Holidays
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Holidays can mean different things: time off from work, gathering with friends and family, eating special treats, or just plain relaxing. What did holidays mean to her/him over the years? Use this Topic to describe the joyous times.
Do you want to write about the holidays he/she celebrated when he/she was a child?
- What holidays did he/she celebrate? Why did he/she celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was his/her favorite holiday? Why? What was his/her least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday he/she didn't celebrate that he/she would have liked to? Why didn't he/she celebrate it?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was his/her mood or emotional state affected during the holidays?
- Did his/her holiday celebrations change during his/her childhood? In what ways? Did they become less magical or exciting as he/she grew older?
- Did he/she ever wish he/she had celebrated his/her holidays differently? How would he/she have made them more special?
- The rest of these writing ideas will help you sketch one of his/her specific holiday experiences. For example, an exciting Fourth of July celebration when he/she was ten. To skip these writing ideas related to a specific holiday, hold down Control and press N.
- Were there special foods, presents, or activities involved? Were any family traditions carried out? Describe the event.
- Where did he/she celebrate? Was it in his/her own home? Did he/she travel somewhere else?
- With whom did he/she celebrate? Family? Friends? Was this a time for big reunions?
- What was his/her favorite part about this holiday? Having a vacation day? Giving or receiving gifts? Being with family members?
- What was the worst part about the holiday? The food? The work? Being with family members?
- How much work did he/she have to put into this holiday? Did he/she have to cook or clean? Did he/she enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was his/her home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where he/she lived?
- Did he/she pass any childhood traditions from this holiday down to his/her own family?
Do you want to write about holidays he/she celebrated when he/she was a teenager?
- What holidays did he/she celebrate? Why did he/she celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was his/her favorite holiday? Why? What was his/her least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday he/she didn't celebrate that he/she would have liked to? Why didn't he/she celebrate it?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was his/her mood or emotional state affected during the holidays?
- Did he/she ever wish he/she had celebrated his/her holidays differently? How would he/she have made them more special?
- Did his/her perceptions of holidays change as he/she grew older? Did they seem less magical than before?
- The rest of these writing ideas will help you sketch one of his/her specific holiday experiences. For example, an unforgettable New Year's celebration when he/she was in high school. To skip these writing ideas related to a specific holiday, hold down Control and press N.
- Were there special foods, presents, or activities involved? Were any family traditions carried out? Describe the event.
- Where did he/she celebrate? Was it in his/her own home? Did he/she travel somewhere else?
- With whom did he/she celebrate? Family? Friends?
- What was his/her favorite part about the holiday? Having a vacation day? Giving or receiving gifts? Being with family?
- What was the worst part about the holiday? The food? The work? Being with family members? As a teen, was he/she not interested in the excitement?
- How much work did he/she have to put into this holiday? Did he/she have to cook? Clean? Coordinate? Did he/she enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was his/her home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where he/she lived?
- How did celebrations for this holiday change over time? Did he/she pass any traditions from this holiday down to his/her own family?
Do you want to write about holidays he/she celebrated when he/she was a young adult?
- What holidays did he/she celebrate? Why did he/she celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was his/her favorite holiday? Why? What was his/her least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday he/she didn't celebrate that he/she would have liked to? Why didn't he/she celebrate it?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was his/her mood or emotional state affected during the holidays?
- How did his/her holiday celebrations change over time? Did he/she stop celebrating some holidays? Were his/her celebrations less elaborate than when he/she was younger?
- Now that he/she was older, did he/she have a family to pass holiday traditions to? Did he/she begin new traditions?
- If he/she was married at this point, did he/she have to divide holiday time between different sides of the family? How was this handled?
- Did he/she ever wish he/she had celebrated his/her holidays differently? How would he/she have made them more special?
- The rest of these writing ideas will help you sketch one of his/her specific holiday experiences. For example, his/her first Thanksgiving celebration away from home. To skip these writing ideas related to a specific holiday, hold down Control and press N.
- Were there special foods, presents, or activities involved? Were any family traditions carried out? Describe the event.
