Snowmen, tables groaning with food and families having a wonderful time together — these are the images that probably pop into your head when you think of Christmas.The parties and socialising in the lead up to the big day are swiftly followed by a lingering emptiness as offices, schools and shops close for the festive season.
The build-up seems to start earlier each year, with evidence suggesting that people begin to think about Christmas from as early as August, and with the cost of living crisis people have been planning their spending in advance. It can help to bear in mind that far fewer people are having a glossy family celebration straight out of a Coca-Cola advert than you’d expect.Christmas is a varied experience. There is no one overriding version that applies to all, or even most, people. A lot of people work over Christmas, and students may choose, or not be able to, return to their family homes.
All this will disrupt that stereotype of a universal Christmas full of cheer that everyone else is experiencing without us. There can be a huge temptation to scroll through social media feeds when we are alone to see what everyone else is doing.
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