Here’s how it works for my low key decor.

You literally just reminded me to put up my “fall/winter” reef. I call it fall/winter reef instead of Christmas reef because I keep it up from Nov - Feb-ish. It’s totally a Christmas reef.

The handful of my neighbors who decorate do the same. Some keep their holiday reef up until the snow is totally gone - in like April.

But my point is that I put up my Xmas decor around now (or right after Halloween) except anything with Santa or explicit Christmas things. So it’s less holiday-specific, and more for the winter holiday vibes. Think pine trees, snow…. I swear there’s more.

I only have 2 thanksgiving decorations. A bouquet of orangish fake plants that look super autumn-y and a little knock-off beanie baby turkey. I am trying to find a small hanging sign with a cute cartoon turkey that says something like “gobble gobble,” but haven’t found a good one yet.

I have boxes and boxes of Xmas and Halloween decor lol. Thanksgiving is way more about the big meal and family or friends. And wine. And Halloween doesn’t have a dinner, and not always full family gatherings like Xmas or turkey day. Many families will get together and go hard for random holidays though.

So thanksgiving is pretty low effort in terms of decorating and doing things. No costumes, no presents, no Christmas tree, no candy, no pumpkins, no gingerbread houses. However, the day of thanksgiving can be super chaotic between cooking a huge turkey dinner and football on tv and entertaining guests/family.

Halloween is more for the kids and decor.

Thanksgiving is more for the family and food and spending time together.

Christmas is kind of a combination, or all of the above. It’s family, food, presents (huge for kids), decorations, vibes.

So they are pretty different holidays with many similarities. Many families may make a bigger deal out of either Xmas or thanksgiving.

And then also, we barely have any holidays in the US. Only a small handful of holidays where we don’t have work. It’s pathetic. We should have huge family-like holidays every other month tbh. With time off from work. Most of us could use the break. Some other countries will have holidays that last an entire week! Our bosses would shit theirselves at the idea of a week off work for everyone.