Thanksgiving Is Better Than Christmas

Holidays have been apart of my life as long as I can remember. I don’t remember a holiday my family didn’t come together. Holidays help bring people closer together as family, friends, and as a nation. The most popular holidays in my opinion are Thanksgiving and Christmas. Both of these great holidays still brings us happiness, love and joy for one another. One can still argue that Thanksgiving is better than Christmas. By the impacts it has on our lives. Also how it has changed in the present day.

Both of these holidays have different impacts on our lives then we think. Christmas is an annual christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth. Held on December 25. Families also surprise on another with gifts. Some parts of Christmas may have negative impacts on families with lower income. Some of them may not be able to afford gifts for their family and friends. Some may struggle after the holiday. After getting everyone a gift.
“In Europe, long before the christian church placed the celebra tion of the birth of christ at the end of the year, midwinter was a time for rituals feasting and conviviality.”(Tracing the Festive Light Fantastic) Midwinter had nothing to do with santa or giving presents. It was about the death of the old year and the birth of the new year. Now in the present day Christmas is about mostly receiving presents and celebrating the birth of Christ. It's highly advertised that you need to get people gits to have a good Christmas. This doesn’t help bring people or families together like it used to. Thanksgiving “would not be celebrated again until june of 1676. On june 29 the community of Charlestown, Massachusetts proclaimed a day of thanksgiving for their good fortune. Ironically, this celebration excluded the Native Americans.”(Meaning of Thanksgiving) In the present thanksgiving can be celebrated with anyone by anyone. Thanksgiving now helps families and friends come closer