Oh the irony of loving winter but disliking the associated holidays. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I know why migratory birds fly faraway south in the winter. It is not because of the cold, or the lack of food.
It is solely because they want to escape "Last Christmas" on repeat from each and every loudspeaker.
As a biologist I can confirm this π
Christmas isn't in winter in southern hemisphere
I grew up in NZ - we used to spray fake snow on the windows at Christmas and send cards with winter scenes, reindeer, robins, all that. On the day we'd have a big meal topped off with plum pudding. Bloody ridiculous.
I'm in New Zealand and I know we pretend it's winter. But the season is still summer.
It's a really weird filling since I'm from the UK.
Who the fuck lives down there besides penguins?
10-12% of the human population?
The southern hemisphere gave us Hugh Jackman ffs!
THE ENTIRETY OF BRAZILπ§π·β’
(except that little bit sticking out to the north)
Gid cunts
Christmas is mostly an ordeal to get over with IMO. I'm an adult atheist with social anxiety and no offspring to vicariously enjoy the festivities through, so it's really not for me π€·
i've come to celebrate the winter solstice not because of 'christmas' or anything but because it's an observance of an objectively empirical astronomical phenomenon. Recognizing the solstices and equinoxes were pivotal, fundamental, essential discoveries that humanity needed in order to properly leverage agriculture, and everything about civilization stems (no pun intended) from there.
Same here. I have neither the religion of the germanic peoples who 'invented' Christmas nor the religion of the ones who incorporated it later (or any), but I can appreciate lights, warmth and people who are important to you getting together at a time of the year when it's cold and grey and dark for 16 hours a day. That's why and how the winter solstice was originally celebrated and I get that.
I feel you as a fellow socially anxious atheist. Thankfully my parents respect my wish not to celebrate, but not everyone is so lucky.
But at least it's not fucking 100Β°F out side... I hope
It's been 90+ where I am. A fall bbq event at work had to switch locations due to excessive heat.
I'm in the US
β i made a dumb comment about how it might be in the southern hemisphere but then i remembered that's their summer not their winter
[southern hemisphere staring at you]
edit: im dumb it's summer down there when it's winter up here
Imagine living in Quito, Ecuador and trying to remember if it's summer or winter when you're traveling through town.
I don't enjoy the cold weather, icy roads, or shoveling my drive way ever week or so. But it is pretty to look out from my window. I much prefer fall right before it starts to get Uber cold. The air is crisp, the morning is just slightly cold, and the trees are turning all manner of color. That's the best time in my opinion.
As long as I'm wfh it can snow all it wants
Amazing how little it concerned me when I was WFH. Loved seeing it blow around outside.
Just find some cozy music and brew some coffee.
For people living in colder regions I can certainly understand that winter is not their favourite season. We only have a little snow in winter - if at all - so the nuisance is minimal.
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thankfully the holidays end right after winter starts and then you have like 3 months of post-holiday winter to enjoy. pretty much all of january, then february, then most of march.
The "Christmas Season" is Fall, not Winter*. The only reason the holiday isn't literally over when the Winter season starts is that the Christians got their calendar screwed up and hold the holiday on a fixed date instead of on the solstice where it belongs.
(*Or "Spring, not Summer" for upside-down people, I suppose.)
Me when I try to get my Christian co-workers to be respectful of our non-Christian clients during December:
Number one rule of working with clients during the holiday season is that you don't wish them Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, or anything else unless they say it first.
It's not even things they say. It's that they want to put up decorations everywhere.
I like Thanksgiving, it's always great food and one of the only times I end up seeing family these days.
Move to the Southern Hemisphere. It's in the middle of Summer here.
Then you can sing about snow falling and fireplaces while sweating your balls off.
Not sure where you're from exactly, but I like Australia's Christmas Song.
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At least where I'm from, the coldest time of year is late January to late March and that's what I regard as Winter. I love it. It's cold, fresh and clear. My home is cozy. Christmas is over. I'm remote working. Everyone else is miserable. Bliss.