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Have you ever noticed how early the Christmas season starts?
How about how much you have to buy to have a “good Halloween?” What about the amount of food wasted on Thanksgiving? As we enter the holiday season, let’s reflect on the commercialism and consumerism that tends to drive annual traditions.

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