That Holiday Rush
We’ve been featuring a lot of Jacks lately, but I don’t think we’ve featured Jack Frost yet. Yes, folks, it’s December once again. And with this comes the holiday season. Okay, let’s not be too politically correct. It’s the Christmas season!
Jack Frost, of course, is the “creature who personifies crisp, cold, winter weather; a variant of Father Winter also known as Old Man Winter. He is a figure some believe to have originated in Viking folklore.” (Wikipedia). The cold weather is coming about and I can’t help but feel the rush both in terms of climate change and in terms of consumerism.
During holiday seasons, consumer spending jacks up (wow, another “jack”). People get their Christmas or year-end bonuses. Shops hold sales. Restaurants and holiday spots are jampacked. Everyone is busy. Everyone is buying–whether it’s electronic gadgets, cars, clothes, furniture, jewelry, or whatnot.
Sometimes it gets stressful.
But it’s the perfect time to try forgetting about reality, even just for a while. Everyone’s in a festive mood, after all, so what’s the point in missing out?
When January comes, that’s when you have to settle back in, tend to real life, and freak out about that huge credit card bill.
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