The article argues that it's perfectly acceptable to spend Christmas and New Year's Day like any other public holiday, relaxing and pursuing personal interests instead of adhering to social expectations of festive celebrations. The author shares their personal preference for a low-key holiday and encourages readers to embrace their own desires.
Why it’s perfectly okay to enjoy Christmas and New Year’s Day like any other day off and skip the festivities
Truthfully, my ideal Christmas and New Year’s Day would be spent doing what I’d do on any other public holiday – which is essentially a day off from work. Embracing our personal preferences allows us to experience the holiday in a way that feels authentic and meaningful, psychologists say. "We fall into the ‘expectation trap’; we start equating the form of connection with its value, which leads to unnecessary pressure if our reality doesn’t match our expectations.”
“We tie self-worth to whether we can keep up with others’ – and even our – holiday traditions, forgetting that genuine connection doesn’t need to be performative.”
HOLIDAYS FESTIVITIES PERSONAL PREFERENCE WELL-BEING SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS
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