There are many holidays, that we celebrate here in the United States, this includes: New Year, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine’s Day and many more. Everyone at least has a favorite holiday. What are some of the students at USC Aiken’s favorite holiday?
Throughout October and December USC Aiken is filled with holiday spirits, some are excited because Halloween is arriving in two weeks and majority can’t wait to eat turkey and open their gifts under the Christmas tree.
Sela Groomes, a freshman, majoring in Fine Arts said her favorite holiday is Halloween “I just love everything about it. I enjoy dressing up, making my own costumes and decorating. If I have enough money I would decorate my own car and room.” she continues, “Most importantly I have an excuse to dress outrageously.”
Lakwasia Cummings, a Senior, majoring in Fine Arts majors who’s favorite holiday is also Halloween. Cummings describes, “This holiday is just so much more fun compared to the others.”
Eva Slagle, a Junior majoring in communication said, “Christmas is my favorite holiday, it’s the family traditions that make this holiday my favorite.” she continued, “Christmas pizza is my family traditions for every Christmas, my family getting together and traveling during Christmas break is what I like the most about this holiday.”
Carly Dempsey a Senior majoring in Engineering whose favorite holiday is also Christmas said, “My mom only makes good food on Christmas day, please don’t tell her that. Our family tradition every year is that we enjoy attending our church’s candle service. At this service everyone lights up the candles as they sing Christmas carols together.”
Luis Florido a Junior majoring in Industrial Engineering said, “My favorite holiday, probably is Thanksgiving. My family has a Hispanic background, Thanksgiving is kinda our family get away from he Hispanic culture and we involve ourselves into the American culture.” he continues, “We like to make turkey, gather around the table and be thankful.”
Clyde Tilson a Senior at USC Aiken said his favorite holiday is “Easter! Because I’m religious; I like going to church during this holiday and one of my favorite memories of this holiday is when I get to look for Easter eggs.”
Walker May, Senior, majoring in Finance. His response is that his favorite holiday is New Year “I like the feeling of starting fresh and setting new goals, leaving all the bad stuff behind and building momentum on top of the good stuff.” He continued, “Three years ago, on New Year’s Eve me and 10 others guys rented out an airbnb in Atlanta. That night we went out late and woke up the next morning at 6:00 AM and tailgated for a game on New Year’s day.” May describes one of his favorite memories of the holiday.
Jacob Smith, freshman, a Political Science major said his favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. “It's my favorite time of the year, weather-wise, and my family always makes really good food. We go visit family that lives nearby. My least favorite holiday is Valentine's Day because it's so commercialized and doesn't really mean anything.”
Kayla Goldschmidt, said her favorite holiday is Christmas. “The winter holiday season is something I look forward to every year because the season is very comforting to me. I like bundling up for the cold weather, holiday scents, and the activities that just bring the Christmas spirit to life. It’s also a nice break from the school year, and I enjoy being able to relax and spend more time with my family and friends.” She continues,
“When I think of Christmas, I think of buying gifts for my family and friends. Back in elementary school. My school hosted something called “Santa’s Workshop,” where kids could go shopping for small gifts and get them wrapped to give to others. I would love walking around and finding little things to buy for my family, and while they were small, I hoped that everyone would still enjoyed them. Sometimes the presents I would get would be a little odd, but I loved that even as a little kid, I could surprise my family with little tokens of love.”
Amber Bryant, Senior and a Graphic Design major said her favorite holiday is New Year. “Because of my family tradition, we have special meals that we eat.” She continued, “Corn Bread, Collard greens, pork chop or ham, they all signified something. Collard greens displays as money, Corn bread depicts happiness and Pork stands for good health.”
