Festive Bullies

The method of operation of the Festive Bully is to heap on the obligation to suspecting friends and relatives using any festivities or celebration as an excuse, ie, "Oh, it's May Day,the day that celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labour movement? YOU MUST COME OVER TO MY HOUSE FOR DINNER, BRING PRESENTS!" Festive bullies don't allow the myraid of creative excuses one may use to not spend time with them that the bullied have been perfecting all year long, and alas, society actually sides with the bully by removing all possible excuse derivation mechanisms. Working late, funerals, studying for exams, washing hair, being hungover as all get out are disallowed on many festive occasions under the We're Scared of Festive Bullies too Act 1812.