Tomorrow students will probably see a lot of red roses and cheap commercial items to mark Sweetest Day. To be honest, there is no point to Sweetest Day. It is just another Hallmark Holiday to get people to spend money so stores and flower shops can get some extra profits.

At least other holidays such as Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving have purposes. There is a cultural significance behind each of the major holidays. What is the significance or purpose to Sweetest Day? There doesn’t seem to be one, other then to spend money and buy into the meaning of love. Christmas has Santa Claus, Easter has a “bunny” and Thanksgiving has a turkey, Pilgrims and Native Americans. What icon does Sweetest Day have, besides a handful of George Washingtons and other dead presidents?

Sweetest Day seems to be a cheap rip off of Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day at least has an importance behind it, even though it tends to be a materialistic holiday as well.

Why should people have to spend money to show the people they care about that they love them?

There should be concern about the holidays. To be even more specific there should be concern that holidays have become less meaningful and more materialistic.

Christmas is not about giving and receiving gifts and Halloween is not about who can give out the most expensive candy. Well, at least they were not meant to be.

Although, if someone was to go up to a child and ask them what they thought of when you say Christmas, chances are they would say “presents.”

Today’s society has gotten to the point where almost everything we do seems to be concentrated on how much money we make and who has the nicest kazoo.

Now, on top of all the meaningless value that people place on holidays, someone goes and adds another ridiculous day, where people are encouraged to show their love for each other by getting them gifts.

In all reality, people need to re-evaluate what most holidays mean to them and if all they can think of is making out their shopping lists, then more than likely, the future generations are going to be in big trouble.

If holidays keep becoming more materialistic , eventually there may be no point in even celebrating holidays anymore. They will be pointless. But then again, some of them already are.

People need to stop buying into holidays and start evaluating the true meaning behind what they stand for.