by Demetri Maroosis
There are many holidays that we celebrate. It seems that when we finish one, we are moving on to the next. When we are putting away our Santa caps, we are getting out the sparkling fruit soda. I think that all the holidays of the year can get a bit overwhelming. I also think that some holidays are very pointless and their messages of Christianity have been twisted. Christmas is all about receiving instead of the giving of Christ's blood; St. Valentine's day is all about hearts and not about a great martyr.
If I could make a holiday it would have to be a whole week. My holiday would be vacation day times seven. I have noticed that most people can't just get a week off of work unless they get ridiculed by their boss. But, if we could have a vacation week, we could have a whole week off of working. You may think that this is crazy and we would not be able to survive. Well, people in France get a whole summer off. I found this out from a French guy at Disney World Epcot. That would be my kind of holiday.
So now my question turns to you; what is your idea for a holiday?
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My ideal vacation would be to do absolutely nothing in Alaska in the summer. You can't really enjoy doing nothing in Florida when its 105 outside and you're sticking to the walls on the inside. So, I want to move to Alaska during the summer where it's perma-AC-ed and do anything I want and not have to do anything.
Well, to start things off, I'd like to point out that on Christmas the reason we do give gifts is because of Christs gift to us. And I feel that during the Christmas season Christianity seems to be accepted more-so than it normally is.
I would make a National White People Holiday. We have Black History Month, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and many others. But I never see anything for White people. Are they not as proud of themselves as the other races?
Besides, the turmoil it would create would be interesting. If we are lucky it would either A.) Create a White Holiday and make everything fair and balanced, or B.) Do away with all racial holidays. But if all else fails it would C.) Be fun to watch the debates that would spring up.
If that's not a good idea then we could always go for the Kyle is Awesome Holiday. For those that do not like this holiday...
I'm Sorry, I Can't Hear You Over the Sound of How Awesome I Am!
My idea for a holiday...
Well, my holiday would last for two days straight. It would consist of many great foods, some of which being: chocolate cheese cake, pumpkin pie, cheddar chili dogs, bacon cheeseburgers, bourbon chicken, and cheddar chex mix (because it's a party, you know).
Everyone would wear blue turbans and would dance to Balkan folk music for both days, while sleeping when feeling the need, and the rest of that time would be dedicated to the god Marsufullniflebiscuit. The members of this "cult" would gather underground in a dug-out society (simple called a Narf), complete with beautiful woman who serve you sushi and Cherry Dr. Pepper every fifteen minutes, along with the Balkan folk music and all the other great foods.
When the two days came to an end, all those who partook in this holiday would rip off their socks and scream "I AM A CONEHEAD!" The holiday would be completely legal, and no real disturbance would be made, since all of this is held undergound in a Narf. Any country or community could be included in the holiday, and nobody would die during it.
These two days would be named after the great god Marsufullniflebiscuit, who is the god of all things tasty. Marsufullniflebiscuit Day would take place on Monday and Tuesday, the two most boring days of the week, and no one will die.
Well, that's my idea for a holiday. Please create it in your power to make this possible for children and parents alike. We need you.
Any day off of school is considered a holiday to me.
Umm no school, no responsibilities, just endless free time to do whatever I please whenever. :D Currently I'd probably spend it trying to beat Patapon. It doesn't really matter where I am xD, I just don't like having to do things.
My idea of a Holiday is having a week off from work and spending time all week with family and friends. It would be almost like Thanksgiving when we gather around with one another and feast. Towards the end of the week all the family and friends would go out to a bar-b-que restaurant and then feast together on ribs and fried chicken before they have to return to work the next week.
I think when there's now school and im at the beach surfing thats my holiday
Oh, and also, my holiday (Marsufullniflebiscuit Day), would occur biannually - the first Monday and Tuesday of January, and the last Monday and Tuesday of the following December.
Daniel,
Alaska is a very amazing place. I would love to go there some day.
Kyle,
I would go with B definitely. We don't need to celebrate heritage. All it does is bring up racial issues. I don't know if the gov will except "Kyle is Awesome Day" as a national holiday.
Daniel,
Marsublabla day would be an interesting one. It sounds more like a ritual. I have the strange feeling that Marsublabla day would not go along very well in society. But, Cherry Dr. Pepper is always good. Also, I am not quite sure what Belken folk music sounds like. But the best part is the chocolate cheese cake.
Josh D,
What a simple answer! I totally agree with you, but if you could make a holiday, what would it be?
Amy,
Feast week would work out great. I call first spot in line!!!
Demetri, you just called me Daniel.
