Dear Friends,
After a whole weekend of Christmas shopping, Christmas card writing, Christmas Turkey picking, Yule Log ordering, Christmas House Cleaning and Decorating, Christmas gift wrapping and a few Christmas “Cheers” with friends, I am exhausted!
Never a non-Christian has stretched herself for Christmas, to such extend!
I was born in Holland. My father’s job took us all over the world. Actually, I have worked at this school longer than I have lived in my parents’ country of origin!
Today, I’m very grateful to my parents for incorporating the cultures of the countries where we lived into our upbringing. We might have lost some of the Iranian traditions, to make room for the Europeans, but instead, I can truly enjoy the “hustle and bustle” of the festive season. It would have been lonely sitting on the sidelines!
Maybe my parents somehow knew that one day I will be a “Canadian” grandmother of two little Catholic girls!
Have a “multicultural” day everyone!
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