National Mall, perhaps to reduce stress.
I celebrate January 2 each year.
This date means that all of the major fall holidays, starting with Thanksgiving, are over for another year. It's a kind of Holiday From The Holidays. Hurray!
Some people will not choose to celebrate my self-proclaimed holiday – they may actually approach it as more of a funeral, a date indicating that the holidays are gone and they are sad about it.
But I daresay that many of us find the holiday season very stressful, even if one or two of the holidays are meaningful. At this time of year, we hear that suicide rates go up, that people can get stranded in airports for days just to be somewhere on one particular day, and we are reminded of loved ones who are no longer with us. It is a complicated time with little time to take a breather.
But then arrives January 2 and you can say that you have done all that you could do, that it's now time to get back to normal and not dwell on the many stresses of the past two months. I say that is a darn good reason to pause and celebrate (maybe quietly and/or with a nap).
Happy January 2!