Christmas is a time when all parents, rich or poor, do their best to buy new clothes or toys for their children. Even poor families, who may not have the opportunity to have meat or chicken for their children during the year, do their best to have these things for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as well. Food in general, and chicken, meat and also clothes in particular, become very expensive during the Christmas season.
Many churches organize long church services on Christmas Eve, with musical evenings (with up to five or six choirs) and nativity plays. These plays may start at the creation and the Garden of Eden, and end with Herod killing the baby boys. This period is really family time and is a very noisy and lively time of year. You will hear music and laughter, and see many well-dressed children out in the streets, playing or walking. Everybody is in a joyous mood and families come together and feast together.
'He was born so I can live with my family forever.'
