Mao-y Christmas!
Christmas is definitely not the same over here in China … there are no sacred carols, lighted homes, advent celebrations, warm smells, snowy backdrops, family gatherings, breaks from the routine, tasty cookies, red and green outfits, festive attitudes, or remembrances of the grittiest and most transformational story ever told. They don’t even get the name right … they call it “Merry Christmas Day”.
But the stores have done their best … it’s so funny to see how they’ve taken their perception of this holiday and used it to try to sell more junk, plastering their windows with token Santas and stockings. In a way, though, it’s also sobering … because that’s all that the world sees in our Christmas.
How about yours? Would a foreigner see more than that in your holiday? I urge you to consider that … and to cherish every moment!
December 19th, 2006 at 12:59 am EST
Lance - come on over to Yueyang and we’ll do our best to have some ‘festive caroling’, we definately have a lit up home (though it’s all INSIDE), plenty of good smelling stuff (especially when you compare it to all the smells that will hit you on the way over!), a lovely family gathering (multiple Webels - how can you beat that?), and lots of tasty treats!
There’s an airmatress with your name on it (and wireless internet!) We’ll leave the light on for you…
December 19th, 2006 at 1:44 pm EST
Ooh an airmatress…
Speaking of beds, I forgot HOW cushy my bed in Michigan is! Lance, it’s incredible!
December 19th, 2006 at 2:42 pm EST
I’ll bet … after a year of sleeping in a sleeping bag, it’ll be nice to get back to a real mattress. Welcome home Sarah!
And I’ll see you soon, Steve … it’ll be a cool yule!
December 19th, 2006 at 3:48 pm EST
Hehe, you’ll notice that some establishments keep their Christmas decos up ALL YEAR ROUND, because they think that foreigners think them pretty!! I certainly keep mind up in my house afterwards, but that’s because …
December 26th, 2006 at 11:10 pm EST
Hi,Lance!
I come to your website sometimes.THis is the funniest one I have even seen ,and it is very true!And you may ask Dan in Shaoyang what dramatic things were going on.
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Come to Shaoyang sometime.You will expeirence fun thing too….