I hate holidays

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Alot of holiday-related filming takes place in the previous Summer. Look closely at the outdoor scenes; the sun-angle is too high, and the people cannot see their breath; not to mention it's sometimes possible to note that the snow is not natural.

Most of the holiday content (as our rational parts of our minds know) are idealized scenes; in which nobody lives their lives. Not to mention, most content appeals to NTs.

The reason I get to like most holidays:
Because I get to have a choice between socializing and participation, and solitude while everyone else is mingling or being busy.
I could care less about the visual and music themes.


My most favorite day of the year involves cities turning into ghost towns for the day or two.

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Article offering thoughtful perspectives on Christmas from Australia, where Christmas is celebrated in their Summer (contrary to the Winter settings associated with the holidays).

A Postmodern Christmas:
https://www.thebigissue.org.au/blog/201 ... christmas/

How many people feel that the impressions/experiences of the holidays involve only NTs?

From my experiences, holiday scenes which might pique the interests of people on Autism Spectrum involve a quiet real-life (not a fake, cheesy looking stage) workshop attached to the home (in a rural Alpine Winter setting) of a dedicated crafts-person carefully making items. Such items that would sell for alot of money (as quality commands a premium).

Our crafts-person periodically takes-time out to add wood to a wood-stove, and to take breaks in interacting with like-minded people.

I've seen such advertisements in magazines/online publications geared towards the above-average educated (not necessarily wealthy) demographics; who most likely tune-out all of the idealized, phony, icky-sweet holiday impressions full of holiday-related junk.

I've marked my calendar for these days:

* Buy Nothing Day - Friday, one-day after Thanksgiving:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day

* Small Business Saturday - Day after 'Buy Nothing Day'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Business_Saturday

Sorry for the delay in responding.

"UJT" is one of the half-dozen or so abbreviations I've seen for Coordinated Universal Time.

The holiday shows, movies, commercials, etc. are even more idealized - outright phony from the perspectives of the rational parts of our minds esp. with the COVID pandemic.

In short, imagine the lives, and places featured when cameras, and crew are not scheduled to be present, or after the camera and crew leave!!

Truly sad ........... all things considered . But. The holidays are all just a imaginary construct... just all the more underscored by covid and all the business about it , and it’s own version of advertisement against the backdrop of the holidays . Jingle bells covid bells jingling all the way........ joke.

There's only one holiday out of the year that I like, Christmas. The rest of them suck.

Halloween ? Jolly fat men in Red costume ? Loolz Awe. Christmas grew a nice heart but so many cultures have sooo many holidays. ........ Still must admit , the Christmas culture has developed a nice soft spot in my heart.