For many people, the holiday season is either hectic in not good ways or simply bleak.
Or maybe it's a combination of both.
Here's how we sidestepped that.
Many years ago, we moved our family Christmas to January 7. I actually elaborated on the reasons for that in this column for The Herald-News.
Our holiday season is moves at a fairly even pace and is, overall, serene and filled with reflection.
Now our work life is more hectic during this time of year. But that is all the more reason to eliminate the hustle and bustle elsewhere.
Now January 7 can be a loud and uproarious simply because we have a large family.
But because of the pandemic and other life situations, we have also celebrated small and quiet January 7 Christmases.
But large or small, loud or quiet, it is still neither hectic nor bleak.
It is not hectic because our advent period is six weeks and our main Christmas season is twelve days, culminating on January 7 and then fading away to February 4. So post-holiday blues can't get a foothold.
By the time our Christmas season ends, we are preparing for Calkins Day and Valentine's Day. Once those holidays past, spring is right around the corner.
Yes, we have our share of arguments and bickeringsl what family doesn't?
Granted, the odds are one day each of us will spend Christmas Day alone, without any of the above.
But if we dwell on the "reason for the season," we're not really alone, are we?
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