Second Monday of October - Thanksgiving
October 31st - Halloween
November 1st - Christmas starts
Actually, on October 31st, K visited a cafe that had gingerbread man cookies. So, Christmas actually starts on Halloween. Christmas decorations start filling store windows immediately after Halloween. Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays - I didn't realize how important it is in delaying the start of Christmas.
(Notice the owls)Addendum: Canadian snow mystery. Just as it was starting to get cold, the Rona people (home store by our place) started to gird their windows against possible wintry assault. Or did they? What is this for?
Worry not, Thanksgiving is no longer any bar to the start of Christmas here in the U.S. All the radio stations went Christmas after Halloween and the Christmas decorations have been out forever. There is no stopping the inexorable backward advancement of Christmas. Next year I'm pretty sure it will start shortly after Labor Day. Now that's where you may *really* have a problem in Canada -- do you have the May Labo(u)r Day like the rest of the world?
ReplyDeleteYeah, the Halloween push is a bit unfair - since Christmas is creeping forever backward in the US. I don't yet know the Labour day status... just checked.. it's the first Monday in September, just like home (: So I guess we're safe.
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