2013年12月の記事一覧

Good morning Seriyo、I hope you are all keeping warm in this cold weather!!
            Today is the 11^th of December, which means it is exactly two weeks until Christmas Day and most importantly winter vacation.

Today I would like to talk about the differences between Christmas in Japan and Ireland. Traditionally, in Ireland, families spend Christmas day together. We get up early to open presents that we leave under the Christmas tree and spend the day watching movies and eating food. In the afternoon we all sit down to a massive Christmas dinner and enjoy each other’s company. My favorite Christmas movie is “It’s A Wonderful Life”. It was made in 1946 but is still shown on TV every Christmas.

              My Japanese friends have told me that you celebrate Christmas day differently. It is seen as more of a couples holiday, like valentines and New Years is spent with your family. This is really the opposite of what we do in Ireland. On New Years Eve we spend it with our friends at parties. I love living in Japan and learning about the cultural and traditional differences between here and Ireland.

                            One of my favorite parts of Christmas is listening to all the Christmas music. One of my favorite songs is “Driving home for Christmas” by Chris Rea. This year I have to change the words to “Flying home for Christmas” : )

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic New Year.  Nollaig Shona Duit!!!