So many of the traditions and celebrations in the US that are often associated with Christmas were originally traditions brought by our German and English forefathers. The most common and well know tradition of Christmas is a brightly colored or even gaudy tree. Some other traditions that the first immigrant brought with them include Advent calendars, greeting cards and gingerbread houses and cookies.
But what about some more modern traditions like our favorite National Lampoons movie, Christmas Vacation, and of course our favorite eggnog moose head mugs. And don’t forget about Clark’s giant tree. Will our more modern and niche traditions stand the test of time. No one knows, but if it is up to me, it will go on forever.
Christmas traditions in the United States today is mostly focused around family, travel, shopping, gift giving and of course decorating, Clarks favorite.
Family and travel go hand in hand during the Holiday Season in the US and Canada because families typically live so far away from each other. We can be stretched out from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast to the West Coast. Christmas time and its traditions offer a great opportunity for family members to gather in celebration in a comfortable setting. But all of this travelling makes it one of the busiest times of year, which brings me to shopping.
The Christmas season officially begins on the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is known as Black Friday. Why is it called Black Friday? Because that’s when the business get the opportunity for their books to be in the “black” instead of “red”, and that means profit. So what is the busiest and most profitable shopping day for all of the businesses online and offline? It is the Saturday before Christmas of course.
Happy Holidays
