An Open Letter to the Managers of Kirkcaldie and Stains, HomeFocus and Minnow.
Dear Sir/Madam,
As I have walked through town over the past few days I have noted that in your store window there are Christmas Displays set up. While not intending to be like a pre-spectral visitation Scrooge, who would mutter 'Bah, humbug' upon any mention of Christmas, I think it is fair to make the following points about your premature evacuation of these Christmas items from your storage areas:
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, grafted onto the pagan festival of the Winter Solstice. The symbolism here is that this is the time of the longest nights, or darkness covering the land. The birth of Christ parallels the promise that the light (of Jesus) will slowly take over from the darkness.
Traditionally, Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus during a period called Advent. This covers the period of the four Sundays previous to Christmas. On each Sunday, a candle is lighted on a wreath, also to signify the 'light' (representing Jesus) is coming into the world. This year the first candle, signifying the start of the Christmas season will fall on Sunday 27 November. This gives a full five weeks until Christmas as 25th December falls on the Sunday this year. (Next year, advent will not fall until 3 December with only 4 weeks and 1 day until Christmas.)
If you fail to remove the said displays I will have no option but to boycott your fine establishments until Monday 28 November.
Yours Sincerely / Bah Humbug,
Michael Ellis
As I have walked through town over the past few days I have noted that in your store window there are Christmas Displays set up. While not intending to be like a pre-spectral visitation Scrooge, who would mutter 'Bah, humbug' upon any mention of Christmas, I think it is fair to make the following points about your premature evacuation of these Christmas items from your storage areas:
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, grafted onto the pagan festival of the Winter Solstice. The symbolism here is that this is the time of the longest nights, or darkness covering the land. The birth of Christ parallels the promise that the light (of Jesus) will slowly take over from the darkness.
Traditionally, Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus during a period called Advent. This covers the period of the four Sundays previous to Christmas. On each Sunday, a candle is lighted on a wreath, also to signify the 'light' (representing Jesus) is coming into the world. This year the first candle, signifying the start of the Christmas season will fall on Sunday 27 November. This gives a full five weeks until Christmas as 25th December falls on the Sunday this year. (Next year, advent will not fall until 3 December with only 4 weeks and 1 day until Christmas.)
If you fail to remove the said displays I will have no option but to boycott your fine establishments until Monday 28 November.
Yours Sincerely / Bah Humbug,
Michael Ellis
posted by Michael at
8:47 PM
4 Comments:
Michael, you are indeed a bah humbug!
If you want a traditional Christian Christmas then wait for december and go to a church and you will get plenty of it.
The store is celebrating a different type of Xmas. -namely the commercial one of santa claus, sleighs and reindeer, christmas parties, carrols, the joyful sound of tills ringing in the cash!
In Christchurch we have show week in mid November and then after that the stores go into christmas mode. Kilcaldie & stains have been in business a long time so I guess that they must now be part of the Wellington christmas tradition. Loosen up and enjoy it!
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steven, at 10:08 PM
Ah - but where will you buy said advent candles so you have them in time for the first day of advent, if all the shops don't sell them before advent starts??
Oh - and does this mean we're doing candles at home now? YAYAYAY I love making new family traditions.
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Chaucey, at 8:52 AM
Steven/Chaucey - I solemnly swear that I will not complain about the early onset of Christmas when there are little ones in our home.
Until then, I reserve the right to be Scrooge-like at the ever earlier appearance of Christmas Merchandise solely designed to suck money from my wallet.
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Michael, at 9:54 PM
you miserable old surpouss fart.
let them have there early xmas and make lots of mulah.
who cares
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