Christmas feeling


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Some people like Christmas and some people do not as everyone has different background, life and simply view towards everything. Some have experiences like Grinch, but if there is some good example, the view can be changed.
Mine Christmas has always been with some Christmas feeling. Despite there were hard times, near to us was wood so we went there for some spruce branches. Later on we put in them some candles, bows and old Russian time glass decorations. Whole rooms smelled pleasantly and reminded me the smell of nature. Sometimes we cut also a small spruce. It was as tall as me. I remember picture with me in big white bow (typical for USSR time) and old plush bear in my hands with the tree behind. We had some Christmas lights, but all the time they tangled and it took more time to prepare them to put in the tree than the real putting around the spruce. We did not have big and fancy Christmas dinner like roast stew, but still there was some national food that did not cost that much. Together with sister we made paper snowflakes and other Christmas decorations as the cheapest ones from the market broke down pretty fast. Mom usually gave us as presents some hand-made clothes for us. Especially I liked socks and gloves that were in different patterns.
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As time passed, Christmas become our almost only time when the whole family was together. There were and still are many disputes mainly because we are different people with different views towards everything. Additionally, father was the one who left when we were having little money and still in his passport is not written any child. The biggest sufferer from his actions was my mother. I did not see as much as my sister and maybe it is better. Now only even in Christmas despite he comes and we eat together and give gifts, there is some distance and prejudices. Now we have big tree from market, some expensive lights, big gifts and a lot of food. Despite the fact that now everyone has money on their own, we still try to do some small things together. I still decorate the tree with my sister. We have our view differences on how it would be better, but somehow we find agreement (usually I yield). Mom still cooks some national food (only much more). Especially nice is to bake some gingerbread as you can be creative and work as a team. We still wrap presents and together with some more expensive ones mom still gives her hand-made clothes. I like to buy books as I think that everyone should read something as it gives more impact than some movie.

Christmas has always been my favorite celebration. Maybe also because since I was a child, I loved winter. My mom was carrying me in a sledge, later she gave me sister’s old skis. Christmas itself is not about eating, presents (despite they can be from heart). This time is about being together and evaluating people around. It is just pretty if it smells like gingerbread, but also without that you still can feel some light inside of you that warms you. Therefore, it is important to give to the ones who do not have some people around them to make them feel like they belong in this world so that they would not grow old with some anger against the world. As long as people care, there can happen magic. Christmas is the loved ones. Christmas is finding home.

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