it's the last year fireworks are allowed in the Netherlands

I've never been a firework person, because of the unbearable noise, so I'm glad that these restrictions are starting to be imposed in European countries.
But wishes... You are not only addressing the topic of wishes, but also the entire hypocrisy of the Christmas holidays. And I am glad for myself that I have long since left this vicious circle of hypocrisy and unnecessary giving of a lot of money, which is saved all year, for gifts to people with whom we actually only quarrel. I was also surprised to see the many memes this year about "these family holidays", which in many Bulgarian families turn into arguments, or into hypocritical silence on sensitive topics. And I also see how tired people are of all this nonsense, since Christmas wishes are made with ready-made pictures that are sent to many people in messenger or viber, without requiring the sender to write something personal to someone, to make any effort. Personally, I never send such cards, which are part of the bullshit.
Sometimes I think that these "holidays" are necessary to keep people's natural evil nature still within some limits, but I don't know if they actually fuel it even more.😁In short - I completely agree with you, but I don't really know what is better for people in general.