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minus-squareWeirdfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 天前The basic point was that all holidays are made up. To suggest that xmass is less of a cash grab consumer fest than valentine’s day is insane. You dont see valentine’s day advertised in January, around here xmass starts the day after Halloween.
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 天前I don’t think Christmas is less of a cash grab per se, just that there’s at least some spirit under it, while (modern) VDay seems to be pretty purely consumerist
The basic point was that all holidays are made up. To suggest that xmass is less of a cash grab consumer fest than valentine’s day is insane.
You dont see valentine’s day advertised in January, around here xmass starts the day after Halloween.
I don’t think Christmas is less of a cash grab per se, just that there’s at least some spirit under it, while (modern) VDay seems to be pretty purely consumerist