tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post453304764157973995..comments2024-03-26T07:57:53.601+00:00Comments on Miranda Threlfall-Holmes: Advent is a feminist issue (and so are posh Advent calendars)Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436701820363040984noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-73821393861534545602018-02-02T14:00:12.880+00:002018-02-02T14:00:12.880+00:00I was given one of those beauty product ones last ...I was given one of those beauty product ones last year. I kept it and for Dec 2017 made it up with all sorts of ordinary, everyday things because so often we fail to celebrate that which we take for granted. That sense of more is not necessariy better or good for you or the planet. However the faces of my son and husband were a picture when the 1st of December revealed new toothbrushes... there were little chocolate later on ... I'm not that mean but I really wanted to test our assumptions on rampant consumerism. Thank you for your thought provoking blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-4127017440981929292017-12-04T09:33:23.616+00:002017-12-04T09:33:23.616+00:00Nothing wrong with feasting - and in Jewish celebr...Nothing wrong with feasting - and in Jewish celebrations women are much at the centre of the table liturgy - but I think some of the unease around commercial Advent calendars is about the ever increasing divide in our society between those who can afford champagne and chocolate on a daily basis and those who can't. Let's not kid ourselves this is about successful businesses making big bucks. And knowingly supporting that is not part of my Advent Feasting. Janet Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663828975134608297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-59864621213579376262017-12-04T00:16:08.004+00:002017-12-04T00:16:08.004+00:00On Thanksgiving Day, I go "all out" with...On Thanksgiving Day, I go "all out" with turkey and the fixings for my family. On Christmas, we do a much more manageable (and less labor-intensive) ham, because years ago I made the conscious decision to not spend Christmas Day in the kitchen. I am grateful for the privilege of making those decisions, as well as knowing there will be ample food on our table. I must admit I find the extravagant Advent calendars rather hokey, and am happy to enjoy a simple piece of chocolate in each square.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936118103127563195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-13477675914385986042017-12-03T20:53:49.724+00:002017-12-03T20:53:49.724+00:00Love this. Just like those who were wealthy and pr...Love this. Just like those who were wealthy and privileged enough to follow all the dietary and "cleanliness" rules in Jesus day.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-15053186683616970922017-12-02T20:26:11.229+00:002017-12-02T20:26:11.229+00:00Interesting perspective (came via the 'Thinkin...Interesting perspective (came via the 'Thinking Anglicans' link). <br /><br />"To demonise those who are working hard to allow others the luxury of the fast/feast cycle is literally to add insult to injury." <br /><br />I of course agree; but isn't the thing being demonized (if that's not too strong a word) not hard-workers, but luxury advent calendars containing ten grand's worth of booze?<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I too tire of cookie-cutter rants about consumerism churned out as routinely as Santa suits; but that said, on this, they've got a point. I've nothing against people treating themselves during the holiday chaos, but pharaonic overindulgence in the name of what's supposed to be a time of austere self-contemplation pushes my irony-meter past breaking. Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023778745849420397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-84438957735025133992017-12-02T18:16:15.101+00:002017-12-02T18:16:15.101+00:00Thank you for identifying for me one of the reason...Thank you for identifying for me one of the reasons why, as one of those preparing the feast of physical and spiritual food for others, I often find Advent a stressful season, especially if I neglect to look after myself.Nancy Wallacehttps://nancysblog-seeker.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-46369962861399296942017-12-01T00:08:13.573+00:002017-12-01T00:08:13.573+00:00really thoughtful. thankyou. I'd like more th...really thoughtful. thankyou. I'd like more thought re the role of consumerism (as distinct from secularism) - is the rise of these advent calendars about lengthening a market? I appreciate the feminist lens and the reality of feasting. Steve Taylorspirit2go teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04275018079934031322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557921162362661008.post-61758307874041015982017-11-30T23:32:39.028+00:002017-11-30T23:32:39.028+00:00Spot on, I think.
As a musician I've often b...Spot on, I think. <br /><br />As a musician I've often been rather bemused by the idea that we shouldn't do anything Christmas-y until Christmas itself. I mean, if you really want the choir to not rehearse any of the Christmas music until then, we can do that, but it won't be very good...Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829669522063886278noreply@blogger.com