If you could eliminate one holiday - which one would it be?

[LynneSin]

Me - it would be freaking Christmas. They start advertising for it back in October and I'm already dreading the holiday season. Nobody really knows what the true Christmas spirit is sometimes.

I'd rather we just give to others all year round and eliminate Christmas.

Which holiday would you get rid of???

[The Lone Liberal]

1. St Swidden Day

Not much of a saint, no miracles just a couple card tricks.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. New Year's.....what's the fucking point?

Everyone runs around kissing each other saying HAPPY NEW YEARS as though anything at all will be different tomorrow...what a crock of shit!

[Zomby Woof]

3. can we keep the kissing part?

We can have everyone do it every day just to make sure! :D

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. only if they brush and floss regularly

[liberalhistorian]

11. You WOULD

want something like that wouldn't you, lol!

[Zomby Woof]

34. hehehe

I think at midnight on New Year's Eve, everyone should kiss on the hood of NSMA's car!

[liberalhistorian]

10. ROFLMAO!

That is certainly a rather different perspective, and one my all-holiday-hating boss would love!

[Sting]

28. Hey...

we don't have to work or go to school on New Years Day. That's why I love it! :party: :thumbsup:

[Maple]

4. Xmas

Bah humbug!

[Zomby Woof]

5. Purim

NOBODY observes this anymore, I bet.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. You don't live in NY, I guess

They sure do.

[Zomby Woof]

33. you are correct

I do not, and am thankful to nature for that.

[scarlet_owl]

24. Mmmmmm.... Hamantaschen!

[Melsky]

7. Naked day!

Oh sorry, I thought this was what holiday would you start.

[liberalhistorian]

13. LOL!

Hey, I'm all for starting that one!

[punpirate]

8. Who on earth would want...

... fewer paid holidays?

I'm all for a few more!

Cheers.

[LoZoccolo]

9. Sweetest day.

Nothing against it really, but someone told me it's a manufactured one designed to sell gifts. They have to be taught they can't do this.

[Melsky]

19. There is no sweetest day in california

I never even heard of it until I lived in Ohio for a year. I never understood the point, there's Valentines day for crap like that!

[PassingFair]

23. Here, here...

This one gets my vote, too. WTF is Sweetest Day, if not a blatant rip-off of Valentine's Day. This one is absolutely manufactured. Men might think it's WOmanufactured for increased chocolate consumption...

[liberalhistorian]

12. Fucking VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm one of those old-fashioned, incurable romantics who loves giving and receiving flowers, candlelight, walks on the beach, chocolate, chocolate, and, of course, CHOCOLATE (hey, I'm a woman, whaddaya expect!), but I haven't had a relationship in years and years, and it's been fucking TWELVE YEARS since I've had a boyfriend on that day!

TWELVE YEARS of putting up with the flower and candy deliveries to OTHER WOMEN in workplaces, and being surrounded by romance, couples-oriented this, that, and the other, bombarded with ads for all kinds of "romantic" outings, and being made to feel like shit because I happen to be alone on that day when it almost seems like a crime to some people if you don't even have a date. A few years isn't so bad, but TWELVE YEARS of couple-less VD day is just too fucking much!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leftist_rebel1569]

16. Same thing with me, kinda

I CAN'T STAND VALENTINE'S DAY. I'm actually kinda...sort of...a romantic teenage guy. But, I've been single virtually my whole life single. And now, all of my friends are in relationships, except for the ones that don't want relationships period. I'm the only one that's single and cares, and it just sucks to see everyone in all this couple-everything crap. I hate it!

[liberalhistorian]

18. Believe me, you're talking to a

fellow veteran here, and I'm sorry to say that it doesn't get much better when you're an adult, it still sucks to be alone in a couples-oriented world!

