We are past the timing for Christmas in July. That’s July 25th. I think it has become a Hallmark item now. It used to be for Southern Hemisphere countries to have a wintery Christmas. For the Northern Hemisphere it is considered an ironic celebration. July parties with a Christmas theme seem like a silly and fun thing to do.
The Hallmark Channel runs "blocks of their original Christmas television films in July to coincide with the release of the Keepsake Ornaments in stores, thus literally making the event a Hallmark holiday (an accusation that Hallmark Cards officially denies).”
There are yearly traditions in various places - Venice - where they have summer celebrations of Christmas. Denmark is reported to have these celebrations. It may be that our commercialization of various celebrations and traditions have made us resistant to such ideas. Particularly with Hallmark making it obviously commercial.
My reason for thinking about Christmas is that the Rotary’s Fantasy of Trees activities are underway. It is time to organize some of the decorations. We will make a few more wreaths for the display, and start to look for Christmas ornaments and decorations on various themes. That activity really starts in October. There’s an overlap between Fall festivals - Thanksgiving and Halloween overlap with Christmas. I found this out in the last few years. There are very enthusiastic celebrators who go out early and get their Christmas purchasing done. If you go into a Michaels store now, the fall decorations of pumpkins and autumn leaves are all on display.
I went looking for a suitable image and little did I realize one I created in 2022 is perfect for the July theme.
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