Essay 5: Compare & Contrast
As the leaves began to change their hues and the days started dwindling down to the end of November, a great injustice became evident to me. The great country that I so dearly love annually commits one of the most heinous crimes, at least by my standards, imaginable, skipping Thanksgiving. It happens every year. Usually, the festivities and preparations for Halloween begin sometime in September and remain strong until midnight on November 1st…then suddenly it’s Christmas. In fact, this year I could have bought a Christmas tree and stockings at the same time as I was buying candy corn and a pumpkin to carve into a jack o’lantern. Christmas has become one of the most dominant holidays in our history; however, I believe that Thanksgiving deserves equal recognition. While both holidays may share similar components, it is their differences that make both holidays equally important.
Christmas originally was a celebration of the Winter Solstice for early Europeans. They believed that the Winter Solstice marked the end of the
…show more content…
For example, centralized on a more specific (and accurate) day, Thanksgiving was celebrated by giving thanks through the same religion it originated with. With that said, Christmas, while ultimately taking on a more Christian state like Thanksgiving, had a different origin of faith. Thanksgiving, while extremely important, is not celebrated on a global scale as Christmas nor is the holiday near as old. Regardless, both holidays carry valuable traditions and connotations such as feasting and unification between man. Ultimately, while both Christmas and Thanksgiving may have an array of differences, they are both important holidays with a significant history that equally support their