Holidays, some of the most unironically pleasurable things that can be experienced. On every good holiday all the pain, all the boredom, all the low-level anger felt by absolutely everybody just goes away and in their place is left glorious happiness, a sense of universal goodwill, a pile of presents and chocolate and cheer that seem briefly infinite. And then there are the other holidays. Instead of glorious happiness it feels like somebody is slowly driving a screwdriver into your arm while telling you that you should like it. Instead of a universal sense of goodwill you feel like youre being plunged into the depths of misery with the rest of humanity along for the ride. Instead of infinite presents and chocolate and cheer Well, I hope that youve got the picture by now. Here, in contrast to the joyful celebrations that all self-respecting holidays really should be about, are six of the most nonsensically awful holidays ever celebrated. And boy, its going to be a joy
6. New Years Day
New Years Eve is one of the best holidays around. Even if you dont drink, and I can say this because I dont drink, it is still generally a time of joy. Laughing with the people you care about, or dancing with the people you vaguely know, or even sitting on a street corner and watching strange people walk by it is a time for happiness, a time for positivity, a time for hope that the next year will be bigger and better and bring everything that youve ever dreamed of. And then New Years Day happens. Suddenly youre staggering out of bed and blinking at the news and seeing the whole world slowly reset back to normal after a December of feasting. Suddenly its the starkly depressing month of January and its cold instead of cheery and the spectre of returning work is looming closer than ever. Suddenly you realize that its eleven months until you can feel the joy of the Yuletide period again and that reality is still real and so nobody has invented a TARDIS to whisk you away yet. Suddenly youve already broken your New Years resolution and are sitting in front of a depressing TV screen swallowing chocolate and swearing that youre never going to exercise ever again Its all become a bit depressing quite suddenly, really.