Sunday, February 24, 2008
5:22 AM
Kaizhi's post Q1
How I celebrated my Christmas
On Christmas day, all my relatives come to my house for potluck party. My oldest auntie would always bring home cook turkey with a delicious apple sauce that is very delicious. My grandmother would make some dessert. My youngest auntie would bring some ham and we will cook some finger food. After eating, we would go play some card games like UNO.When we are done we would go to the fake Christmas tree which is about 10 years old to open the present. After opening the present, we will play some games before we say our goodbyes and go home.I always look forward to Chrismas day because it is one of the few day that we can come together and talk and eat. The best part about Christmas is not about the present or food(I know you all think I will put food as my favourite part of Christmas), it is about family.
Part B
I celebrate My Chrismas different from how Jess celebrate Christmas. He celebrate his christmas with his immediate family while I celebrate my Christmas with my extended family.We have a potluck dinner for Christmas while he have a home cooked food. The presents we give we exchange are quite expensive, but the present they exchange is cheap.
Part C
Christmas
Christmas is the celebration of the rebirth of Jesus. The holiday's connection to Christ is obvious through its Old English root of "Cristes maesse" or Christ's Mass. For Christians, it is the time to renew one's faith, give generously and consider the past. But Christmas is also a secular celebration of family.One that many non-practicing Christians and people of other religions are comfortable accepting as their own.Over the centuries, classic Christmas traditions would accumulate: perhaps beginning with the Christmas and finally winding up in the present day with giant inflatable snowmen and icicle lights.Christmas traditions have a way of feeling timeless.You can see the same ornaments, sung the same songs and eaten the same foods for your whole life. Some Christmas traditions are, in fact, ancient. They have pre-Christian roots and originate from pagan winter-solstice celebrations or Roman festivals. Other traditions are relatively modern--either rescued from oblivion or conjured up in the surprisingly recent past. Some significant holiday traditions include decorations, activities and food. Outdoor light displays and other decorating traditions have created Christmas activities of their own. Decorators sometimes compete over the most ornate lighting displays and spectators walk or drive through neighborhoods to marvel at the exhibits. Schools and churches often stage Christmas pageants that reenact the Nativity. Saint Francis of Assisi started this custom in 1223, believing a life-size staging of the Crèche would make Jesus' story clear and accessible. Christmas pageants might also include traditional carols which are still sometimes sung door to door by groups of friends or neighbours.
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