Nancy

So are any of your countries copying the holidays/red-letter days of other countries?

I'm asking because mine is and I'm wondering if Denmark is the only one. For the past 5 years or so the post offices has started to sell Valentine's cards on Valentine's day and Halloween cards on Halloween and some of the stores decorate their windows with special items from both holidays. The reason for this is of course profit which only pisses me off even more.

I don't see you people celebrate Fastelavn, Morten's aften (=Morten's evening) or Store Bededag (=big praying day) and why would you?! These are Danish red-letter days with deep roots in the history of my country and our customs and have therefore nothing to do with any countries abroad.

It's not only the motive of profit that annoys me. It's that it takes away a bit of the magic of other counties. Valentine's Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving is what makes America extra special and interesting. Ireland has Saint Patrick's Day and the Italians have La Befana. They will all seem less interesting if we all started celebrating them wouldn't you agree?

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