Not everyone celebrates or acknowledges Thanksgiving (like no one outside the US) or Christmas.
November and December are the two most depressing months of the year. I for one will be happier once they are passed.
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November and December are the two most depressing months of the year. I for one will be happier once they are passed.
I agree; the long-perpetuated myths of happy families gathered around the Thanksgiving table or the Christmas tree truly do not reflect reality for many, many people.
Add in January and February as depressing months, too -- especially February for me. Too many losses over the years during that month.
Agree January and February aren't brilliant, but at least the days are getting longer by then and the promise of Spring isn't too far away.
In the UK the trouble with the winter isn't even the severe cold. It's (for me at least) the lack of decent light. Most days are just grey and dull. No sun at all. I hate that. Not good for me or photography!
I love this time of year.
I live somewhere where sun and drought are the norm, so the fact that we’re actually seeing significant rain here is very welcome. Last year we had no rain at all through January, resulting in highly destructive winter wildfires. I can already tell this winter will be different and that’s a relief.
I also just enjoy the holiday season. I look forward to it the same way I did as a kid. Nothing wrong with not liking it.
But I’m happy with what passes for a winter wonderland here in LA 😅
I live somewhere where sun and drought are the norm, so the fact that we’re actually seeing significant rain here is very welcome. Last year we had no rain at all through January, resulting in highly destructive winter wildfires. I can already tell this winter will be different and that’s a relief.
I also just enjoy the holiday season. I look forward to it the same way I did as a kid. Nothing wrong with not liking it.
But I’m happy with what passes for a winter wonderland here in LA 😅First, an observation: since the course topic is centered around Satan, the Devil, and, by extension, Hell, I'm not too surprised non-Christian religions aren't represented in the course's film selections.
Next, a good starting point for finding horror movies with non-Christian plots and themes that are accessible to English-speaking audiences—due to availability, subtitling, and quality—is Criterion, if you don't already know about it. Criterion specializes in selling and streaming films to cinephiles (note that I don't know offhand if Criterion can ship or stream to the UK but its film catalog can at least give you some titles to track down if it doesn't).
I believe that since the days we gathered in caves or around the fire, humans have found the diminishing of light and sun distressing enough to require a response (whether a celebration or sacrifice) but the main point for us today is to recognize the loss requires some mental and physical response from us. Either that or you can moan that here it comes again, I am defenseless. Try something. Doing nothing but lamenting the loss of light will only result in getting what you've always got.
I'd just add that for some, or maybe even many, people, feelings and emotions associated with a season aren't tied to solstices or equinoxes. A personal crisis may have happened on a certain date. Widely celebrated holidays and events may make the absence of a loved one more distressing than usual. Many commemorations are deliberately somber in tone and are meant to stimulate reflection.
Although these dark, gloomy winter months do affect my mood somewhat, eventually am able to adapt. It helps to remind myself that this is the normal course of nature. Especially if one lives in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere.
Acquantences have moved or retired to Florida, and I don't envy their practically year-round heat and humidity. I'm perfectly happy to live with 4 full and robust seasons, as I'd find having only one somewhat monotonous. Snow can still be fun and beautiful to experience as I get older. The winter holidays I can do without however, just a lot of invented hoopla to me.
Acquantences have moved or retired to Florida, and I don't envy their practically year-round heat and humidity. I'm perfectly happy to live with 4 full and robust seasons, as I'd find having only one somewhat monotonous. Snow can still be fun and beautiful to experience as I get older. The winter holidays I can do without however, just a lot of invented hoopla to me.
I think sacrificing my fellow man is genuinely frowned upon in this day and age!
I don’t have the option to go on holiday in the dark gloomy months or to move.
We are back. Flew Airbus A320s both ways. Both flights delightfully boring.
Except for the food. Do not eat re-heated airline food. All the flavour and texture has been nuked out of it.
I generally enjoy the holidays, because I can be with my family, which is increasingly hard to do as I've gotten older and going to school way far away, etc. Though, I understand that not everyone has that privilege. This year, I am going to the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago right before Christmas. I look forward to all aspects of that—learning a lot (hopefully!) about the music education world, and of course traveling, which I really enjoy.