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Christmas can be a fun, enjoyable and memorable holiday, no matter your religion
Christmas is a time when the whole world is immersed in an atmosphere of celebration, joy and fabulous mood. But what if you don’t believe in the religious aspects of this day? In fact, you can find many interesting and unknown alternatives that will make your December 25 unique and exciting.
RBC-Ukraine offers you 25 ideas for an interesting pastime without observing religious traditions.
What can you do on December 25
Holiday Market Tour
Visit your local Christmas market, and instead of Christmas souvenirs, look for unique Ukrainian crafts, delicious food, and unusual sights.
Cultural Marathon
Attend some interesting cultural events in your city or online (concert, play, lecture, or even a virtual tour of museums, etc.).
Creative master classes
Discover new talents and skills by taking part in creative master classes in handicrafts, painting, cooking, etc.
Charity
Instead of spending money on Christmas gifts, you can donate or simply help someone as a volunteer.
Virtual Game Party
Invite your friends to an online party where you can play board games together.
Extreme entertainment
Try something new and extreme: skiing, ice skating, or even snowboarding. If the weather permits, go karting. Or fly in a wind tunnel.
Movie marathon at home
Watch all the movies you’ve wanted to watch but haven’t gotten around to. The same can be done with TV series.
Gastronomic experiments
Try to cook dishes from menus around the world.
Unity with nature
If the weather permits, go out into the fresh air: take a walk in the forest or park and relax.
Photoshoot
Plan a photo shoot for this day. Ideally, thematic. In addition to having a good time, you will also get pleasant memories in the future!
Music therapy
Just enjoy your favorite music. Dance, sing with your friends or family!
Learning a new language
Use your free time to learn a new language. This is not only interesting, but also useful in our time.
Exciting quest
Create a game route around the city or in your home with interesting tasks for friends or family.
Hotel stay
Book a room in a good hotel and enjoy luxurious facilities and services to escape the ordinary.
Food tour with local cafes
Visit different cafes in your city and evaluate their selection and atmosphere.
Theatrical home performance
Invite your friends or family to become actors in a home theater production of a story. For staging, you can take, for example, the plays of Les Podervyansky.
Shopping
On this day, take a walk around a shopping center that you have never been to before and buy yourself something.
Relax
A warm bath with aromatherapy and relaxing music is what you need!
Mastering dance steps
Try to learn dance basics from online lessons from YouTube. Perhaps you are a future participant or participant in “Dancing with the Stars”!
Going to the cinema
But don’t choose a popular movie. Try to enjoy watching arthouse films.
Reading
Spend the whole day immersed in the world of books: fiction, non-fiction literature. Just read without getting out of bed!
Cleaning
Do a general cleaning of the house, throw away old things. But donate clothes in good condition that you won’t wear to those in need!
Work and more work!
If you have energy and inspiration, then “get your tails in line” at work. After all, these tasks will still have to be completed someday.
Dream
Just get some sleep and gain strength for everyday work.
Spending time with believing family members
No religion should ever interfere with healthy family relationships.
Now that you have a range of ideas, Christmas can be a fun, enjoyable and memorable holiday, no matter your religion (or lack thereof).
