I love everything about the holiday season. Strangers wish you a Merry Christmas, just driving to the grocery store means there are pretty lights to look at, you get cards from friends you don’t hear from often, your house has pretty sparkly things in it, and, to top it off, there are presents! How can anyone not love it?
This, of course, is in addition to the religious significance of the holiday season for people of many different backgrounds. I’m already looking forward to Christmas Eve services.
When you think about it, isn’t it really a lovely custom to drag a tree into our homes and stick baubles on it? When you think about the basics of what we’re doing – bringing a tree into the house – it’s somewhat astonishing. Of course, now they’re plastic and metal and the baubles are electrified, but the basic idea of hauling in a tree is interesting. Bringing the outside in is no modern idea of home decor, obviously.
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