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holiday depression
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By Claudia S. Copeland, PhD
Decoding and
dismissing the
holiday blues
After summer’s sticky humidity, the
holiday season in Louisiana arrives with
a palpable sense of gaiety. Newly brisk
air fills the streets, coats emerge from
closets, and cheerfully chilled neighbors
stroll, sipping hot drinks, among lighted
oak trees, Christmas art markets, and
brightly decorated neighborhoods. Besides
the benison of cooler weather, Louisiana’s
reverence for tradition and love of
beauty can make for an exceptionally
vibrant holiday atmosphere. Between
bonfires along the river, holiday second-
lines, Hanukkah concerts, and candle-
lit caroling in neighborhood parks, the
season is uniquely beautiful here.
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