Boycotting Christmas (except for my miniature creche) works fantastically. It is a very refreshing experience. Two days before the D day, and I don’t have a single present, no tree, no tons of food in my fridge, no cookies. NOTHING. Been to only 1 Xmas party by now. I feel so light!
Only when you don’t play with, you realise what a stress this holiday turned to. Xmas, holiday of stress and tons of spent money for stuff no one actually needs.
The only thing that I worry now is that you starve over the holidays with an empty fridge and all shops closed!
But from my time in Vienna, I can only sign that its pure stress. In the last week before Christmas I had a hell of a job driving in the evening back to Vienna. People would honk, overtake on the wrong side and generally drive like idiots just to get downtown before the shops close.
Ignoring Christmas for one season gives you half a year longer to live in my expectations….