Buy Nothing Day

This holiday encourages people to stop buying things. How do you feel about “Buy Nothing Day”?
This holiday began in the 1990s in Vancouver, Canada. It’s questioned the culture of buying. Was it good to make people feel like they should always want more and more? “Buy nothing day” criticizes this culture of consumerism. Many companies encourage people to consume far more than is necessary. It hurts people and culture. The main value this fights is the idea, “You must consume more to be happy.” And one way we should do this is by encouraging people to celebrate “Buy Nothing Day”. This holiday is celebrated on the fourth Friday of every November. It is the biggest buying day of the year. Advertisers call this day Black Friday. “Buy Nothing Day” hopes to end the greed and violence of Black Friday. But its message is bigger than just Black Friday. The message is the same everywhere – buying too much hurts people, culture and the planet.