Society as a whole has become more materialistic in recent years. The stores feed into this by putting out Christmas decorations next to Halloween items, and they feed into the buying with Black Friday and the ads. I read an article the other day about a woman who was out of work and had 5 children, yet she planned to spend 200.00 for each child. Last year she bought a bedroom set as a gift for one so she thought this year she was doing less. She is showing the other problem that people seem to think that they have to give their children huge amounts of gifts to be good parents. The ads and mechanizing of products feeds into the materialistic thinking. Wearing "name brands" or having the most expensive handbag in the 5th grade feeds into this. So, do people like the Kim K and her family and the reality shows like the Housewives of so and so. They make it seem like if you don't have all of this "stuff" you are a failure. Perspective has been lost and the only way to return to it is to look into ourselves for rewards and happiness.
== == == == Charlie Brown thought Christmas was too commercialized. I agree!
Materialistic is an adjective.
For the most part, yes. Australia is a predominantly Christian nation, and most Christmas celebrations are religious in nature, with church services. However, there are certainly many people who have no understanding of spiritual matters, and for them Christmas is just a materialistic holiday.
In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Sally Brown asks for "tens and twenties" when she writes her letter to Santa Claus, showing her materialistic nature and lack of understanding of the holiday's true meaning.
Synonyms for materialistic are consumerist, acquisitive, greedy; worldly, capitalistic, and bourgeois.
It's highly doubtful that Christmas was ever "illegal."
Christmas is celebrated in Germany because it is still a country founded on Christianity. One-third of its population is Protestant, another third is Roman Catholic, and therefore it is still relevant for them to celebrate Christ's birth. The remaining third who are of a variety of religious affiliations or none at all also enjoy the materialistic festivities associated with Christmas.
They do not represent Christmas. They were just fun additions added to Christmas that have known become like a tradition.
She was so materialistic that she judged people based on their possessions rather than their character.
Probably because we're generally more materialistic these days. More emphasis is placed on the number of presents people buy for their kids - than the spiritual meaning of the event !
According to the popular song, there are 12.
Mince Pies became popular at Christmas in 1899