I was appalled when I read the amount of money that was spent on Halloween decorations, costumes and treats. Following Halloween, Christmas shopping and decorations fill peoples minds and Thanksgiving is forgotten.
In late September my husband went to a local garden shop looking for an item only to find the entire area filled with Christmas trees and Christmas merchandise -- not a sign of any garden items.
As a child growing up we all knew the weekend after Thanksgiving. Our local general store would put out the Christmas toys, wagons, sleds and beautiful dolls. We youngsters would stand outside and dream of receiving one of these delightful looking toys.
At our country school right after Thanksgiving we would be given our Christmas recitations and we would begin practicing the Christmas songs that we would perform at our school program and also Christmas Eve at our church program.
I live in fear that the vocal majority may soon push Thanksgiving to a Monday enabling them to have another carefree three-day weekend, with no thoughts as to what Thanksgiving Day is all about. Are we too concerned about possessing material things today so the true meaning of Thanksgiving never enters our minds?
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On Nov. 28, why don't we take the time to bow our heads and give thanks.
Ruby Hokana
Moorhead
