Here’s a list of holidays that have been appropriated by the retail industry in order to sell you more of their products.

I took the liberty of adding what the holiday initially represented just in case you’re not aware.

1. New Year’s Day Sale – A day marking the beginning of a new calendar year according to the Gregorian calendar.
2. MLK Day Sale – A day to celebrate Martin Luther King’s Birthday.
3. President’s Day Sale – A day to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, the first U.S. president.
4. Mother’s Day Sale – A day to remember and appreciate mothers.
5. Easter Sale – Easter is a day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
6. Memorial Day Sale – Celebrated in the U.S. as a day to remember those that have died serving in the armed forces.
7. Father’s Day Sale – A day to remember and appreciate fathers.
8. Independence Day Sale – Celebrated in the U.S. as the day commemorating adoption of the declaration of independence.
9. Labor Day Sale – intended that the day would be filled with a street parade to allow the public to appreciate the work of the trade and labor organizations.
10. Columbus Day Sale – Columbus Day, which is on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the Americas
11. Thanksgiving Day sale – began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
12. Christmas Sale – Christmas is observed by Christians as the Jesus’s birthday.

I’ve only presented you with 12 but there are many more that have been manufactured and probably more to come.

As you shop your way through the year, keep in mind that adding to what you have doesn’t add to who you are. And in some cases you might even lose who you are in what you acquire.

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