27 Dec '15 10:083 editsFear not said he, for this beith not another seitieesque toilet thread, this beith an examination of the fleshy period between Christmas and New Year. I.e. from 27th December till 31st, not including the "party", such as it is.
The crackers are gone, the presents are tucked away and the turkey is looking decidedly less like a turkey and more like a curry. The Christmas decorations are a bit dishevelled and seem somewhat incongruent with the avarice occurring on the high street, and once again there has been little or even no mention of Nativety, Christ, giving, loving or spirituality for the entire Christmas period. Not that Chritmas had anything to do with any of those things originally of course, but nevertheless, our seasonal tradition is in worse shape than the turkey.
No, Christmas, such as it is, by the 27th has become less of a tightly embraced post festive afterglow and more of a rude awakening as the creeping tide of reality laps at our naked toes. This strange period which saddles Christmas and the New Year is a useless piece of time that only had the original purpose of separating the wild New Year shenanigans from the religious cosy holiness of the 25th December. Now, without even the religious pretence, it seems pointless to separate Christmas from New Year and the two commercial orrifices should be assimilated into one larger one.
I love Christmas for what it is, not a religious festival, but a time where many families actually stop and spend time with other and importantly appreciate one another. But New Year, no I I'm not a fan of New Year celebrations at all. If you are at a party, well maybe, but watching all that crap on the TV whilst pretending it all means something significant to watch Gregory's calendar slip from one day to another. Na...
Knock-knock...err who's there?...it's reality mate...oh damn it!
Thoughts...?
The crackers are gone, the presents are tucked away and the turkey is looking decidedly less like a turkey and more like a curry. The Christmas decorations are a bit dishevelled and seem somewhat incongruent with the avarice occurring on the high street, and once again there has been little or even no mention of Nativety, Christ, giving, loving or spirituality for the entire Christmas period. Not that Chritmas had anything to do with any of those things originally of course, but nevertheless, our seasonal tradition is in worse shape than the turkey.
No, Christmas, such as it is, by the 27th has become less of a tightly embraced post festive afterglow and more of a rude awakening as the creeping tide of reality laps at our naked toes. This strange period which saddles Christmas and the New Year is a useless piece of time that only had the original purpose of separating the wild New Year shenanigans from the religious cosy holiness of the 25th December. Now, without even the religious pretence, it seems pointless to separate Christmas from New Year and the two commercial orrifices should be assimilated into one larger one.
I love Christmas for what it is, not a religious festival, but a time where many families actually stop and spend time with other and importantly appreciate one another. But New Year, no I I'm not a fan of New Year celebrations at all. If you are at a party, well maybe, but watching all that crap on the TV whilst pretending it all means something significant to watch Gregory's calendar slip from one day to another. Na...
Knock-knock...err who's there?...it's reality mate...oh damn it!
Thoughts...?
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