I'm a simple emigrant and I have an ambivalent attitude toward holidays

Sometimes I feel the urge to simply run away somewhere, to have a legitimate reason not to participate in all this, and then, on the contrary, excitement overtakes me and I want to organize a party, gather friends, share my festive mood. In Frankfurt the Christmas spirit is already everywhere: a Christmas tree has long since been set up, Christmas markets have stocked up on mulled wine and sausages, and shops can't keep their shelves filled with lights and all sorts of shiny little things. But this year, of course, everything isn't as usual. Until the last moment there were doubts whether Christmas would happen in the country and city or if it is too dangerous. Fortunately, the markets were allowed, but not without conditions. Firstly, the market itself is much smaller; if before it ran almost along the entire main street, now — a few representatives on the main square and a few on the main pedestrian street. The worst thing is that the shops are separated from each other and stand like small islands, each with its own entrance rules: somewhere you don't need anything, somewhere a test is enough, and somewhere you can only enter with a QR code. Personally, I was also disappointed that the deposit for beautiful Christmas glasses now costs 3 euros, whereas before it was 0.5 - 1 euro, and you could easily take a keepsake home. In general, this outing didn't really lift my festive mood; I will need to go again. And you? have you already immersed yourself in the spirit of the New Year and Christmas? #holidays