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The idea that a holiday is supposed to be a day off from work seems to be lost after the hostess as been cooking a turkey since 5am, and relatives had to slog through hours of traffic or long lines at airport security. Why not just approach the table as any other meal, but with more family members, than try to assemble the perfect sage-stuffed, wine-paired Thanksgiving?
Of course, the other major holidays seem like a mere lead-up to Christmas and Chanukah. The masses are in a desperate frenzy while searching for the perfect gift. A hapless shopper finally falls into a tear-stained muddle at the cash register, as she buys a generic pair of slippers for her father, since she was unable to find a tennis racket from his favorite manufacturer. People, spurred on by the consumption encouraged by advertising buy gifts strangers, from the mailperson to their garbage man. The idea of shopping as a sales-driven 'sport' is reinforced by the creation of pseudo-holidays like 'Black Friday' or 'Cyber Monday' where the amount of people heading to the malls for discounts, or online to find great sales, has become a required cultural right of passage. How many Christmas gifts are really memorable? Maybe the longed-for bicycle (or iPod) for a child, but once someone gets a bit older, what is really remembered is the time...
The day itself, after so much anticipation, almost invariably falls short. Also, perhaps because Americans are moving farther and farther away from their families, and losing a sense of family tradition, they seem more intent on looking at the media and culture to tell them how they should feel and celebrate a particular day. The result is neurotic perfectionism. One of the most enjoyable holiday experiences I had was celebrating the New Year with a Russian Orthodox friend of mine. The New Year is more important in the Russian Orthodox calendar and is a kind of combination of Christmas and New Years. Because everything was so different, from the foods, to the songs, to the tradition, I had no expectations of what was going to happen next. Because this way of celebrating a winter holiday was not of my culture, or much talked-about in the media, there was no pressure upon everyone to 'perform' and to be 'perfect.' However, I still felt moved, and reflective, because of the emotions of the people around me, and the weighty sense of the passage of yet another year, traditionally observed in 'the old way.' I think this was a good lesson, and from now on it is the attitude I will use, when approaching any celebration, great or small.
That way, families could coordinate their schedules and plan family get-togethers just as they do now, except that they would be able to travel without worrying about traffic and airport congestion that makes holiday travel such a nightmare when everybody travels at the same time. If anything, that approach to holidays would increase their meaning in several ways rather than reducing their meaning. Today, Christmas, Father's Day and Mother's Day
That is the beauty of the successful and rising platform established through successful investments; it all becomes quite circular. Then, by reinvesting and refinancing earnings, everything becomes stronger. Just as easily, however, this corporation could have been buried. 1. What is a franchising arrangement? And how is this reflective of business expansion? Moreover, how does this support business growth? From HighBeam Business, these key-terms set the stage from here on out: MLA:
To meet their needs in this regard, I'll provide them with a liaison during every part of their journey. I will for example ensure that a particular flight attendant on every flight will meet them and help the family find the correct connection for their continuing journey. In the case of their arrival, I will ensure that an airport official will meet them at the airport and ensure their
charge of the holiday party for your organization or department. Your boss says, "Should we have a formal sit-down dinner with just the employees? Or should we have an informal picnic with families and dogs? Please send a comparison with your recommendation." This essay compares and contrasts two different options for our annual corporate holiday party, a formal sit-down dinner exclusively for employees, and an informal picnic with families and
Perhaps your partner is feeling the same things that you are feeling! Once your feelings are out in the open, it will be easier to come up with a solution to your problems. One F: First, you might want to consider the fact that you are imagining the fact that he is angry with you. Maybe things at work, in general, have not been going well. Or maybe he has a
Cultural Perceptions of Time in Africa Time is a foundational factor in every culture. The perception of time is different for most cultures and the determining factor to those differences is often based on the means of production. "Most cultures have some concept of time, although the way they deal with time may differ fundamentally." (Kokole 1994, 35) Tracing the perception of the concept of time in Africa can be seen