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Why You Should Start Decorating For Christmas On November 1

Marisa Gaines Student Contributor, Michigan State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at MSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

‘Tis the season! It’s officially November, and it’s time for the Christmas festivities to begin!

Many people believe that beginning Christmas festivities in November is too early, or that we’re ignoring Thanksgiving by skipping right to celebrating Christmas. Yet, I can assure you that that isn’t the case, and there’s a simple reason for it — Christmas is a season.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a season in this context as “a period of the year characterized by or associated with a particular activity or phenomenon.” This means that the Christmas season would be a period of the year (two or more months), as opposed to Thanksgiving Day, which is just, a day. A mere 24 hours in the middle of the Christmas season.

This isn’t to discount Thanksgiving, as it is something to celebrate, but Thanksgiving celebrations only last for the duration of that day. Unless maybe you’re traveling for it to see friends and/or family. Christmas festivities happen for far longer than just one day, instead occurring over many, many, many days — shopping, ice skating, Christmas light shows, decorating, baking, and so much more. It’s so much that you can’t do it all in one day. It’s simply impossible.

So, start decorating now! Get in the Christmas spirit — drink hot chocolate, bake cookies, put up your tree, and deck the halls! There’s no such thing as starting too early for Christmas, but there is such a thing as starting too late. Begin celebrating when the season actually begins, and don’t miss out on any of the fun of Christmastime cheer! Happy holidays!

Marisa Gaines

MSU '27

Marisa Gaines is a student at Michigan State University with a major in creative advertising (focus in copywriting) and has plans to minor in creative writing. On campus, she is a staff writer and associate editor for the Michigan State University chapter of Her Campus. She currently works as a digital publishing student worker at H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences where she creates PDF layouts using Adobe InDesign and HTML layouts using Adobe Dreamweaver for three different academic journals that the company publishes year-round.

Outside of her job and education, Marisa writes under the pen name Ashley Jacobson and is a published author of her romance trilogy including books titles Break Me, Fix Me, and Love Me. She has been writing novels for over five years and is excited to continue the path of publishing with goals to publish a new series she is currently working on. Writing is one of her biggest passions, and she hopes to one day make a successful career out of it. She has aspirations to work in a publishing office as a book editor while also continuing her career as an author by publishing or having her own books published.

When Marisa isn't writing, her personal interests stay in the realm of books. She loves reading romance books and posting about them on her social media to engage with other book lovers. She has a small pomapoo named Pepper who she adores and takes care of like her child. She also enjoys organizing (and reorganizing) her bookshelf, going book shopping, hanging out with friends and family, and drinking coffee when the time calls for it (all the time).