Holiday Survivor Round 12

Can't say I agree with the order but I think we came to the right top five

My annoyances with Halloween and Christmas are purely based around the people who make those holidays their entire personality for the month leading up to them. But by themselves, they're pretty cool days!

I liked Independence Day more before moving to the middle of a major city. It was one of two times per year I got to see fireworks. Now, random fireworks are nearly a nightly occurrence, and sometimes those fireworks even turn out to be firearms instead! And hey, what's more American than that? But yeah, the 4th just annoys me now.

I'm not a fan of independence day - all the misplaced patriotism, red/white/blue, fireworks, cops everywhere. That day is just insufferable.

I’m surprised the 4th even got this far on inforoo so I won’t argue too heavily for it, but the 4th is my favorite holiday. Very versatile holiday in where you can camp, cookout, or go boating (and apparently eating out if you’re lame). Copious amounts of alcohol flowing starting when you wake up. Shooting off fireworks is an absolutely electric time. And we get to remind those Brits they got fucked. Aka absolutely elite.

I’m not into the excessive patriotism associated with July 4, so I’m not going to come to its defense. I just like it because I’m usually on vacation that week, and I like going on vacation. I’m never on vacation for Halloween.

Gonna pull my egocentric expat card here and say that July 4th and Thanksgiving are exclusively American holidays and no one outside of the States gives collective shits about them. New Years is celebrated almost everywhere (although in many Asian countries Lunar new year is way more festive than solar new year). Christmas is in many places although the meaning and importance shifts place to place. Halloween is surprisinly pretty far reaching too although again depends on the who and why. If we count Day of the Dead as part of Halloween's festivities it deserves to be in the finals.

Who still uses those dated decorations? If you are, stop it.

If your family involves men watching TV and women doing everything else, that's a family issue, not a holiday issue. Also, every holiday is probably equally misogynistic for you.

Finally, you're lucky if you can make it to Thanksgiving without encountering Christmas music.

I think it’s Halloween time.