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I'm afraid.
Fear of christmas.
My close family includes several people from risk groups.
I am afraid that one of my family members will become infected if we meet on Christmas Eve.
When I go to my homeland this year, the virus will be with me - regardless of whether I am infected or not.
It's in my head whether I want it or not.
Many are like me.
The number of infections is at a record high.
Anyone who celebrates Christmas as always is taking a risk.
The festival of love can quickly turn into a catastrophe.
In terms of isolation and distance, Christmas is the worst
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My head tells me: just skip Christmas this year.
But my heart says the opposite.
This year was marked by isolation and distance.
If these criteria are applied, Christmas is of course the worst case scenario.
But I don't want to miss the time with my family after this disaster year - even if this thinking is selfish.
Now I am in a privileged position.
As of today, I can go into pre-quarantine because I work in a job that enables home office.
My brother will pick me up in his car before Christmas and drive me home.
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And I - I want to be honest - like my family members have the opportunity to have myself tested beforehand.
Otherwise, a meeting with my family would not be responsible due to the constellation.
But even with these measures there remains a residual risk, an uneasy feeling.
Many others do not have such options.
You have to go to work.
They have to sit at the cash register or stand on the assembly line or work in the hospital or nursing home, where they have contact with many people until just before Christmas Eve.
Others don't have a car and have to go home to the full.
And there is not enough test capacity for everyone anyway.
The risk is accordingly much higher.
"We don't leave people alone for Christmas"
Many of them do not want to go to church at Christmas this year either.
Services may take place, but with a minimum distance and mask requirement.
The churches are looking for alternatives, for example online or outdoors.
Source: WORLD
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To celebrate or not to celebrate?
There is no general answer to this question in the current phase.
The strict lockdown rules allow both decisions.
And maybe that's what gives this situation at least something positive.
We have a choice, which is not a matter of course in times like these.
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