you to explain the whole Celtic thing, or maybe the 'half' Celtic thing, in case you don't want to get that detailed. I'm not even going to put down what little I think I might know, because if I am wrong ... boy, will I look stupid! Hey, I just thought about the Boston Celtics ... color green ... something referring to Irish? I don't care how DUH?!?! that sounds ... 'cause everything you said is a NEW one on me. Enyweigh ... if ya want, you can stop by my place and educate the clueless - aka: ME!! Thanks and take care and have fun. TJ Marysafan ... Hi Hi ...    |
Marysafan | Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 05:07 am     I know of a couple who celbrate the first snowfall every year. Whenever they see the first snowfall of the year, they drop whatever they are doing and claim a family emergency. They both head for home where they meet with a bottle of wine and either light a fire in the fireplace...or snuggle under the covers for the afternoon! |
Sia | Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 05:28 am     Aunt_Bob, what you're describing are called "Quarter Day" celebrations. How are you doing, Aunt_Bob? Hope things are well with you. |
Reader234 | Friday, October 11, 2002 - 02:21 pm     I want to vote changing Halloween to "KID'S DAY" How many of you have kids asking every Mother's day and Father's day when is it Kid's day? Well, I dont think its so wrong to be a kid, dress up any which way, and go beg for CANDY!! I respect the views of many who cannot celebrate All Hallow's Eve, but I hate that kids get takin out of the equation... (and Marysafan, dh and I used to do that... before kids... I may have to resurrect that holiday!! *eg) |
Bigd | Friday, October 11, 2002 - 02:21 pm     I also celebrate the first snowfall. My celebration involves me putting on my snowsuit and going out into my yard and anyone else's yard that I think I can get away with, and make snow angels. I try to get as near every window in the house as I can, so that there is a view of the snow angels in each window. I am a middle aged woman, so all the neighborhood kids think that I am weird, but I don't care. I grew up in Louisiana where snowfall is a joke and so I take great delight in playing in the snow in Wisconsin. |
Maesin | Friday, October 18, 2002 - 01:04 pm     I am all for the first day of baseball. I understand the day for the Daytona 500 and will give it respect even if I don't fully participate. The first snow fall only gets celebrated here every couple of years and there is not enough for snow angels! I am fine with replacing Columbus day and Valentine's Day, but you all have a fight when it comes to Halloween! That is my favortie holiday out of them all. I also love the Fourth of July and New Year's. Other than that feel free to replace the rest!
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