2012年12月27日
My Christmas
I spent Christmas in Kumamoto this year and was shocked to discover that December 25th was a regular school day for my children, It seems like a lot of people in Japan celebrate Christmas on December 24th but in Britain Christmas Eve is not such a special day - it is just the day before Christmas, and the 25th and 26th are national holidays.
It was a little strange waking up early on Christmas morning, not because my children were excited about opening their presents from Santa Claus, but because they had to go to school! We were finally able to celebrate when they got home in the afternoon. Since it was very different from our usual Christmas I decided not to cook a traditional meal, and instead we went out for dinner and enjoyed an all you can eat buffet with roast beef and a chocolate fountain. It was so nice not to spend Christmas Day in my cold kitchen cooking and washing dishes!
It was a little strange waking up early on Christmas morning, not because my children were excited about opening their presents from Santa Claus, but because they had to go to school! We were finally able to celebrate when they got home in the afternoon. Since it was very different from our usual Christmas I decided not to cook a traditional meal, and instead we went out for dinner and enjoyed an all you can eat buffet with roast beef and a chocolate fountain. It was so nice not to spend Christmas Day in my cold kitchen cooking and washing dishes!
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