Although the day after Thanksgiving marks the actual beginning of the holiday season, it seems that sometimes Thanksgiving is forgotten in the rush to find and buy presents. Thanksgiving, a national holiday that reminds people about the importance of sharing and being thankful for everything, seems like it should be important to Americans yet is usually only celebrated on the day of the event on the last Thursday in November. With the frenzy of Black Friday and the multiple Santa parades on the day after Thanksgiving, this holiday seems to blend in with the rest of the days in the holiday season. Even some stores have started putting up Christmas and Hanukah decorations the day after Halloween, completely ignoring our national holiday that is much sooner than the holiday season.
Especially with kids having Halloween as a day to eat as much free candy as they want, and the holiday season filled with joy and a bountiful amount of presents, Thanksgiving can sometimes seem boring with the theme of sharing and giving instead of receiving. Also, the majority of the commercials and advertisements on television are already holiday-themed, trying to sell products as gifts. As Black Friday has grown more popular, some stores are opening up on late Thanksgiving night, taking away from the holiday.
Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day to be thankful for what you have. For many, it’s a day filled with family, good food, and great memories. So why as America’s market economy is modernizing, the holiday that shows the true good morals of our country’s founders seems not as important? Personally, I believe people should try to ignore the overwhelming advertising of the holiday season and try to keep their thoughts in the present.