ah... it's christmas eve. does it ever feel like christmas? not here. not where i live. this is a largely buddhist country, and unless one goes to malls with towering christmas trees, colourful lights, and christmas carols playing softly in the background, one wouldnt really feel that it's even christmas... christmas isnt even a holiday here. for the past years, i had always worked on christmas eve and christmas day. somehow i got used to it...
not this year. im not working. so i have time to be a little nostalgic, or whatever. hence the blog.
i remember colours associated with christmas.
white christmas. this only happens in the western hemisphere, where there's snow and pine trees. and this year, blizzard. when i was young i have often dreamed of white christmas. i had relatives in the united states who would always send us pictures of them in snow, covered in coats and thick jackets. i almost reached that dream as the world we live in was getting smaller. i, just like most of my friends, applied for a job in the US after we passed our physical therapy board exams. but by my own choice, i preferred to move to thailand. now im wondering if i ever made the right choice.
then there's blue christmas. blue, as far as feelings are concerned, is usually associated with aloneness and loneliness. but what the hey... it's christmas. it's supposed to be a time of glad tidings and joyous celebration. so suck it up and deal with your dark feelings later. after making new year's resolution and everything.
black christmas... unless you are a fan of horror movies, you probably havent heard of such. which, by the way, isnt really scary. morbid, but lame. i have dvd of the movie, in case you're feeling dark and twisty this season and want to indulge in some dark and gorry christmas movie.
red christmas.. red dawn, red zone, red christmas... is there such a a thing (as red christmas)? not that i've heard of. at least not in a song. or a movie. but red has been very symbolic of christmas. it could be because that fat, bearded old man has falsely become one of the most important christmas icon. but it's not really that harmful (i guess) because soon enough kids grow up and get to know better.
so... yeah. for some people christmas can be everyday. shiny, shiny people overflowing with inner joy and outward generosity. people who dont need christmas to warm their hearts and find reason to give gifts and reunite with families. christmas is everyday.
but for some of us, we take advantage of this time. to forget our worries and darkness and join the crowd with merry-making and gift giving and remembering families.
and for some people and culture, christmas is celebrated as a cultural thing (a culture adopted from the west or from the christian believers) and celebrate it as a cultural and not a religious festival.
no matter how you celebrate christmas, may it bring us into awareness why it is being celebrated all around the world.
merry christmas to all...
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