Christmas is around...!!!

All around the world there would be trillions of people celebrating christmas but for me the way it is celebrated has changed drastically...Childhood christmas is the most memorable moment...

Here is a list of things that are almost non existent in the way we celebrate Christmas...

-- The whole family decorating the christmas tree...When we were kids we used to decorate a "real" tree at home, nd then we got a new christmas tree gifted :) we loved it soo much and used to be very excited to open nd unwrap it each time for every christmas..it's easy to put up and also the fact that it's leaves don't come off in two weeks after you decorate it... :) nd still we have our whole family near it decorating it...with bells, bobtails,gifts, nd then switching off all the ligts to check how it looks with the lightening :) wow the sight of this fills me with some kind of happiness.... and I love it :)

-- Then helping dad in putting up the christmas star out from balcony nd lightening it...finally go out from the appartment to check if its visible ;)

-- Making of the crib...

-- Most of all I miss doing decoration.... @ home... :) how we used to think from weeks before on how to decorate, which type of design shall we make this time... whats all that we need for it and from which shop we can get them... then we put that on paper and finalise nd start decorating... :)

This is how we did this year....

-- I miss the carollers coming home for Christmas in the nights.. This time for christmas 3 of the carol groups visited our house... nd each time I've gt a call at night...& we were put on speaker to listen to them singin carols... That was another totally different exp :) I miss listening (and singing) to Christmas carols again and again until i could sing all of them by heart....LOUD nd dancing..

-- I miss the feeling of excitement for Christmas like how i used to feel when I was younger.
Lost all the relations nd fun in celebrating christmas from the year 2005 when mamaya was with us...
I miss 2005 and all its yesteryears...

What happen, where did they all go? totally lost the christmas spirit.. :(

I miss so many things but i guess this just goes to show how we all arent getting any younger.
I miss my home.....my parents, but I'm back home for Christmas..... Yeaaaaaaaaaahh!! : )

Our Christmas day starts with the everyone waking up at the crack of dawn around 4Am.... Dad plays the christmas tape... we go to church... listen to the chrismas message...greet eachothr... come back home... & send our wishes and christmas goodies to all our frnds nd neighbours... Cut the cake at home... nd then in the evning we go to our grandma's place where everyone gathers and we celebrate nd have a great time... chitchattin wit siters nd relatives...

Christmas has become so materialistic over the years as retailers push us to buy more, more, more. It's important to remember that this is not what Christmas is about. It means different things to different people certainly but there are some universals, regardless of religion or celebration type. Christmas is about love, giving, children, family and friends. There are many ways of honoring these traditions while at the same time, honoring the planet that we all share.

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PS: I've got to knw few of the myths nd reailities of christmas...from our HAH(Home-Away from-Home) program...when we went fr a retreat to Vistar...from our Church(Koramangala Methodist Church).... will put them up in my next blog... :)