People Around The World Share What Christmas Means To Them
Here are just some of the traditions that make this the most wonderful time of the year.
Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, each year. For many, it's a day of merriment and giving of thanks, marked by gatherings with friends and family, shared meals and the exchange of gifts.The Huffington Post editors asked readers around the world what Christmas means to them. Scroll below to read the best responses.
"Every year, my family goes with two or three other families (usually families we have known for many years) to sing Christmas carols at the local nursing home. Many of the residents have very few family members who visit them. Some have no Christmas visitors and are very lonely. We have one friend who lives in the nursing home who joins us every year, making his way through the halls as we push him in his wheelchair.
It is a way that my parents taught me to think of others before myself, especially during the very materialistic Christmas season. Jesus teaches us to welcome strangers and comfort those who mourn. What better time to live out His teachings than during Christmas?" -- Lauren Purser, email
Caiaimage/Monashee Alonso "Singing and having a reason to wish people a Happy Christmas! & Christmas trees & baby Jesus in the stable when he gets placed in a the Nativity scene when he is born!" -- Anne-marie Davies, HuffPost Religion Facebook
"I don't think of Christmas as being religious or non-religious, but rather as one of the few days where everyone can relax and snuggle up somewhere warm together (at least in the Northern hemisphere), and that is how I want it to be. Like, if just for that day, everyone could forget any hatred or sadness and just have kind sentiments." -- Koh Fujinaga, HuffPost Japan Facebook
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