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The Covid-19 Holiday Season

Title (Dublin Core)

The Covid-19 Holiday Season

Description (Dublin Core)

The holiday season during the Covid-19 pandemic brought many changes to the family routine. In total, my wife and I usually have four different houses to go to because we have both have divorced parents. This does, of course, make the season incredibly hectic. This year, however, every house seemed much more amenable to change. About half of our typical gatherings were cancelled to protect the elderly in the family, as well as those with pre-existing conditions. Of the family events that did occur, we had only ten people or less at each event (in a typical year, each house usually brings at least twenty guests and some bring several more). Even at the gatherings that did occur, things were still atypical, with most wearing masks and everyone following social distancing. In addition, many in my family have had COVID and were quarantined during the holidays. Nonetheless, we spent a lot of time on the phone and wishing each other a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas. Another thing I enjoy doing with my wife each year is attending a Nine Lessons and Carols service at various churches in the area. Because of the pandemic, however, we chose to forgo this Christmas tradition and watch a service online.

While the pandemic has brought many changes and challenges to our lives, we are fortunate to be able to connect with our family from a distance. Technology has certainly mitigated many issues that the pandemic has brought, and without that, social distancing and cancelling holiday plans would have been much more difficult for people to concede doing. However, hopefully, the cancelled family plans this year will provide us with the opportunity to celebrate with our families next year. The pandemic has hopefully reminded everyone that while the holiday season can be stressful (like visiting four different houses on one day), it truly is a wonderful time of year.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 13, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Brandon K. Presley

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Brandon K. Presley

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Text Story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Religion
English Events
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Thanksgiving
Christmas
holidays
family
church
technology

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

pandemicprompt
holidays

Collection (Dublin Core)

Holidays
Religion

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Pandemic Prompts
HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/16/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

01/26/2021
1/28/2021
02/08/2021
08/02/2022
09/18/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/13/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

This item was submitted on January 16, 2021 by Brandon K. Presley using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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