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dreamdaisy
dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
edited 1. Nov 2014, 04:58 in Community Chit-chat archive
When I was a child Hallowe'en lasted for one under-celebrated evening on its proper date. Bonfire Night also happened once per year on November 5th, a working day or not. The build-up for Christmas began in December, Hot Cross buns appeared the week before whenever Easter was and there were no summer 'back to school' ads because you knew when you were returning: how to write off the first week of September, yes? :wink:

Now? Strictly has its Hallowe'en special tomorrow when it isn't, my local park will be doing the big organised firework display when it's not Bonfire Night, I can buy hot cross buns all the year round (but most especially on Boxing Day along with a Crème Egg or two) and the back to school ads begin before the little darlings have broken up (and also coincide with mince pies on the supermarket shelves). (OK, I might have gone too far with that one. :wink: )

I refuse to live life on fast-forward (and not only because I can't). There are 365 days in the year but they are becoming so homogenised that I, for one, think we are losing all sense of occasion. DD
Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben

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  • theresak
    theresak Member Posts: 1,998
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    When is National Tripe Day?
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,712
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    With you all the way, DD. The key to everything is money and getting as much as possible out of as many as possible for as long as possible.

    I particularly dislike Bonfire Week which is now threatening to extend to New Year's Eve.

    Tezz :o Every day is national Tripe Day :wink:
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  • theresak
    theresak Member Posts: 1,998
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    I feel quite grumpy about Halloween and Bonfire night, especially tonight, as we have had several trick or treaters - some of whom should long have outgrown the practice - to the accompaniment of fireworks going off in the background.

    I know a lady who has written all her Christmas cards already. I can't do mine until I feel Christmas is nigh. I like Christmas, but hate all the commercialism and hideous " muzak" in shops, though I love proper carols. Dad used to play them on the piano all the way through my childhood - fond memories. Even Midnight Mass is no longer at midnight in our parish.

    Tezz, returned from Loch Lomond, & now known as Grumpy from Durham.
  • LignumVitae
    LignumVitae Member Posts: 1,972
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    Nothing like marketing is there? I saw green filled halloween creme eggs the other day. That really is pushing something a bit far.
    Hey little fighter, things will get brighter
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,417
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    dreamdaisy wrote:
    When I was a child Hallowe'en lasted for one under-celebrated evening on its proper date. Bonfire Night also happened once per year on November 5th, a working day or not. The build-up for Christmas began in December, Hot Cross buns appeared the week before whenever Easter was and there were no summer 'back to school' ads because you knew when you were returning: how to write off the first week of September, yes? :wink:



    Or even the whole of AUGUST in some supermarkets :roll:

    As for the rest of your sentiments

    HEAR HEAR!!!!!!

    Love

    Toni xxx
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