As we learn Slate, Facebook extent, through the change of status of hundreds of thousands of its members, the state of happiness - or misfortune - of its users. Certainly they are not necessarily representative of the U.S. population, but the results are extremely interesting as they provide a statistical daily on American happiness.
And what do we see?
1 - festivals that bring together families and friends (thankgiving, Noel ,...) topped
2 - Valentine weighs less than a third Thanksgiving - perhaps because it concerns only part of the population?
3 - Superbowl weighs very little, while it is one of the most popular televised events in the United States.
4 - national holidays like July 4 have an effect, but much lower than those in smaller circle celebrate (Thanksgiving)
So if you want to make happy, make a feast in a relatively small circle and without television. Appointment April 8, 2010!
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