If you see Christmas lights in March, here is why

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, many officials are mandating a stay-at-home order. As many are turning to social media and streaming services as a way of entertainment and fun, some are reaching into their holiday spirit.

Holidays have its way of sneaking up on people and many are joining a new trend to shine some light on this difficult time. The trend is called Christmas in March. People across the USA have been hanging up Christmas lights and putting up decorations in their lawn to bring some positivity to their community.

“I want to put up the Christmas lights,” Clark said, “I wanted something positive, And I wanted to light the way to better days ahead.”

In El Dorado Springs, Chelsea and Justin Jacobs spent several hours putting up their own display.

“We wanted to show some unity and support for our country,” Justin said.

Their display, an American flag covering their entire roof, complete with a red, white and blue star.

“We see quite a few people come by every night,” Justin said.

Neither couple is planning on taking down these lights anytime soon.

“Once everything is back to whatever we consider normal,” Clark said.

They are hoping others join in with lighting the darkness, even if it means just turning on the porch lights.

“You have a choice of how you react to this. You can either say, everything’s bad, or, what’s good about today??”Clark said.

The Jacobs family said, with the panic buying and people rushing to the store, they are thankful the lights have inspired their daughters to find the positive in every situation.

They hope their message of hope, prompts people to come together during this difficult time. They also want people to slow down, enjoy the extra time with family, and jump at the opportunity to help those in need in the community.

Most of them encouraged others to do the same on social media. Since then, they’ve received messages from people all around the country.

Even someone in the United Kingdom from people excited about the idea.