How Boycott Christmas Got Started
Boycott Christmas was started by a grade 10 student at London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario Canada. The young man, Matt, had the guts to put posters up on lockers throughout the school. Some of the posters were defaced or ripped down by people against the idea, even members of the student council.
The principal of the school had a meeting with Matt to discuss the posters. In the end, the principal supported his cause, and decided to help out.
Central had a student forum assembly, and Boycott Christmas was one of the main topics. There were many people there speaking out against it, but every time, someone got up to defend it. Many of the people against the idea hadn't stopped to read the posters, and felt we were boycotting the holiday itself.
This site was created to help inform people of the fact that we are not boycotting Christianity or Christmas as the holiday, but the way the advertising and retail industry has used it to make money.
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Ways You Can Help
The best way to Boycott Christmas Commercialism would be to never watch a Christmas commerical, or buy anything at Christmas time. But that's easier said than done, and a bit over the edge.
Instead, start by not buying so much wrapping paper and decorations. If you need to have a Christmas tree, buy an artificial one so you don't have to buy one every year, or do as the pagans did, and decorate a tree outside. Do your Christmas shopping before the Christmas Season, it's not like Christmas is the only time of year you can buy that CD your sister wants, or that Playstation game your son has been begging for. And don't buy things you can only get at Christmas time. Most of all, don't buy gifts for those you don't need to. If you don't like your mother-in-law, why buy her a present? Definitely don't buy a present for all your co-workers, or people you kinda know. Stick to buying presents for your immediate family, and really close friends. Don't put Christmas lights up, or if you feel the need to, don't put so many up. Electricity bills are the highest at Christmas time due to all the lights. There is no reason to put up so many. Don't put decorations up all over the place either, there isn't really a point. If you already have the decorations, and they don't use electricity you can put them up, but don't go out and buy more. For Christmas dinner, don't buy enough food to feed you and the ten houses around you, that's a waste of food. Buy enough to feed the people who are going to be there, only that much. If your left-overs last for more than three days, you had too much food. If you feel the need to spend alot, divide the amount you wish to spend in half, and give half of that to the foodbank. Christmas represents Goodwill Toward All People, not Buy Everyone Something So They Think I Like Them.
Don't forget not everyone celebrates Christmas, so don't assume the people around you do. Don't go around wishing everyone "Merry Christmas" but instead, just "Happy Holidays" or, find out what they celebrate first and wish them a "Happy (place holiday here)".
Other Winter Holidays
Yule.
Chanukah/ Hanukkah.
Winter Solstice.
Ramadan.
Kwanzaa.
Almost everyone celebrates something in the Winter. With how diverse Canada is we shouldn't assume everyone celebrates Christmas.
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