International Christmas
Ireland We have had special celebrations every week since November, each one preparing and explaining how we live and celebrate Christmas in our countries. The first one was Sr. Collette, who prepared a beautiful prayer and delicious Irish food on 22nd November. She mentioned that people usually put candles in the window to show the way to people and also, they usually had a family dinner. We really enjoyed the sharing of Sr. Collette and how her family was together at Christmas time. We ask the Lord for Sr. Collette’s family to give them peace, joy and love. Indonesia On November 28th, our second Christmas story was from Indonesia. Although Christmas is considered to be adopted from the Western tradition, yet, the vastness of Indonesian archipelago tells the richness of its traditions and cultures and how Christmas is celebrated in different provinces or islands. Today, as Maria shows Indonesian map, she shares with us nine different traditions of its major islands and particularly from her own place, North Sumatera where the people normally live in …