APPENDIX 1.6a
a)
As I come from a Christian family, I will celebrate Christmas every year on 25th December. I feel that Christmas is a very important day in my family's life. It is the day that Jesus Christ came into this earth. I feel that during Christmas, it is a time of giving and also its a time of family gathering. I celebrated Christmas by going to my aunt's house and having a time of exchanging gifts. We exchange gifts is because God gave Jesus to us. We had a bbq in my aunt's balcony and we had great food such as scallops, chicken, otah, satay, fish, etc. I feel that during Christmas, when everyone gets together, it will be a time of gathering and it bonds everyone closer each time. My family will always spend our time, preparing dishes for the dinner at night, in the afternoon. And also during this time, it bonds my family much closer together as we co-operate much better and get to understand one another even better. Christmas is a time of always sharing and gathering. I love Christmas as I will always get to meet up with my cousins and my other relatives. I can also meet up with my nieces and nephews. To me, Christmas will always be a special day of my life.
b)
Comparing my experience during Christmas and Jess' experience during Christmas, there are a few differences. Such as, the way we spend our time. Jess spent his time helping May Belle dressing and undressing her doll and also playing his new racing car set. But I spend my time helping to do the dishes and spending my time catching up with my relatives. Also he spend his time milking the cow and also spends his time with Leslie which is his friend. But I spend my time with my family and also interacting with my relatives and not my friends. I can say that Jess spends his Christmas sadly and does not really spend time with his family. This may be due to the poverty which is what Jess and his family is experiencing.
c) The 2 festivals that my team and I celebrate are Easter and also Christmas. There are many unique and interesting characteristics about both of the festivals. As a believer in Christ, I celebrate both Easter and Christmas. Easter is the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead. Christmas is the day that Jesus Christ was born. Christmas is a day that we, Christians, commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. But other people think that Christmas day may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival, or with the winter solstice. The modern way of celebrating this day include gift-giving, Church celebrations, and the display of various decorations, this includes the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, etc. Santa Claus, also referred to as Father Christmas, is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts on Christmas nights for children through the chimney. Santa is generally believed to be the result Christian mythology. Buy I do not believe in Santa Claus and I know that there is no Santa Claus at all. I just believe that the presents are blessings from God and nowhere else. Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but is also celebrated by many non-Christians an annual festival. Because gift-giving and several other aspects of the holiday involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, Christmas has become a major event for many retailers. Easter is the wonderful day that Jesus was resurrected. Easter always come 2 days after Good Friday. And these 2 days depend on the year and changes every year. Parents tell their children that eggs and other treats have been delivered and hidden by the Easter Bunny in an Easter basket which children find waiting for them when they wake up. But I do not believe in these kinds of things. Many families in America will attend Church or services in the morning and then participate in a feast or party in the afternoon. In the UK, children still decorate eggs, but most British people simply exchange chocolate eggs on the Sunday. Chocolate Easter Bunnies can be found in shops. Many families have a traditional Sunday roast, particularly roast lamb. In the north of England and the north of Ireland, the traditions of rolling decorated eggs down steep hills and pace egging are still adhered to. To me, these 2 festivals are very important and it also can bond families closer when they meet up during these 2 days.
MALCOLM LAI 31
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