[Talk] Christmas

看板EngTalk (全英文聊天)作者obiter (加油)時間19年前 (2005/12/04 15:16)推噓1(1推 0噓 0→)

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It's December... My favorite month of the year ^^ What are you planning to do for Christmas this year? Maybe I should begin by asking, what does Christmas mean to you? To religious people, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. They might attend special church services and functions to commenmorate the festival, where the story from the bible would be re-told in many different forms. To the general Western culture, regardless of whether people are Christians or not, Christmas has taken on a special meaning, and has become part of their culture, similar to Chinese New Year for us. During this time, people get a long holiday, from school, from work. It's mostly about families getting together, reuniting after another busy year, catching up on each other's lives. To the Western culture, Christmas is also about the exchange of Christmas cards, gifts, and lots and lots of food. :) Every year, people spend a lot of time and money preparing gifts for their family and friends. They also send out a lot of Christmas cards. To Asians, or more specifically, to young Taiwanese people, what does Christmas mean? I was browsing through some articles people have written, and I see a rather interesting perception of Christmas. Christmas seems to have taken on a meaning which appears to me to be closer to Valentines Day. People are busy making plans for a romantic Christmas with their boyfriend/girlfriend, or even use it as an opportunity to ask out someone that you like. At the very least, it's treated as a chance to go somewhere and have fun with your friends. And then you see people complaining, and feeling sad that they have nowhere to go for Christmas, and have to stay at home and feel very lonely. I'm not really making any comments, or judging on which perception of Christmas is correct or better. Just thought these differences are quite interesting to observe. What does Christmas mean to you? -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 222.153.79.44