Christmas and holiday season

regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season and is one, if not, the largest shopping “holiday” in the United States. Many view it as an integral part of the holiday season, but what they do not realize, it may actually be destroying it. With each new holiday season, sales encroach earlier into the hours of Thanksgiving, and extend for several days after. With this, Thanksgiving becomes nothing but a hurdle for receiving cheap prices, and the holiday season becomes less and less about family

So you know the best way to stay debt free during Christmas is to shop throughout the year. But how do you stay debt-free if you haven't been able to do that? Is all lost? No, but pulling off a debt-free Christmas in this situation requires a bit of craftiness - literally and figuratively. However, if you're willing to be both creative and savvy, you can still get gifts for your friends and loved ones without going into debt. Black Friday Keeps You in the Black According to financial guru, Dave

sheet of cotton as the sounds of Christmas music fill the air. The street is covered in brightly colored orbs of light strung carefully from every rooftop. Despite the busy season, the air feels light with Christmas cheer as despite the chilly weather there is a feeling of warmth through every home. The Christmas season had finally arrived, coming into view as quick as a flicker of the home 's hearth. No matter where you go you can feel the spirit of the holidays throughout every home, every meal

never change during the holidays. In a recent poll, it has been recorded that 86 percent of people believed in Santa as a child. Even though there is a multiethnic status that comes with living in America, over 60 percent of children actually consider Santa to be an important part of their celebration. It is evident that American culture is built around this mythical being during the holiday season. His creation has a lot to do with why Americans act the way they do when Christmas comes around. The creation

Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ; the rejoicing in the birth of our savior, and His influence on our lives today. It can also be a time of healing and renewed strength. While looking back and celebrating the birth of Christ, it should also be a time of looking ahead in preparation when He will come again. Many people lose sight of this perspective and get entwined in the worldly trappings of the holidays. They forget there is a spiritual meaning that does not require boxes and

My Favorite Christmas When I look back and think about Christmas, one specific Christmas stands out. It was the Christmas when I was 8 years old. That was the year I discovered the true joy of Christmas. Before that Christmas, I thought Christmas was just about waking up, opening presents and having a big family dinner. Here is the story of my 9th Christmas... To begin with, the season started out like all the others, making a Christmas list, writing a letter to Santa, and making sure I would

During the Holiday Season, the Inner Harbor in Downtown Baltimore has a Christmas Exhibition. I attended the Christmas exhibition Friday, November 25, 2016, during the lunch hours. The inner harbor always has an exhibition or activity for the public, during every season. The Christmas Village brings different cultures together to experience the holiday season. The Inner Harbor has an Ice Skating Rink, a German Christmas Village, and a Santa Claus impersonator to take pictures with. The Pandora Ice

 where it is the beginning of  the traditional Christmas shopping season. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in  November in the United States, Black Friday may be as early as the 23rd and as late as the  29th of November. More recently, there is new understanding that the term originates from the  theory that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January  through November) and made their profit during the holiday season. When this would be  recorded in the financial records

Catholics celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ; the rejoicing in the birth of our savior, and His influence on our lives today. It can also be a time of healing and renewed strength. While looking back and celebrating the birth of Christ, it should also be a time of looking ahead in preparation when He will come again. Many people lose sight of this aspect and get entwined in the material trappings of the holidays. They forget there is a spiritual meaning that does not require boxes and bows

But I still was not ready to say that Santa was not real. I still wanted that little bit of magic in my life during the last month of the year where all of my worries would disappear for a minute and all I could see was Santa getting ready for Christmas up at the North Pole. But I knew one day the day would come where I would be told that Santa wasn't real and I would join everyone in the world of darkness where I could not hop into Santa’s magical world and be swept away in his sled around the