Hello hi, compliments of the season! I hope you are
having a wonderful season and taking some time to rest and celebrate with
family. Today is Boxing day; my father told me that it is called so because traditionally
you ‘un-box’ your Christmas presents the day after Christmas. I believe it’s to
avoid the feeling of the presents taking over the ‘actual meaning’ of Christmas
(just my opinion 😊).
Anyway, I’m sure everyone who got presents has already unwrapped them since
yesterday, ha ha. If you did not get any presents, just remember that being
here today, especially in the climate of 2020, is the greatest gift from God!
So do you have any Christmas traditions? Typically, my
family would go to the village for Christmas and we would all eat rice and
chicken, while wearing our Christmas clothes. However, nobody travelled this
year and I neither ate rice nor chicken, although I ate some delicious
groundnut soup with poundo yam that a friend made for me :P. I was speaking to
one of my brothers and he said I did not celebrate Christmas, no rice, no Christmas,
lol. But I wore Christmas attire and he did not; so for me, he was the one that
did not celebrate Christmas. Ha ha.
Sometimes, I think we get carried away with all the
festivities and forget that Christmas is about the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
We celebrate this day because without the birth of Christ, there would have
been no death, and without the death of Jesus Christ, we Christians believe
that we would not have been saved. So, this is a time to be grateful and to
show love and care to others. Try to be generous – you can share your food,
your time, your voice, your energy etc. with others. Remember that many people
are alone during this period and while you may not be able to visit them
because of COVID-19, you can give them a call or leave a nice note or chocolates
at their door. Don’t forget to say a prayer for your loved ones and for those
who are ill, lonely, or suffering. And no matter what may have happened this
year, do not give up hope. By God’s grace, everything will be well.
Take good care and have a happy holiday season. Xoxo -
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