Hi! Thanks for the words of all my keyring as my tutorial!! I think they have been generous muuuuyyyy! Just back from the last meeting and New Year's Eve in the Garden and all were very happy with the small gift. I'm really exhausted, at the last meeting we institutional self-evaluation, and it is difficult because sometimes there are clashes or old grudges, differences among adult people stupid ... mediate is not easy. There are still several tasks to do before we can be definitely on vacation.
But hey, better talk about Christmas ... Nanny know that I called to tell him something about the summer holiday season, because he can not imagine! I tell them that Santa Fe does waaaay hot, and there are sooooo many moisture, which causes the heat feel even more.
Christmas should be celebrated light and fresh foods, ice cream and fruit but ... Not!! Maybe because we are a people shaped by European immigrants, we adhere to the traditions and though we die of heat eat pudding filled with dried fruits, candies, chocolates, pastries, pralines, as well as pig and those meals annoying (I do not eat Almost, because I do not like) ... A Father Christmas dressed in a suit as winter, and in the trees (not now but when I was growing up yeah) we put "snow" (artificial, of course ...) There are no shortage of reindeer, although we have not seen one in all life ha ha!
Looking through my photos, I found one of my childhood Christmases.
The photo I have 5 years and really wanted to be high (still did not know what would be at 1.58 je jee) The baby is my little baby cousin and my sister Silvia. How old !!!!!
The photo I have 5 years and really wanted to be high (still did not know what would be at 1.58 je jee) The baby is my little baby cousin and my sister Silvia. How old !!!!!
These other photos are some of my kids Christmas. Look Camila nervous expression, a mixture of excitement, fear and joy ...
These pictures are in the same place where they got the photo that I'm tiny: the corner from Granny's house where they would assemble the tree ... Was a party to assist in this task!
see, the years passed and our official Santa remained the same ... My brother Michael, who is still dressing up because we still have to Benjamin, my nephew, 4 years ...
Now the years passed, I no longer feel the same enthusiasm as a child. It hurts so much the world, the reality of great social and cultural differences are deepening ... It hurts to see what is happening in my country, where a lot of people are excluded and no hope. It pains me that the obscene marketing makes the Christmas party, forgetting the true meaning of it, and giving back to the blessed Child born in Bethlehem.
found long ago in a book of Pablo Gentili, an Argentine educator who lives and works in Brazil, whom I admire a lot and read a text about Christmas which is excellent and I want to share with those who have wanted to read it.
Hopefully we can all of us "inside" look a little around us and, instead of numbing our awareness to the charity, we can work to change things and help build a world with room for many more can live with dignity ...
Buenos Aires, 24 December. They are half past nine at night. The city is the tension of the minutes prior to the Christmas meeting. Almost all are in a hurry. Many have packages wrapped in beautiful colored paper. Two couples compete for the only free taxi is still circulating in the Recoleta, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the city. In the corner of Juncal and Suipacha streets, the Church of Socorro is absolutely full. There, the Christmas mass attracts hundreds of faithful, many of whom belong to distinguished families of the Buenos Aires society. They wear fine clothes and fine jewelry look. The usual, but that night the colors seem brighter. Inside and outside the church have formed two long lines. A slow and orderly moves down the aisle. The flowers, songs, candles and the impressiveness of the altar are more moving forward to receive communion. From the outside, another row, less organized but no less numerous, still remains on the right side of the church. Women and men are nearly all ages. Many weight children, almost all bags and packages, but not great color packs. None brings gifts. Line up and expect the same respect with which the communicants waiting their turn to receive the body of Christ. Unlike these, do not sing. His clothes look worn, torn, dirty and have no rings, earrings or necklace lights. They are poor and, although there are many more that day, his presence has been winnowed family in the exclusive Recoleta. The few who occasionally say something claiming that this time, the news has circulated a lot of speed. Some say they traveled more than three hours to get there. Others complain. Always say that time appears bunch of opportunists. The Mass ends. The inside out. Outsiders expect. Within minutes, everyone will have their Christmas dinner.
Love to all, I want to live happy days of Christmas preparations, giving thanks and surrounded by love!! Besos!!
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