Inhabitants of a fairytale town loved Christmas very much. On the eve of the holiday they like to feast, give presents and decorate their houses. But one day, green cave-dwelling creature Grinch, made plans to descend on the town and to deprive the citizens of their Christmas presents, dinners, and decorations, and thus to find a way to keep Christmas from coming. As dawn breaks, he expects to hear wails of anguish from the people, but is confused to hear them singing a joyous Christmas song instead. He puzzles for a moment until it dawns upon him that perhaps Christmas is more than presents and feasting. This story "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" was written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 and later animated and filmed by Hollywood. He story was considered as an answer to ommercialization of folk holidays. However, despite everything, mass sale of Christmas-themed items increases with every passing year.
ForUm: Christmas holiday. Modern times vs. folk traditions
Christmas celebration in Western Ukraine in January, 2012.
