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Holidays
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- What holidays did you celebrate? Why did you celebrate these holidays? Was it for patriotic or religious reasons?
- What was your favorite holiday? Why? What was your least favorite holiday? Why?
- Was there a holiday you didn't celebrate that you would have liked to? Why didn't you celebrate it?
- As you matured, did your holiday spirit change from when you were younger? Did the holidays seem more or less special?
- Were there younger children around when you celebrated holidays in this period of your life? What was it like to see their reactions to special activities?
- As you grew older, were there friends or family members that were no longer living? Was it difficult to celebrate without them?
- Did you ever wish you had celebrated your holidays differently? How would you have made them more special?
- Many people experience periods of depression, anxiety, or loneliness during holidays. Was your 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 you feel this way?
- The rest of these Writing Ideas will help you sketch one of your 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 you celebrate? Was it in your own home? Did you travel somewhere else?
- With whom did you celebrate? Family? Friends?
- What was your 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 you have to put into this holiday? Did you have to cook? Clean? Coordinate? Did you enjoy this? Why or why not?
- Was your home decorated for the holiday? How was it decorated? Was it popular to do this in the area where you lived?
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