Spreading the Holiday Spirit

The holiday season is here again (in reality its always the holiday season... its just that the mainstream capitalist system only recognizes and cashes in on the major Christian ones). One thing I find interesting is that around the major holidays things shut down. Offices, centers, support services, groups, etc. Isn't that sort-of backwards? The holidays are times when things should purposely stay open. After all, not everyone has a family to go home to where we'll have that Hallmark picture perfect moment around the dinner table and the turkey. Shit, many would settle just for a family, let alone the picture perfect moment. News flash: PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS!!! And we wonder why the suicide rate is higher in the months of November and December into January.