Something very funny is happening to me when I m now in December on Southern Hemisphere.. last 22 years I was spending my Xmas time in Slovakia or Czech republic. With snow, or at least not very nice weather with dark afternoons, loads of candles and lights all around the city Xmas trees shining in the dark days and nights, everybody in the coats and boots..
Now- I also see Xmas trees, I also see lights around the city, Santa clauses everywhere- BUT- there is almost 40 degrees!! People in shorts and T shirts, walking in hawayanas and caring packages wrapped in Xmas paper..
First time I realized that there is something wrong was, when I was reading Slovak newspaper online and there was a “dancing snowman”.. I was looking at the snowman- thinking “how random – It s summer“ and then really… it s November!! Then very funny moment when I saw Xmas tree in the middle of a main square here.. Eating ice-cream, feeling very hot I just had to smile J..
What is also very different- here people do not really celebrate Xmas- they do but do not take it soo seriously- I m talking with companies and they are trying to schedule meeting with me on 26th.. 26th!! The day of family visits and eating the rests from Xmas dinner.. I really do not feel Xmas is coming- I m working from the morning to the evening- the bigger issue is that the summer (summer!!!) holiday so there lower level of answers form partners and everybody..
I realized how it was already boring for me before ..“again the candles, again the Xmas team and this “xmas fever etc”.. Now I miss it sooo much!!! The Xmas stands on the squares, people drinking hot wine with cinnamon and backed cankers.. I miss our house decorated from the top to the bottom with red ribbons and Pine branches with the gold and wooden decorations and the smell of Xmas tree.. I miss the general peace that is created.. And I miss my family..
And its not about the Xmas.. I am really getting here what energy my parents invested in building such a good base for me and my sister.. I feel suddenly- HOW MUCH- my family means for me and I am amazingly thankful that my parents in their willingness to have all the family together for Xmas bought me a ticket and I am flying home for 10 days.. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
1 comment:
Je! Nice post. For me, Xmas in Chile is kind of the same... I scheduled meetings for 26th, even for 24th!
Last year i got meetings also on 25th. Just 25th is holiday and Jan 1st. The rest of the time u need to work faster cause summer holidays are coming and u need to finish everything before that: "closing the year". At least on 24th and 31st u can go home earlier.
Actually, sometimes ive had the feeling about Xmas is not so welcome here, kind of: "shit, Xmas again... we need to prepare a dinner for all the family, we need to go out to buy gifts, places are full of people, so disgusting and we have no time, there are many other things to do, and so on..."
Btw i really enjoyed hot wine with cinnamon, that was new for me on Xmas! :)
Thanks for the great time we had in Argentina!
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