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Editorial
Spirit of the season
Last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marked the traditional beginning of the holiday season. For most Americans, and most Rappahannock residents, it means several weeks of feverish preparations for the upcoming celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s.
In the midst of all the rushing, running, shopping, cooking, entertaining and eating, too few people stop and take the time to remember the real meaning of the holidays.
Both the Christian and Jewish observances of the yearend holidays are founded on a religious celebration. Unfortunately, it sometimes seems as though the real value and traditional purpose of the holidays have been lost in the orgy of partying, presenting and receiving.
We’re not trying to be sticks in the mud in the midst of the holiday spirit. But, sometime in the mad dash and rush of the next few weeks, a few moments of quiet reflection on the real meaning of the holidays might be appropriate. After all, the phrase, “Peace on earth, good will toward men” is a part of the holidays as well.
That is, or surely should b$, the real spirit of the season.
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