A word about #Christmas, please.
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It's October, but already people are worried (or at least papers tell us they are) about Christmas. Will there be turkeys? Will there be presents?
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It's October, but already people are worried (or at least papers tell us they are) about Christmas. Will there be turkeys? Will there be presents?
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I understand people have their traditions (& for many Christmas itself is no more than one). They are lovely, memorable routines, something to look forward to every year. An occasion that we happen to celebrate on a particular day.
I understand people have their traditions (& for many Christmas itself is no more than one). They are lovely, memorable routines, something to look forward to every year. An occasion that we happen to celebrate on a particular day.
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We had to forgo the tradition of Christmas last year due to Covid. What was the hardest bit about that? No turkey? No presents? No. It was not being able to get together with people we love, to be alone, to leave them alone.
We had to forgo the tradition of Christmas last year due to Covid. What was the hardest bit about that? No turkey? No presents? No. It was not being able to get together with people we love, to be alone, to leave them alone.
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Why did we do this? To protect one another. Because, and you don't need me to say this, every person we love & care for is a million times more important than any traditional turkey you miss. Surely, that is the lesson of last year's Christmas, is it not?
Why did we do this? To protect one another. Because, and you don't need me to say this, every person we love & care for is a million times more important than any traditional turkey you miss. Surely, that is the lesson of last year's Christmas, is it not?
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Hold that thought.
Hold that thought.
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In light of this, is it really so terrible if we can't celebrate a particular tradition (say, Christmas) on a particular day (say, December 25th ... or in my country, 24th)? It's not nice, no. We want it back, yes. But it's not the end of the world.
In light of this, is it really so terrible if we can't celebrate a particular tradition (say, Christmas) on a particular day (say, December 25th ... or in my country, 24th)? It's not nice, no. We want it back, yes. But it's not the end of the world.
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If you think about it, every tradition, even Christmas itself, at one point in time had a beginning. It doesn't end when we miss or postpone it. We could even be mad and create new traditions. Who knows, we might come to love them?
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If you think about it, every tradition, even Christmas itself, at one point in time had a beginning. It doesn't end when we miss or postpone it. We could even be mad and create new traditions. Who knows, we might come to love them?
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