Thanksgiving
came and went in a flash. Now, it’s time to wrap up our year, but not before my
favourite Christmas tradition, doing the Christmas tree. This is my favourite time of the year,
as it celebrates the
birth of Jesus Christ and is all about celebrations, decorations, gifts, food,
champagne and all things merry and bright.
While
growing up, not every home on my street would put candles on their windows or deck
a Christmas tree, during the holiday season. You see, I am from Punjab, India
and I have never seen many Churches or anything resembling Christmas lights or
Christmas tree decorations, when I was a kid.
But now my
time to shine has come. I am a mother of a 4-year-old and I could not be more
excited, as this would be the first ever Christmas tree decoration for me and
my daughter. Our tree is going to be bright & shiny. And as long as my kid
is all happy about decorations and celebrations, my Christmas spirit would be
high.
This is my
first-ever tree, you bet your holly jolly ass because I had decided to go all
out on the decorations, straight from bright lights, glittering ornaments and a
bright snowman to shiny tinsel and Hanukkah. My shiny Christmas tree has it
all. Decorating the tree was not just the favourite activity out of everything
we did in the holiday season, but it was so much fun, especially for my
kiddo.
Additionally,
I have been observing that Christmas trees get a strangely huge amount of
attention and social discussion, both bad and good. Keeping this aside, my kid
actively participated in ornamenting and wreathing the Christmas tree. I shared
some stories from different cultures, and she loved listening about what
different people believe about Christmas and the history.
The holiday
season is a great time of year and this year, I have used it to build a
tradition, to teach my little one about giving and being good, and for spending
more time together as a family. As she will grow, I will keep the same approach
of decorating our Christmas tree and answering questions about how and why
others celebrate holidays differently.
This year
it has worked out great and my daughter loved our holiday fun. But I’m all set
to answer her questions that next season would bring up. In every answer, I
will find the best way to teach her about the love Christmas or holiday season
brings in.
