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Originally Posted by Beat_the_Streak_MLB
Nothing.
I don't celebrate the fake commercial holidays.
If you've been a jerk to your mom all year, taking her out for dinner one day doesn't make up for the rest of the year.
And if you've been nice to your mom all year, you shouldn't have to prove yourself again because Hallmark says so.
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or in similar words, why celebrate any holiday? I mean seriously. . .
Easter and its bunnies and chocolate, a decidedly pagan origin to a barely Christian event (at least these days). The same can be said of Christmas or almost any holiday we mark. . .born of someones idea to celebrate something for some reason.
"The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States."
Anna went on to hate what mothers day became (commercialized) just as many people hate what Christmas became. . etc.
Why do I celebrate holidays then? Because its an excuse to do something nice. . . its fun. Kids love it.
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