ENDMAS - The Last Day of Chrischanukkahwanzaamas
All Good THings must come to an End(mas)
All good things must come to an end. That being said, Chrischanukkahwanzaamas comes to an end as well. But the fun isn't over yet. Endmas is the biggest celebration yet. Okay, so it happens to fall on New Year's Eve - but we just pretend that they are celebrating our holiday. It's been done before, heck Christmas takes place on the Roman Feast of Saturnalia and Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs have got nothing to do with Jesus getting killed. But, that's a tangent.
Anyway. Endmas is celebrated until 11:59:59 PM on December 31st (the last prime moment) when the holiday is officially ended with the setting off of (usually illegal) fireworks to the sound of people chanting numbers. While everyone else is locked onto the TV to watch the ball drop, call out the Prime Numbers in December backwards (no one will notice), make a wish, and light them fireworks. You might scare some people (since everyone else will think that they are missing the ball).
To get a drop on the festivities, you should try to kiss a lot of people - before the always depressing scene of trying to snag someone to snog at midnight. In fact, if you feel the need to kiss, grope, or fondle a stranger or loved one - just say that it's an Ancient Endmas Tradition®.
The Regifting Hunt
The most important Endmas tradition is the "The Regifting Hunt". At some point during the night, take a gift that you received during the year - you know, the one that you just couldn't believe that someone would think that you liked that - and hide it somewhere is somebody's house. Leave a note with it, so that when they find it, they don't immediately give it back to you. Traditionally, the note says:
"Happy Endmas. You just won the Great Regifting Hunt of [Year]. May this year be better than this gift. If you throw this out, or give this gift away (until next Endmas) the Spirits of Chrischanukkahwanzaamas will haunt your sleep and cause you 7 months of bad luck. Have a Happy Merry Festive Chrischanukkahwanzaamas. Love, [Your Name]"
Party on Endmas!
To protect you during the revels of Endmas™, Rasta Claus is there to get the party started. This joyful Caribbean spirit of the End of the Year festivities, including the annual Re-Gifting Hunt, is the ultimate party loving, cool dude. Rasta Claus just wants to get down and boogie with everyone - hoping that everyone can just get along for like 2 to 3 hours. Rasta Claus loves mistletoe - to either kiss your girlfriend under, or to roll into long "cigarettes" to share with all. Dressed in a snazzy black velvet poncho (with green and red trim) Rasta Claus jams the night away in a haze of holiday smoke. Tiny bells in his dreadlocks jingle as he shakes the junk in his trunk.
