Halloween And Christmas Consumerism And Commercialisation In The UK
On social media a friend wrote: Various comments followed: I believed more required sharing and so I added this comment to the thread. We live in the UK with a consumer driven society and a commercialised culture, many people believe buying and using products and commodities, gives them an identity and meaning associated with a false sense of power. TV, media and properganda brain wash us into believing we need these things. Halloween originated from the Celts and was a festival to ward off evil spirits, but has quickly turned into something rather different. I personally hate the modern concept of trick or treating BC most people are handing out sweets and lollipops to young unsuspecting children in the midst of a global diabetes epidemic! I only hand out apples and believe me the children are always happy to recieve an apple, amongst all the other sugary rubbish they are given. It has also become second nature for the TV networks to offer up endless horror movies to watch, and t