- Where did he/she celebrate? Was it in his/her own home? Did he/she travel somewhere else? Had he/she moved away from the family home by now? Did he/she return to celebrate?
- With whom did he/she celebrate? Family? Friends? Did he/she not see all of the people that he/she did when he/she was younger? Did he/she miss anyone?
- What was his/her favorite part about the holiday? Having a vacation day? Giving or receiving gifts? Being with family? Had this changed since he/she was younger?
- What was the worst part about the holiday? The food? The work? Family members?
- How much work did he/she have to put into this holiday? Did he/she have to cook? Clean? Coordinate? Did he/she enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was his/her home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where he/she lived?
Do you want to write about holidays he/she celebrated when he/she was an adult?
- What holidays did he/she celebrate? Why did he/she celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was his/her favorite holiday? Why? What was his/her least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday he/she didn't celebrate that he/she would have liked to? Why didn't he/she celebrate it?
- As he/she matured, did his/her holiday spirit change from when he/she was younger? Did the holidays seem more or less special?
- How did his/her holiday celebrations change over time? If he/she had kids, did he/she pass holiday traditions down to them?
- Did he/she have to divide holiday time between different sides of the family? How was this handled?
- Were there younger children around when he/she celebrated holidays in this period of his/her life? What was it like to see their reactions to special activities?
- As he/she grew older were there friends or family members that were no longer living? Was it difficult to celebrate without them?
- Did he/she ever wish he/she had celebrated his/her holidays differently? How would he/she have made them more special?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was his/her mood or emotional state affected during the holidays?
- Some people say that holidays are more commercial now than they used to be--that people have forgotten the reasons behind holidays. Did he/she feel this way?
- The rest of these writing ideas will help you sketch one of his/her specific holiday experiences. For example, a special Valentine's Day. To skip these writing ideas related to a specific holiday, hold down Control and press N.
- Were there foods, presents, or activities involved? Were any family traditions carried out? Describe the event.
- Where did he/she celebrate? Was it in his/her own home? Did he/she travel somewhere else?
- With whom did he/she celebrate? Family? Friends?
- What was his/her favorite part about the holiday? Having a vacation day? Giving or receiving gifts? Being with family?
- What was the worst part about the holiday? The food? The work? Family members?
- How much work did he/she have to put into this holiday? Did he/she have to cook? Clean? Coordinate? Did he/she enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was his/her home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where he/she lived?
Do you want to write about holidays he/she celebrated when he/she was a senior?
- What holidays did he/she celebrate? Why did he/she celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was his/her favorite holiday? Why? What was his/her least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday he/she didn't celebrate that he/she would have liked to? Why didn't he/she celebrate it?
- As he/she matured, did his/her holiday spirit change from when he/she was younger? Did the holidays seem more or less special?
- Were there younger children around when he/she celebrated holidays in this period of his/her life? What was it like to see their reactions to special activities?
- As he/she grew older, were there friends or family members that were no longer living? Was it difficult to celebrate without them?
- Did he/she ever wish he/she had celebrated his/her holidays differently? How would he/she have made them more special?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was his/her mood or emotional state affected during the holidays?
- Some people say that holidays are more commercial now than they used to be--that people have forgotten the reasons behind holidays. Did he/she feel this way?
- The rest of these writing ideas will help you sketch one of his/her specific holiday experiences. For example, a memorable Thanksgiving with family. To skip these writing ideas related to a specific holiday, hold down Control and press N.
- Were there foods, presents, or activities involved? Were any family traditions carried out? Describe the event.
- Where did he/she celebrate? Was it in his/her own home? Did he/she travel somewhere else?
- With whom did he/she celebrate? Family? Friends?
- What was his/her favorite part about the holiday? Eating special foods? Giving or receiving gifts? Being with family?
- What was the worst part about the holiday? The food? The work? Family members?
- How much work did he/she have to put into this holiday? Did he/she have to cook? Clean? Coordinate? Did he/she enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was his/her home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where he/she lived?