Our friend group has been doing New Year's Eve together for eight years but last year everyone seemed like they'd rather be anywhere else and we all pretended it was fun. Now it's November and someone needs to start planning but no one is stepping up and I don't know if we should force it or admit we've outgrown this.
More people experience this than they realize.
Your shared rituals have become hollow performances, but no one wants to be the first to say the emperor has no clothes.
“Where Are You with Festivals and celebrations?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.