Whether you celebrate Christmas for religious or spiritual reasons, or if you’re more of a secular sprouts and Secret Santa kind of participant, it’s easy for the season’s meaning to get lost in the haze.
But peer beyond the consumerist frenzy, and its universal appeal speaks to deep-seated human desires for connection, celebration and linking to something bigger than ourselves.
Here are 10 suggestions of rituals that can allow you to tap into these things in free or affordable ways, from foraging in nature to belting your heart out at karaoke.
