What new or special things do you have for Christmas?
By Oldsix691418
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
China
December 24, 2012 10:55pm CST
Merry Christmas,all my mylot friends!
I believe many of my mylot friends know that we Chinese live the Spring Festival every year,which is the new year of the lunar calendar.Civil servants always have a weeks' leave,and what they usually do is to return their hometown to stay with their parents and siblings,and during these days,they visit some relatives or friends.
But quite a few feel so bored because of the almost same things that they have to do each year.So more and more family decide to have their Spring Festival outside by travelling or at the restaurant to avoid the heavy housework!
What new or special for your Christmas?
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9 responses
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 12
Merry Christmas to you as well. I think this Spring Festival is a great idea. The US could use such a time. We don't seem to spend enough time with family. I think this is one reason young children are like they are now days. Nothing new or interesting in my home. My daughter and her boyfriend and my granddaughter and hers are here. My grandson is with his dad.
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Dec 12
It sounds like nice time. We have a River Festival here in the Summer. ANd an art one as well.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
I hear that more and more foreigners celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival,it's more or less fresh for them,I think.
Oh,on earth it's the most important to spend the gold time with family,and it's the second to be new or not.
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@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
29 Dec 12
It's always good time to have more festivals that can make the family stay together.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
26 Dec 12
Nothing special again this Christmas. We only had two children, and neither of them could come see us. They each have children of their own and wanted to spend as much time with them as possible. We could have gone to see either of them, but my husband's health does not permit traveling. On the plus side, we received baskets of food from two different neighbors and a sack of sweets from the youth group at church. We also received gifts in the mail and phone calls from our children and from friends. We were alone, but not forgotten. Maybe our Christmas was special, after all.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
It's so fine not to be forgotten since both of your children could not come to stay with you for the great festival,and you have received love from around.Yes,that can be called a bit "special",hehe.Great health to you and have a nice day!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
26 Dec 12
This year really was a different Christmas for us because we didn't have the opportunity to go to Cincinnati to celebrate with my father's brothers and sisters. Thus, we decided to start to make a new tradition for Christmas Eve of our own. We went to my mother's house and the children got to play with their cousins. In the evening, all of the kids sat around the dining room table with my mother and worked on decorating some cookies for Santa. I would say that it was a nice change of pace.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
Hehe,that's really a different way to celebrate Christmas with some many children staying together,and what they could do was so fresh decorating the cookies.I think that must be one of their most unforgetable traditional festival!Have a nice day!
@IntrovertShy (2780)
• Marikina, Philippines
27 Dec 12
Well, we went to our relatives. My aunt invite us to a Christmas party. That is a special even happened to us.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
Oh,all of you must have had the best time!I've never taken part in the similar party,and in the countryside we always stay at home with the elderd and the children,the most common thing is watching basketball games during our Spring Festival.Have a nice day and Happy New Year!
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
3 Feb 13
hi,
for me the special thing that i had during Christmas Holiday is when my family was complete celebrating the Christmas,it because my sister already went to the province and live their permanently,we were all sad because she will be far at us,but when she arrived just for the Christmas we were all happy.and the new for me is still remain single this year.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
22 Feb 13
We cannot keep all the family staying together all the time since each of them has their own life.Have fun!
@changjiangzhibin89 (16759)
• China
25 Dec 12
Yes,we all set store by the Spring Festival,but I think for people my age ,many don't want to break the routine and few plan to travel during the golden week holiday when there are large crowds of people everywhere.What we think of most is how to please the elderly and children during the Spring Festival.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
You are quite right.During any golden week holiday there are always crowds of visitors in the sight splots in China as well as our Spring Festival.I think there's really something wrong for our country's holiday system.I hope it can become better soon.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16759)
• China
29 Dec 12
As it is a stimulus to economy and new point for sources of economic growth.Happy New Year ahead!
Happy New Year!
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
27 Dec 12
Oh,that's really a happy news!And I hope the baby and the rest of your famly have had the best Christmas!I have heard that quite a few American couples have adopted Chinese orphans,that's rather admiring and it's so kind of you Americans in fact.Have a nice day!
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
26 Dec 12
New things during Christmas----well, those would be the gifts given my friends and families. Old- well, the family traditions remained. I am not sure if my family would break from it. But I do not see any reason why we have to change anything as the whole family is still okay with going with the traditions.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
Wow,you are more than smart!I don't agree that our traditions have to be changed a lot since many of them still do good to us.But there are really quite a few who want to change our traditions,so I just want to know what you think of it by my discussion.Have a nice day!
@skyandgrassplot (1497)
• China
26 Dec 12
I am Chinese,the same with you,and the new and special for my Christmas was I spent the Christmas Eve in Hongkong where had more festival atmosphere than the mainland of China.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
28 Dec 12
Hi,guy or lady!Are you so rich that you could have the Christmas Eve in Hongkong?Or have you already moved to Hongkong?I must know there's more Christmas atmostphere there in Hongkong,but I'm sure most of them love spending the Spring Festival.Hehe,two women from my village married there,and they still love our traditional festival.Have a nice day!
