How to Celebrate National Hugging Day During Covid
By Tammy Lee
By Tammy Lee
National Hugging Day is on January 21, but due to COVID-19, you can’t just go up to people and hug someone. The reason for this holiday is for you to show some more emotion in public, but how can you do that when you’re supposed to stay at home, away from public places? So today I will be telling you how to celebrate National Hugging Day.
There are several different ways to greet someone, not just hugging. Instead, you could touch shoes, nod, say “hello”’, or “how are you doing?’. But what’s the point of celebrating National Hugging Day by just greeting people the same way you always have pre-COVID?
One way I would celebrate is to try and make up different ways to greet people or try and greet people a different way than you have before! You could come up with a new word to say to greet someone, air hug, or create an air handshake.
Another way to celebrate is to hug someone at home. Hugging someone could brighten their day, especially when you’re stuck at home all day. Another reason to hug a family member is because hugging releases a hormone called oxytocin, which provides many health benefits. During a pandemic, we definitely need a health boost.
Oxytocin reduces stress levels, strengthens the immune system, lowers risk of heart disease, and lowers blood pressure. Not just hugs can release oxytocin, even holding someone's hand can help produce oxytocin.
Although right now we can’t hug other people, other forms of greeting people or just making someone smile can make their day.
There are several different ways to greet someone, not just hugging. Instead, you could touch shoes, nod, say “hello”’, or “how are you doing?’. But what’s the point of celebrating National Hugging Day by just greeting people the same way you always have pre-COVID?
One way I would celebrate is to try and make up different ways to greet people or try and greet people a different way than you have before! You could come up with a new word to say to greet someone, air hug, or create an air handshake.
Another way to celebrate is to hug someone at home. Hugging someone could brighten their day, especially when you’re stuck at home all day. Another reason to hug a family member is because hugging releases a hormone called oxytocin, which provides many health benefits. During a pandemic, we definitely need a health boost.
Oxytocin reduces stress levels, strengthens the immune system, lowers risk of heart disease, and lowers blood pressure. Not just hugs can release oxytocin, even holding someone's hand can help produce oxytocin.
Although right now we can’t hug other people, other forms of greeting people or just making someone smile can make their day.