To get in the mood for Christmas I'm getting an early start on my Christmas shopping. It may not seem like an early start for all those in the US where Christmas starts right after Thanksgiving, but here it's a little different.
Nepal doesn't really celebrate Christmas. The big holidays here are in October/November. Christmas has slowly been picking up popularity, but you still can find people who don't really know what it is other than that it's a western holiday.
This means that I do miss out on some things like the fantastic light displays people in other countries put up in their front yards, hearing Christmas music play in almost every store; but at the same time we also miss all the major commercialism of Christmas, which is actually quite nice.
Starting this weekend we have several programs coming up during the month, so I'll try -- internet and electricity permitting -- to update more frequently. And I hope you are all enjoying a good start to this month and feeling Christmassy. Here's a nice Christmas thought:
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small.
—Eva K. Logue
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