Topic > An easy fix for the lack of emphasis on Thanksgiving...

So many people complain about how little attention society pays to Thanksgiving. Every year, forever, the public has gradually reduced to a minimum the time dedicated to celebrating this day of thanks and gratitude. This is simply because the entire country is more interested in the most important holiday that follows it: Black Friday. In fact, Black Friday isn't just more important than Thanksgiving; it is undoubtedly the most important party of the year. Only in America do people spend an entire day (now two days in some parts of the country) arguing with each other over department store sales, less than a day after proclaiming their gratitude for the things they already own. For decades, shops have opened their doors in the early morning hours of fabulous Black Friday. In recent years, however, the concept of the “early bird special” has changed as many large chains, from Target to Toys R Us, opened on Thanksgiving Day, turning the best shopping day of the year into a celebration of two days. This is quite disturbing to some because man...