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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to go all "true meaning of Christmas" on this thread, but less materialistic ways of celebrating Advent are worth considering.[/quote]

Can you give us some suggestions?  [/quote]

Advent wreath with candles at dinner
Traditional advent calendar with bible verses (if you're religious)
Daily meditations or other inspiring readings (if not religious)[/quote]

Agreed. And listening to some religious Christmas music (again, if that's your faith). Advent was not meant to be commercial and gimmicky. 
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Neither was a lot of holidays. So?[/quote]

It is literally a period of waiting. We've taken away the waiting. Just constant stimulation and accumulation of stuff. 
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Definitely a fair way to look at it. I elect to look at it as establishing a new tradition with my kids who are now teens and my time with them is fleeting. I elect to look at it as something that will bond siblings as they open joint teeny gifts. I elect to look at it as a brief moment to enjoy each other and the happiness associated with a new family tradition. I do NOT elect to look at opening a box containing a chapstick to equal constant stimulation.

I'm not criticizing you because, as I said, it is a fair way to look at it.  I just don't see it that way.[/quote]

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