This Is How Millennials Are Planning To Kiss 2020 A Goodbye!

2020 has been a strange year of historic hardships, lost relationships, and incomplete dreams. Moreover, it took a toll on all our mental health and taught us some life-long lessons the hard way. And no matter what happens before the calendar turns its page to a New Year, 2020 is going down in the books of history as the “Year of All Kinds of Weird Things.”

The past 12 months may not have turned out the way we expected them to, but we have all learned a dozen lessons from them. Whether it’s about discovering our inner self and what we want from life or learning about our relationships with family and friends, or the new insights about our jobs or daily lives – 2020 has taught us more than we could imagine. Different phases of lockdowns throughout the year have given us enough time and moreover an opportunity to reflect on our lives and the people in them. Yet, Gen Z and Millennials have found their way to joke about the year that seemed endless. Time lost its meaning when it came to 2020, but after 12 months of completing the year which actually felt like a 100, the year is finally coming to an end. So how will the Millennials spend a year they memed about?  Or will they celebrate at all?

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Here are 5 Millennials who told us how they would bid goodbye to their 2020:

COVID dulled New Year's plan

2020 has already been a surprising year that canceled almost all our holiday plans. Remember at the beginning of the year when we thought the pandemic would end by July or August? But it took a whole year of all our lives. Yet again, there is no slight possibility of celebrating New Year's like every other year for this generation amidst the global pandemic.  23-year-old Akshay Nagdev, a Portfolio Manager in real estate told SheThePeople, "It's definitely not the year to raise a toast. I'm happy that the year passes by, and I'm waiting to welcome 2021. But partying in a time where the country recently witnessed a new strain and vaccines are still under preparations will just worsen the condition." Nagdev further said, "My celebrations can wait until next year!"

Sleep the year away!

21-year-old Mitali Kochar, an Undergraduate student, describes her 2020 as a "rollercoasters ride." Kochar told SheThePeople, "I am not as excited as my friends are for the coming year. Moreover, I'm not much of a people person. So, I have decided. I will order my favorite food and binge-watch the same set of movies I have seen at least 10 times before in my oversized winter hoodie and pajamas and bid 2020 a goodbye in my sleep." She additionally said, "My No.1 rule of 2021 is that I will never talk about 2020 again".

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Celebrations come home

For 22-year-old Rhea Jagtiani, a psychology major pursuing her master's, New Year's is all about bringing in happiness with her loved ones. "2020 surely was a hell of a ride and as it ends there's no better way to spend the last day with the closest ones to our hearts", says Jagtiani. She further says, "What could be better than seeing the ones you love close to you, smiling and perhaps happy. This year has taken away more than we originally imagined. A year that changed us for good or for worse, what else is needed but to have a shelter above our heads and loved ones close. A little bit of good food and a lot more happiness, that’s the plan for the year that seemed to be too slow and harsh on us."

Happiness comes in 4 paws 

'Nothing makes you smile more than looking into the face of a dog that loves you.' For 26-year-old Nikhil Raghani, a Software Engineer working with an IT Company, his dog has proved to be his biggest source of happiness and best companion. "'Rollercoaster' is the word that summarises this year for me.", said Raghani to SheThePeople.  Continuing further, he says, "This year was filled with surprises, mostly jump scares! As the sun sets for one last time in 2020, I'd be spending the evening with someone who made the most of my WFH (work from home) situation - Tazz! From belly rubs to extra treats for helping me manage those stressful client meetings, Tazz has been my biggest support system throughout the year. There's no better celebration for me than being with him."

Bringing in the year with Friends 

"The scare of COVID is so real that my family will not allow me to step out on New Year's eve," said 25-year-old Charvi Kathuria, a media professional working with an online media company. Kathuria says, "This year, I will only go ahead with my annual ritual of meeting friends. I will be heading to a rented property and staying over with my friends. We call it our annual reunion. We order food, eat, dance, discuss the highs and lows of our lives, and dole out advice to each other."