Valentines’ Day & Grandparents’ Day? :S

Yes today is both Valentines’ Day and Grandparents’ Day and no, I am not wishing you either. Today, there is a ‘special’ day for anything, absolutely anything. It has almost become a mockery. Yes Christmas, Diwali, Eid, and even birthdays are exceptions. They have been there for quite some time, and have good reason to exist.

But nowadays, these ‘special’ days of ‘celebration’ are produced – literally! Our society is waiting to find an excuse to celebrate some occasion or the other, or to remember some person or the other, or to express your love for some relation of yours or the other. And wait, the main instigators of such a trend is the media. They obviously make maximum profits from those people who are caught in the web of love or from those who are just looking for an excuse to celebrate friendship (it should be celebrated, but not only on some particular day). Yes some of these days are seem important, such as the ‘Van Mohatsav’ day (save-the-environment day), so that there is sudden number of increase in the number of trees in the world? Some might say that it is required by the society to raise awareness, or express love. Yes it seems all reasonable, yes there should be days such as these! But…

But why should we choose one particular day (let’s say today) to declare our love for someone? Why can’t we just express our feelings for whomever whenever required?

Why should we select one particular day to plant trees? Why can’t we make it a regular slot in our timetables?

Why should we choose the 19th of June to show our fathers that we really care? Why do we have to wait, and give him a ‘thank you’ card only on that day? Hasn’t he supported us for all our lives?

Why do we have to choose ‘World AIDS Day’ to remember the victims of this fatal disease? Why can’t we pray for its cure everyday? Why can’t we raise awareness in the world regarding matters such as poverty, population and so on, on a more regular basis, and not rely on some particular day?

People may argue that such ‘special’ days are required to keep the spirit going. I agree, but what I personally don’t like is that there are so many of these unnecessary days of ‘celebration’ and ‘remembrance’ and the fact that it has almost become a farce. It has become almost an excuse to throw a party and enjoy the supposed ‘meaningful’ day. My point is why do we need an excuse? It has almost become like, what, we don’t have ‘Great Grandfather’s Brothers’ day? Do we actually need these concocted dates to express ourselves and actually care?

Again, it is debatable – so your opinions are welcome, but I hope no one jumps on me like they normally do!

Just for your information – here are a few ‘days’ that our world apparently celebrates:

Australia Day
ANZAC Day
April Fools Day
Arbor Day
Bank Holiday
Chinese New Year
D-Day
Day of the Dead
Earth Day
Easter
German Unity Day
Groundhog Day
Hallie Parker Day
Hangul Day
Holi
Imbolc
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
International Lighthouse Day
Inventor’s Day
Kwanzaa
Lantern Festival
Lunar New Year
Mardi Gras
Martin Luther King Day
May Day
Mole Day
New Year’s Day – January 1st
Pi Day
Purim
Presidents’ Day
Saint Patrick’s Day
Shrove Tuesday
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Valentine’s Day
Veterans Day
Victory in Europe Day
Victory over Japan Day
Women’s Day
World AIDS Day
World Ocean Day
World Water Day
(Fathers, Mothers, Childrens, Teachers, Grandparents) x Day – (imagine a maths equation)

Do we need so many?

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