There are already many people who have put up the Christmas tree, the colored lights also shine in the streets... however, Some complain that Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier.
The good news for those who enter "Christmas mode" so prematurely is that they seem more sociable and are happier, too. The pandemic, in fact, has brought forward the decorations.
Christmas in pandemic
Today's Christmas can appear in our stores from November 1, since Christmas items replace Halloween products. At this point, we're used to the ever-expanding holiday season, but that's usually only seen in retail spaces eager to make the most of seasonal spending.
However, this year it has also reached many homes earlier, with news of decorations that were already placed on Halloween.
The festive tone has become a way to add joy and warmth to the gloom of pandemic restrictions. Christmas decorations bring back happy memories, and psychologists already suggested in a study than those who put up their decorations early They are happier than their peers and seem more sociable.
Because, according to the study, those who put exterior decoration in their homes can use the exterior of their home to communicate attachment and possibly to integrate into the social activities of a neighborhood.
Without a doubt, here we can find echoes of testimonies of soldiers in the trenches during the First World War, which viewed Christmas rituals on the Western Front as a connection to normality.
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The news
Pandemic at Christmas: it is suggested that those who put up their Christmas decorations earlier are happier and seem more sociable
was originally published in
Xataka Science
by
Sergio Parra
.