With Halloween and all its craziness tucked behind us this weekend, the world is ramping up for Christmas; all accept the US of course. The US is embracing the coming of yuletide cheer, but before they can fully devote themselves to the season of excess merriment, they must plod through their national holiday of Thanksgiving, followed immediately by the dawn of excess consumerism, Black Friday.
I’m told by our writer, Fanchesca DeNoir, that this official kick off to the Holiday Season, at one time past, began a leisurely day after Thanksgiving with sales of holiday items and the like and has since been pushing the time forward to where Black Friday sales actually happen before the traditional stuffing of the gullet with Turkey and Sweets and in some very extreme cases, occur shortly after the visit to the dentist with a mouthful of sore teeth from consuming way too much cheap chocolate than is good for one. She goes even further to suggest that while out shopping this weekend for holiday gifts, she came upon the shipping boxes at the back of the store filled with goodies for, wait for it; Valentine’s Day. 2016.