Originally in Spain, there was no Santa Claus on Christmas. Presents were delivered on the Epiphany (January 6th) by the 3 wise men, and if you ask me that makes a lot more sense. But with globalization, you can´t suppress all of the Santa movies and the marketing, and now there is an awkward combination of both legends. When Carlos was a child he was able to choose which one he wanted presents from, and well now his sister receives presents from both. I guess what I have the most trouble understanding is how you keep two stories straight for the children. It´s hard enough maintaining one lie.
Here, Christmas is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve so a lot of his family came over and we had an enormous wonderful meal. Luckily my comprehension skills are getting a lot better so I was less bored, but my speaking skills are still pretty weak, so I was pretty silent. On Christmas day we really didn´t do anything at all. So that I didn´t lose my traditions entirely, Carlos and I exchanged presents--I gave him some new games, and he gave me a new suitcase, and we spent most of the day playing the game.
Other than that, there is really not much to report. Mostly just extreme laziness as we have both had trouble waking up before noon....yes in that sense it is a pretty normal holiday.
lundi 29 décembre 2008
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You've been talking about "Saint Nicolas" in your previous post. Actually, "Saint Nicolas" is the figure that inspired Santa Claus when Coca Cola made him popular in the US at the beginning of the last century... It brings quite a lot of confusion to Belgian kids too as traditionally, we'd ask presents to Saint Nicolas, but cannot escape Santa Claus... This means that these days, most belgian kids get presents two times at the end of the year... Guess it's good for the trade... and perhaps am I a little bit jealous... ;)
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