I believe I could wrap my brain around Nathan's gluttonous holiday! However, I think I'll go with the Give-a-Mom-a-Break Holiday, extremely popular in homeschooling circles. It could involve travel, but somebody else would have to make all the planning and preparations because I'm taking a break. It could mean just staying at home, but then somebody else would have do to all the cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, bill-paying, shopping, etc., because I'm taking a break. There would be no calls, no computers, no outside contact whatsoever because I'm taking a break. All that would last about a day; as moms go, we are all irreplaceable. We will just have to take our holiday in 5-minute intervals and savor every second.
My idea of a holiday would have to be around the ideas of other Christian holidays. Like christmas is in rememberence of Jesus's birth, Easter is of His resurection and so on.
But the holiday I would make would be a day to remember Jesus's walk on the earth and a day to remember his AMAZING miricles and speeches. The holiday would last 1 day, and people would spend some of the time in church (like Easter) but the sermon would be about miricles Jesus did. Personally I adore listening to sermons about Jesus's life because it is the only life there is to look to with favor.
What I mean is, why not celebrate our SAVIOR'S life? We think others have the better life and if we took a day to look at the real perfect life..wait hold on by perfect I mean perfect spiritually. We all know he didn't have a "perfect life" meaning popularity, great things, power and all that junk. But to christians we should view Jesus's life as perfect. I don't say that to be as "Well OUR God's life was perfect and YOURS isn't" lol I mean because if we are truly christians, we WANT to have a amazing relationship with God as Jesus did.
Alright I had better stop before I give a whole sermon! (i tend to do that a lot, just ask my sisters!!)
My idea for a holiday...
It would be called Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Days and everything imaginable would happen.
Unicorns (without horns) would fly out of the heavens and land in Candy Land (which is a real place) The head unicorn's name is Charlie, he is also known as the banana king. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Days celebrate the birth of bananas. The banana unicorns bring with them chocolate covered bananas, frozen bananas, bananas with sprinkles, hot fudge sundaes with bananas, fried bananas, banana flavored cotton candy, banana ice cream, banana cake and other assortments of bananaee goodness.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Days is celebrated every 29th day of February for a total of 6 days.
People paint their houses yellow just for the occasion. Every janitor in the world must wear a yellow thong and all animals must wear yellow shoes or socks.
As an incentive to participate in this wonderful holiday, all phone companies provide free unlimited texting for every teenager in the world.
To conclude the holiday, all participants stick a ripe banana in their ear of choice and shout "STICK A BANANA IN YOUR EAR!" 11 times.
This would be a great holiday...
I promise.
Shay, it seems you ripped off my idea of a holiday. That's okay though. If people in the business world can do it, why not you? Haha.
But um, yellow thong? That's pushing the yellow envelope a little too far chicka.
Umm, yeah, I agree about the yellow thong . . . to far!
Anyway, my idea of a holiday would be free maid service and breakfast in bed - no homework, just fun with my kids. Include some beach time and lets put it on Obama's desk for instant approval!
Hey Demetri,
I have a comment on your blog..I don't mean to be mean but I just wanted to say this.
You first off started stating how holidays don't seem to be christian based or whatever. My question is for you is why is your idea of a holiday not about christianity? Just wondering..
My ideal holiday would be a vacation to hawaii with my family and some close friends. My family has always wanted to go to hawaii and it would be a fun experiance and a great holiday spot. The weather would be warm and sunny beaches. There would be great food and definantly no school!
Hmmm...My idea of a holiday would be called Music Festival Month. It would probably be in the summer because
1) There would be no homework or school (This is a MANDATORY requirement...Seriously, we would all be busy listening to music)
2) It's kinda hard for teachers to go without a month of school/homework during the school year...They would have to pile up on homework for the rest of the year or elongate the school year! I guess for our sakes and theirs, it would be easier to relieve them.
Secondly, everyone would have a month off from work. And the government would NOT pay for it! That's welfare...and that causes too much trouble!!! Companies would just have to prepare for Music Festival Month ahead of time.
As for the holiday itself, there would be music festivals of all kinds all over the country at different times. They would consist of all musicians: major label, indie label, Christian, mainstream, and even musicians/bands who aren't known or don't have record labels (like a bunch of kids that got together and formed a band in high school...but they would have to audition). Since it lasts a whole month, artists would probably have enough time to travel to several places. Of course there would be breaks...artists need to breathe, you know? Also, people would probably have some other things planned. Lastly, if you really just don't like music, you don't have to attend any music festivals...you can just take it easy :D.
As for holidays being more Christian...I think Christians should celebrate and worship Jesus everyday! Seriously, why think about His birth, life, death, and resurrection for only one day? He is your whole life, the most important relationship you have! Plus, God commands us to worship and be filled with the Spirit everyday...and if you are truly a Christian, that will be your desire. Of course, you will sin, stumble, and not be filled sometimes...but He will fill you...You just have to yield (surrender) to Him :D
My idea of a holiday would be a day when everyone worships me and brings me gifts.
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