It’s safe to say that Americans love celebrating. Americans celebrate New Year’s, Easter, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Don’t believe me? I went shopping this weekend, just for the purpose of observation. The Sears tool section has been overtaken by fake Christmas trees. It looks like the glitter and ornament monster threw up all over the place.

Kohl’s had a head start on ugly Christmas sweaters and holiday gift cards. Now that’s punctual. It’s only two months until Christmas. You wouldn’t want to face the horror of starting too late, right?

Think the stores have started too early? My neighbors have already beaten everyone to the Christmas lights and baby Jesus in the front yard.

Please note that Halloween just passed and Thanksgiving has yet to arrive.

There’s nothing wrong with celebrating. Who doesn’t love cookies and decorations and excuses to look nice? But seeing Christmas decorations in October is bothersome. It’s walking into a store in August and seeing an explosion of orange and black that’s bothersome.

Celebrating holidays has become a perpetually inescapable cycle. Just when everyone’s recovering from orange and black, red and green take over.

Charles English said, “Some people decorate way too early—like people that have Christmas lights up in October.” He continued, “decorating for Christmas early is fine, if it’s in November. But for holidays that aren’t as important, like Halloween, I don’t like it when people put up decorations in September.”

Decorations are great for getting into the spirit of a much looked-forward to holidays. They’re the best part. However, in a country which celebrates so many holidays, a little time-off would be appreciated to recover from the spirit of the previous holiday.

Right now, this cycle is leaving everyone spirited and decorated-out.