[CandyCrim21]

26. Down With V-Day!!!!

I agree sister! I'm only on my 3rd year with out a bf on that day but even when I had one. I was like wtf, this is stupid. This is like a holiday for no reason and one year my asshole boyfriend that I did have gave me a good for one use only, gift certificate to see Dr. Kiborkian, ( I guess thats how you spell it). Who does that? "I love you sweetie, kill yourself now." He thought this was hilarious but I was a little worried at that point. LOL, should have told me somthing about him then. LOL VALENTINES DAY IS A JOKE:toast:

[SOteric]

14. President's Day. Bah humbug.

[onebigbadwulf]

15. VALENTINE'S DAY

talk about a waste of time money and life.

I feel retarded celebrating it and retarded not celebrating it. It's impossible to not feel retarded that day.

[geniph]

20. Xmas, otherwise known as Retailing Madness

the whole thing does nothing for me. I don't want to decorate, I don't want to engage in conspicuous overconsumption, I have virtually nothing to do with my family, and I don't like most of the food. Oh, and the music sucks, unless I get to sing traditional carols in a group that can carry a tune. (I'm not a Christian, but I love the traditional carols; most are beautiful tunes, but who wants to hear them played over and over and over again on co-worker's tinny tape players?)

I do like getting a couple days off of work, but most years, I end up working while everyone else is off partying. Such is the life of a system administrator; if something has to be done off-hours, you end up working over holidays.

[starroute]

21. Columbus Day

It's racist. It isn't universally a paid holiday. It's widely used to torture small schoolchildren.

I'd say it would never be missed.

[BringEmOn]

41. No more genocide

[On the Road]

46. Absolutely!

Columbus Day is an abomination. If the Italians get upset, give them Giuseppe Verdi or something. Just to get rid of honoring that genocidal monster.

[Hillsey]

22. I'd give up Christmas because it lasts 5 weeks

[The Zanti Regent]

25. Ronald Reagan's Birthday

Just wait for Poopy Pants to Poop the last Poop and the GOP will enshrine him a la Elvis.

[CSI Willows]

27. Christmas

One, I wouldn't have to go to my father's house.
Two, I would have to listen to the advertisments for it which start earlier every year. Because of all the commercialism, Christmas has lost it's meaning. Now it's just an excuse to get presents.

[TexasMexican]

29. Labor Day...

move it to may 1st.

[fortyfeetunder]

30. I detest the Christmas season

Actually if I could eliminate the last six weeks of the year to wipe out Thanksgiving and Christmas I'd be even happier.

[Piperay]

31. Christmas

they start the Christmas stuff up as soon as Labor Day and it is all about buy, buy, buy. It seems like everything else gets put on hold for weeks and weeks because of that one day. :argh:

[newyawker99]

32. Halloween. n/t

[WillParkinson]

35. ALL OF THEM!

They're nothing but Hallmark money makers.

[HuckleB]

36. Eliminate a holiday? Isn't that a freeper notion?

We're already losing overtime all over the place. There's no reason to eliminate the few days of rest that exist in this nation.

[onebigbadwulf]

38. Not my holiday. I chose Valentine's day

And that is the correct answer. Valentine's day is the one holiday that should be removed since no one gets it off anyway, and you're made to look like a fool no matter what you do.

The rest of you are wrong.

[HuckleB]

40. Made to look like a fool?

They must have some interesting Valentine's Day traditions in your part of the world.

Anyway, if it's not an official day off, it's a voluntary holiday, so there's nothing to eliminate.

[joeybee12]

37. Thanksgiving--nothing but a celebration of gluttony!

Why don't we just fast that day, and send the money we would have spent gorging ourselves to Oxfam or some other group. However, still have a few beers around to watch football.

[HuckleB]

39. Interesting...

Get rid of the parts of the feast that promote community and friendship and family and keep the newfangled, idle parts that divide the feast participants?

[joeybee12]

47. Honestly

People like you read into things too much.

Why do we need all that food?

The comment about the beer was just a snide comment to placate the numerous sprost fans out there--if I ahdn't said it, someone would have complained about that.

You can't win on DU.

[Kitsune]

42. Eliminate? I want to ADD one.

ELECTION DAY!

[HuckleB]

43. Now that I can get behind!

.

[BringEmOn]

45. Is that a Chinese holiday?

Any day is good for an election

[Solly Mack]

44. I'd boost Groundhogs Day to a higher level and eliminate

President's Day