Some Christians also refer to this day as Black Friday or Holy Friday. Not to diminish the importance or significance of Christmas, but all of Christianity hinges on Easter. It is through the death and resurrection of Jesus that all of mankind is saved. His birth and horrific death were prophesied by the most ancient of Jewish scripture and it is written that at the moment Christ died the earth grew dark. When did all of this occur? Would you believe April 3, 33AD? Is that exact date recorded in scripture or history anywhere? No.
Well, today’s the big day. Will this year’s receipt totals prove that our economy is finally on the mend? Personally, I don’t partake in the consumerist hysteria surrounding Black Friday. Yes, I realize there are great deals out there. Yes, I know that shopping is synonomous with the holiday season. No, I’m not against capitalism. I just don’t get supercharged about rising hours before the sun to feed the gluttonous idea of a materialistic Christmas. It seems that every year, the lists are longer, the budgets more bloated and still nobody’s any happier than they were the year before. In the process people simply end up over-extending themselves financially (isn’t that what kicked off our recession troubles to begin with?). Knowing full well that we don’t really need anything (or have the space to put any of it)