Old fashioned Christmas
My daughter and I finished the Christmas tree yesterday. It looks really nice. We went and bought it together and then of course decorated the whole thing.
Often I’m reminded at this time of year how Christmas was celebrated in Germany where I grew up. For starters most people didnt get their tree and decorate it until rigth before Christmas eve. My grandmother had actual candles in her tree. Customs had it that on Christmas eve the kids were sent out of the room, the presents were brought out and the candles lit. There is no feeling like it in the world to enter back into the room and see it bathed in the soft warm glow of real candles all over the tree and find a bunch of presents underneath. It amazes how clearly I remember the Christmas eve when I was 5 years old. I received a sled and a pair of skis.
Anyway. Enough reminiscing. If you happen to read this blog - Have a Very Merry Christmas.
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