Wouldn't it be nice...

Nooooooooo! you are not supposed to stress over holidays. You are supposed to take a holiday to let you get out of whatever it is you usually do. I know that sometimes it seems overwhelming, but just look at them as mini vacations and refuse to participate in whatever part stresses you.

It would be a good idea with a maximum of 10 festivals in a year. But the idea wouldn't go off well in a country like India.....we've got hundreds of festivals spread through out the year...and each one celebrated differently (the same festival might last a day for one community and a whole week for another community!). It would be crazy trying to figure out a day or two for all the festivals :)

I think if we did that alot of people would be having alot of heart attacks trying to get all that in on those 2 days...Now if it was spread over a week..that be best..We have an awesome Apple Festival Every October so would love to include all that also. But just imagine how board we would be throughout the year with nothing but those couple days to look forward to? Would we still get the days off and breaks like we would have otherwise?

When i moved away from my home state alone with my son who was then 2yrs. i was really depressed because i didnt afford to buy him chrismas presents. I met up with some Jahovah witnesses and learned the truth about the holidays from the Holy Scriptures point of view. It was really a eye opening experience. I learned the truth to all the holidays. It sure releaved a lot of stress for me.

Oh, No.No. No. I wouldn't like that at all. All the holidays together? Ugh! Easter and Halloween and CHristmas all together? All things concidered I just don't think it would work. Mixing Fall and Spring and Winter all up. And what about the 4th of July? You are over the pond aren't you? Nope not for me.

Hiya bunnybon, Well in one way it´s a really good Idea. But if you were to try that out here the Protest would be enormous. You just would not be able to take away the Holidays from the Spanish. It´s their Life. They would protest like mad. There are more Holidays here than you can fit on the Calendar anyway. Does not bear thinking about lol. Me for one I am already fed up of their never ending Holidays another one coming up Friday and the other on Monday and then all finished more or less till Christmas itself and then the New Year and then wait for it Christmas does not officially finish till the Sixth of January of every Year. No leap Years included here (grin(). Plus then each Village has it´s own Festivities and of course the Holiday to go with it. No bunnybon would not work here might work over there but without a doubt here no. Sorry it really is a good idea too. Take care now.xxx

Oh Bunny you are being a spoilsport now lol I mean yes us Adults could deal with it but the poor Children would always have to wait a Year lol and somehow I do not think they would be very happy about that lol

That would be wounderful if all the holidays could be stuck together. I like it that way. I am glad that I can have winter and summer holidays for a long time and enjoy myself from the stress out of work. Holidays are too important for us all as it helps us forget about the work stress and get relaxed. Enjoy yourself, bunnybon.

That's a funny idea, it made me smile! Now I'll get serious--the holidays are stressful because of our expectations and our attitudes. Christmas is especially stressful because we think we have to spend a lot of money on gifts and we've forgotten the true meaning of the holiday. I was at my cousin's house last Christmas Eve and it was so refreshing. We all had sloppy joes and potato chips (that's their traditional Christmas meal) and other simple goodies and then everyone unwrapped their presents. They gave inexpensive things like scented candles, scarves, hand tools and the like. I don't think any gift was over $5. But they were thoughtful! For instance, my cousin's husband had lost his favorite hammer, a red one that he could easily find so his daughter scoured the stores and finally found a duplicate. Thoughtful, appreciated, cheap but treasured. A gift from the heart, not the wallet. Okay, I've lectured and ranted and I feel a little better. We need to change our attitudes before we can change our lives.

Hi Bunny! Sounds like a fun 2 days! But then...what do we do for the rest of the year? It would be interesting to see how quickly the media and greeting card companies come up with new holidays, wouldn't it? Might be hazardous to our health (or mine anyway) to have the Halloween, Christmas and Easter candy sales all at once. No matter how much I bought, I don't think it would last a year.

I kind of like the space in between them. Gives you a lot of time to prepare, you know? And kind of balances the stress out over the course of.. the entire year pretty much. I find Thanksgiving to be kind of a useless holiday (no offense) so if they just got rid of it, that would be fine by me!

I never ever thought of this but I do love your idea and to bad it couldn't happen. To be stress free all year from dealing with dinners and gifts for Valentines, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas would be a great thing. To deal with all this over a two day span would be wonderful and I think alot more people would be happier in their lives.

I can't say that I am really in favor of linking them all together the way that you've stated, but I really do think that we need to link together Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Years because all three of the holidays are just too close together in my opinion. We can do the Thanksgiving dinner on the 24th of December then watch the ball drop in Times Square as the parents are assembling the toys from Santa Claus. Finally, there would be football on Christmas/New Years day. It would mean one less day of being stuck watching football all day.

great idea...just carry on and enjoy

I think it's a good idea that way no need to go back and forth the stores just buy for the whole month

hi bunnybonn yes a great idea for us but the merchants would go beserk over not getting a whole months of sales profits. lol lol. but to get that all in would tgake a week not two days. guess I am tired tonight as it sounds like a lot of concentrated work,valentines with fourth of July what a mix might be fun too..

LOL.. no, not for me. I like them being so spread out. Gives us more to look forward to, and it's easier to afford that way. It's hard enough trying to recover from the twins birthday on Nov 19 with Thanksgiving in that same week.. then a month later worry about Christmas, and just a couple weeks after Christmas is the youngest son's birthday. May is worse as our wedding anniversary, Mother's Day, my birthday and my oldest son's birthday are all within a week of each other. It's crazy, hectic, and expensive! Just wait till I have grandkids and that many more birthdays throwin into the mix. Nope.. I'm happy that holidays are not all clumped together.

Hi bunnybon, Good idea but it would be a lot of hard work for mums though and all that eating, not enough time in a day, best thing to do is just forget about the whole thing shut your front door watch all those DVD movies and pig out on what ever you have in the fridge, lol! Tamara

Hey bunny! I think you have way too much time on your hands!lol You need to find something else to occupy your hands and mind right away! Don't you think that cramming all those holidays together would be just a bit much and skipping through them like that might annoy those working people) who look forward to getting those days off to be cheated out of them? I think maybe you should reconsider!

i think i have heard this before from my korean student since she kept on complaining the so many holidays in the Philippines. i think that would be nice however the essence would be gone.