I wish Halloween was not over and not because I am a Halloween fan. Oh, I do think it is a fun celebration that American goes ga-ga over. After all, I just read that Halloween-related sales are second only to Christmas-season sales. It is kind of ironic though, don't you think, that the two celebrations are so diametrically opposed in their inceptions?
I like Halloween because it is the final buffer before the consumer is barraged with the early onslaught of Christmas decorations, Christmas themes, and the subsequent television and print ads for all things that could possibly be on a child's or adult's Christmas-gift wish list. Even though stores' Christmas decorations were beginning to creep in prior to All Hallows Eve, the Halloween theme was prominent enough to keep the Christmas-related hype to a dull roar. Now there is no merchandising buffer and the advertising and promotional directors for all places commercial can go nuts, which they are.
I am just not ready to see dancing snowmen, prancing reindeer, waving Santa Clauses, floating snowflakes, kneeling Marys and Josephs and wandering wise men. I would just like to enjoy November for what it is - a transition month. A month where Mother Nature gently (most of the time) leads us from warmth to coldth. (my word) A month where we transition our closets from shorts and halter tops to sweaters and quilted coats. A month where extra blankets are brought out of storage closets and onto beds. A month where the trees become buck naked and a month where bucks chase does......often to their "Thelma and Louise" demises. A month where I have to find my favorite mittens and driving gloves. A month where I get to eat - for one day - dark turkey meat, mashed potatoes and dressing smothered with gravy, succotash, and the pie-type of my choosing.....since I bake the pie!
Yes, I like November, the month......not November the precursor to December. Let's celebrate November's natural beauty and bounty.
Maybe we could make Halloween last a bit longer?
Ancora imparo
