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Holidays and their original meaning

Most holidays have drifted far from their original meaning—they were once moments to break rhythm, gather communally, or mark passage through the year, now they're consumption events bookended by rushed travel. Recovering what holidays originally held—genuine pause and collective acknowledgment—requires resisting the commercial machinery.

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