How I Celebrated Christmas This Year

11 months ago

Happy Tuesday Hivers!

Unlike my usual Christmas celebration, I spent Christmas with my family. Although we were not complete as some of my siblings were away from home, at least I was able to spend Christmas with my father. We didn't have a lavish Christmas celebration. Since there were only five of us at home, we simply prepared a simple meal.

In the Philippines, most houses have fruit or buko salad during Christmas. I don't know when that started, but from what I can remember, people usually prepare salad because it is easy to make and doesn't require cooking.

Since my sister-in-law and I agreed to make buko salad, as we have many coconuts at home, my brother immediately harvested some as they arrived. The funny thing was, we didn't have a coconut scraper, so we just used a spoon to scrape the coconut. Since it didn't look decent, we cut it into pieces using a knife after scraping.

After helping my family with the food preparation, I headed to the mall because I wanted to buy a Christmas gift for myself. It was very tempting, as most of the items were on sale. I checked some dresses, but do you know what? I ended up not buying anything. What I had in mind was that I still have clothes, and those items I checked were not essential. I decided to save the money instead.

In the evening, I attended the Mass before welcoming Christmas. This is what I usually do. I went to the church very early so I could choose the front seats. I prefer to attend the Mass in front as there are fewer distractions. The Catholic churches were well-decorated with Christmas decorations, and the spirit of Christmas was truly felt.

I immediately headed back home after the Mass. My family and I ate together the food we had prepared. We drank wine after eating and while waiting for 12 AM. It was just a simple celebration, but celebrating Christmas with the family actually brings joy to everyone's heart. We don't need a lavish celebration. Spending our Christmas with our loved ones and having a simple meal is already enough.

How about you? How did you celebrate Christmas?

Thank you for reading and see you on my next blog. Cheers!

Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

Roald Dahl

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