Would you like another slice of Christmas?

Hello dear Hivers, how are you today ? I hope you've been spending some quality time with your loved ones ! I just arrived at the family flat yesterday and it must have been so nice to relive a second quiet day of winter festivities !



Here, the tree isn't a conifer, but a series of holly branches in a vase, all surrounded by a string of lights.

The presents them, are classic !




I found garlands in several of the cacti and other succulents, and I really do love this mix of Christmas classics with more incongruous elements !




Time to open presents... Like every year, we told ourselves "no presents !" It has to be said that nobody followed the instructions ! But at the same time, there's something nice about giving to the people you love, isn't there ?





One of the other things I still love, despite the fact that I'm no longer very much in tune with the Catholic tradition in which I grew up, is the traditional nativity scene in Provence.




I remember when we were children, we were each allowed to choose a new santon to add to our collection, and that's how it started.

All the different trades and fields are represented...




The miller, the robber, the gendarme, the old lady collecting wood and many more !




But my favorite is still the painter in action in front of his painting on his easel ! It's like a mise-en-abîme of artistic work and, above all, of this scene that is replayed every year with its own little variations !

That's it, I'll be telling you more about it in the next few days, and I hope you've already enjoyed this little visit to the visual side of Christmas as we live it here :)

Thank you for your visit, and have a great day !

<3

@anttn


All texts and images are my own.






Salut chers Hivers, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui ? J'espère que vous avez passé du bon temps avec vos proches ! Je suis tout juste arrivé dans l'appartement familial hier et je dois qu'il aura été si agréable de revivre une seconde journée calme de réjouissances hivernales !



Ici, le sapin n'est pas un conifère, mais bien une série de branches de houx dans un vase, le tout parcouru par une guirlande lumineuse.

Les cadeaux eux, sont bien classiques !




Dans plusieurs des cactus et autres plantes grasses, j'ai trouvé des guirlandes, en vérité, j'aime ce mélange de classiques de Noël mélangés à des éléments plus incongrus !



Le moment de l'ouverture des cadeaux... Comme tous les ans, nous nous étions dit "pas de cadeaux !" Force est de constater que personne, n'a suivi la consigne établie ! Mais en même temps, quelque plaisir d'offrir aux personnes que l'on aime, n'est-ce pas ?




Un des autres éléments que j'aime toujours autant malgré le fait que je ne sois plus en grand accord avec la tradition catholique dans laquelle j'ai grandi, c'est la crèche traditionnelle de Provence.




Je me rappelle qu'enfants, nous avions le droit de chacun choisir un nouveau santon qui rejoindrait notre collection et c'est ainsi que celle-ci s'est constituée.

Tous les corps de métiers ou domaines sont représentés...




Le meunier, le brigand, le gendarme, la vieille dame qui ramasse du bois et bien d'autres encore !




Mais mon préféré, c'est encore le peintre en pleine action face à son tableau sur son chevalet ! Comme une mise en abîme du travail artistique et surtout de cette scène qui se rejoue tous les ans avec ses petites variantes !

Voilà, je vous en dirai davantage dans les jours qui viennent et j'espère que vous aurez déjà apprécié cette petite visite dans l'aspect visuel de Noël comme on le vie ici :)

Merci pour votre visite, excellente journée à tous,

<3

@anttn


Tous les textes et images sont les miens.




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Ca faisait longtemps que je n'avais vu de santons :-)
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@anttn! Your Content Is Awesome so I just sent 1 $BBH (Bitcoin Backed Hive) to your account on behalf of @itharagaian. (2/20)

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Oui, moi aussi au final, ils sont tous restés dans l'appartement familial !

Bonne année à toi et meilleurs voeux 😀 !!

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Hello Dear @anttn
Love the idea of a Christmas that is a blend of tradition and modernity.
I guess we can call it a living and evolving festival and this makes it so beautiful.
Wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season.

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You're right dear friend ! This was a good family time :)

I hope you're doing great and I wish you all the best for this New Year 2024 !!

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Yes I could feel the vibes of some great family time unfolding.
Though there were no people in the pics yet the warm and caring family vibes came through rather well through the pics and the post .
Hope you keep creating such memories and have a great 2024 ahead!

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Yes, it's true that I don't often see humans in my images, more their aura... but you're right, the atmosphere was great :)

Thank you very much, dear friend, I hope you're great and I wish you an excellent and beautiful new year !

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J'adore l'idée des branches de houx dans un vase, ça change des sapins traditionnels. Et les santons, c'est tellement nostalgique. D'ailleurs, le santon du peintre est incroyable !

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Oui, c'est au final bien plus seyant ! Et puis il y a du vert et du rouge 😅 !

Il y avait tout de même la crèche en effet et ça, ça ne peut m'empêcher de me rappeler le doux âge de l'enfance !

J'espère que cette fin d'année aura été bonne pour toi et je te souhaite tout le meilleur pour la nouvelle ✌️

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Love the nativity figures and the tradition it represents. I much prefer an improvised tree. I usually have random decorations in a few twigs of gum but nothing this year as we knew we wouldn't have guests.

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The painter is so cool 😁😎
Happy Boxing Day to you and yours 🎄☃️🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄☃️🎄

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Merry Christmas, man! I hope you had a harkia day and you are happy with your gifts. I think the painter is the coolest of them all because both he and his painting look so beautiful. The donkey carrying wood is also very interesting, at least from my point of view 😆

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Thank you very much dear @incublus ! It was great and I hope you had a good celebration period :))

Yeah, that one is my favorite too, and I understand why the donkey carrying wood can be a good symbol for you too !

Merry Christmas again !

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I love the nativity scene and your Christmas trees as well 😍

Merry Christmas my friend 🎅🎄🎁🥂

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Yeah, this is so traditional and I was sure you'll share that attraction like me for that type of things🎄!

I hope you had a great and precious time dear friend 😘

Thank you !!

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A good replacement for the Christmas tree))

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Indeed ! My brother got the idea hehe ;)

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The catholic tradition is a very interesting one especially during this Christmas period
Nice pictures
Merry Christmas in advance!

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