December - Most favourite month
It was in December , that I was born , 1 week ahead of the one I love, who was born on 25th or celebrated to be born on 25th. One week later it's new year and so December is when I have celebration after celebration.Of course I realise new year is not in December. And throughout my university days I had a confusion as to whether new year is a national holiday or not. Whenever I got ready to leave to the hospital for the clinics on a new year day, my mother would tell me ,"New year is a holiday, why are you going today?" Then I would get confused and then remind her and myself that new year is a holiday according to state governement , but I am studying in a central government college. So it's not so for me.
Christmas has always been my favourite festival season, though I believe easter should be given that weightage.Christmas is the time of the year , when I felt that euphoria and elation by just riding my bicycle down the lane I lived in. I liked the sweets that were bought and the muruku which was made and the shopping it demanded. I loved the Christmas service. Me and Prabhu always sat together in the Christmas service looking at all the girls and commenting on their dress and activities for more than a decade.I liked the carols.I still like them. Christmas made me a singer. I was part of the sunday class choir, music school program and at University , part of legendary christian band ,"The 11th hour". Christmas in it's commercialised version ,is still puzzling to me. The western depiction of Christmas with santa claus was very new to me. My parents as opposed to all other parents ,never told me anything about santa because they themselves did not know about him. All they know was that Christmas has to do with Christ and that was it.I still remember the multiple times I saw santa and still was not excited. But Christ always excited me. I also thought of jingle bells the same way as santa. This song has nothing to do with Christ. Christmas time in South India has a climate akin to summer in ukraine, mild and pleasent. Christmas in Ukraine was as cold and freezing experience.
My birthday ,unofficially also is in December and as it was a grand event at home ,with all the attention focussed on me and gifts pouring in from all sides, I just loved it. My birthday keeps reminding me of all the celebration which was centered around me. But is Christmas not centered around him for many people?
I have to celebrate one more birthday and christmas this year.I am thankful to Jesus for December and making it the "King of good times" in my life.
Christmas has always been my favourite festival season, though I believe easter should be given that weightage.Christmas is the time of the year , when I felt that euphoria and elation by just riding my bicycle down the lane I lived in. I liked the sweets that were bought and the muruku which was made and the shopping it demanded. I loved the Christmas service. Me and Prabhu always sat together in the Christmas service looking at all the girls and commenting on their dress and activities for more than a decade.I liked the carols.I still like them. Christmas made me a singer. I was part of the sunday class choir, music school program and at University , part of legendary christian band ,"The 11th hour". Christmas in it's commercialised version ,is still puzzling to me. The western depiction of Christmas with santa claus was very new to me. My parents as opposed to all other parents ,never told me anything about santa because they themselves did not know about him. All they know was that Christmas has to do with Christ and that was it.I still remember the multiple times I saw santa and still was not excited. But Christ always excited me. I also thought of jingle bells the same way as santa. This song has nothing to do with Christ. Christmas time in South India has a climate akin to summer in ukraine, mild and pleasent. Christmas in Ukraine was as cold and freezing experience.
My birthday ,unofficially also is in December and as it was a grand event at home ,with all the attention focussed on me and gifts pouring in from all sides, I just loved it. My birthday keeps reminding me of all the celebration which was centered around me. But is Christmas not centered around him for many people?
I have to celebrate one more birthday and christmas this year.I am thankful to Jesus for December and making it the "King of good times" in my life.
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