In case you need an excuse to flagellate yourself (ritual blood is in short supply)

It's a little late in the season but I just got the memo.  Turquoise and lime were the colors of the Christmas Season for 2014.   Yes there is a small group of ( I will call them people) who decide for the world what is important.  A fickle bunch who after drinking small sips of fresh drawn spring water, place their bare feet on the icy earth near lumps of fiery coals. Like water drops on a hot iron they dance around.  Wearing bold stripes, or sparkly garments.  They worry and wonder about empty bellies.  They fret over injustice.  They curse about lies and half truths that cause pain and imbalance.  They long for harmony and peace.  They  contribute a tree to sacrifice and let the tree pick the colors.