The Christmas Season that Made History

 


We recently marked a new grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic: at least a quarter of a million Americans are dead, and the virus is raging. News of two vaccines offer hope, but even on an accelerated schedule, life as we knew it, according to the experts, is still a year away. These are dark times and we’re headed straight into a COVID winter.

Clearly, the 2021 holiday season will be unlike any other in modern history. The Centers for Disease Control is strongly recommending that people not travel for Thanksgiving. Public health experts say that the safest, most prudent approach to the holidays this year is to stay home. To be “all in this thing together” means we must stay apart. 


But this much separation from one another is hard. After nearly nine months, pandemic fatigue is real.

We wanted to know how people are coping, so we asked our readers and contributors to tell us how they’re planning to navigate the holiday season this year. There was nothing scientific about this venture, but the responses we received were heartfelt and affirming.

People are finding all sorts of ways to connect, celebrate and reflect. There will be lots of dinners over Zoom, but also many small gatherings outdoors, around fire pits and on porches beneath heated lamps. Your responses tell us that you are taking the dangers of the pandemic seriously. That you are planning to make big sacrifices, at great personal cost, to keep yourselves and your communities safe.

 Sources

https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/11/20/your-stories-a-very-covid-thanksgiving-and-christmas-cloe-axelson-frannie-carr-toth

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2020%2Foct%2F27%2Fhome-for-christmas-how-covid-19-is-changing-festive-plans&psig=AOvVaw3CHKDueEfmMeNBUHxzF-rG&ust=1639444709339000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLiimNPN3_QCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fintermountainhealthcare.org%2Fblogs%2Ftopics%2Fcovid-19%2F2020%2F11%2Fcomfort-and-joy-during-coroanvirus-pandemic-and-the-holidays%2F&psig=AOvVaw3CHKDueEfmMeNBUHxzF-rG&ust=1639444709339000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLiimNPN3_QCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAN

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  1. JC13 December 2021 at 20:03

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  2. JC10 January 2022 at 01:43

    Hi Christan! I agree that the Covid-19 Pandemic has been a pain to us even at Christmas Season. People have been trying to find ways so that they could gather their entire family either in real life or virtually. I hope you continue making great posts. Have a wonderful Year!

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  3. Mj14 January 2022 at 17:30

    CHRISTAN, G'day! I appreciate how you mentioned, "people find all kinds of ways to connect, just to celebrate Christmas," and I like reading your blog. KEEP IT GOING!

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