conuly

I'm more railing at the sky. Although, in all honesty, my family wouldn't have put up lights even if we were Christian. We didn't celebrate holidays that required that type of effort. Sure my parents fast for Yom Kippur (unless there is a medical reason not to), and we had separate Passover plates and 8 days of missing french toast, and full really long sedars. But we didn't celebrate Sukkot, because despite it being one of the coolest holidays in existence, it takes a lot of effort of a far more physical sort. I would have been content with not doing it every year, but now and then would have been nice. We did celebrate Purim, but just in a go to the temple's holiday party sort of way.

Although I'm really glad I didn't have to celebrate Christmas every year. I quite like participating in a Christmas celebration now and then. I've enjoyed a few of the ones I've been to. But celebrating it every year is just way more often than I like, and then I find it incredibly annoying rather than fun. I've already gotten to decorate a tree at a friend's house, and I liked it, but I would find it tedious to do annually.

Much as I like Halloween, but I don't want to celebrate it every year. I can't really think of any celebration that I want to celebrate every single year. New Year's comes closest, but that's just because if I had the money and willingness, I could celebrate by going to a party in Kentucky that would have some of my friends that I don't get to see too often at it. But even that, I'm not sure I'm up for it every year, and I'm skipping this year.

Although someday I should decorate eggs. I've never done that. Although for missing holiday experiences, I'd still rather build a sukkah and decorate it. But I have built forts and I have gone camping.