Christmas: Important Holidays in Chile

Christmas is a very important day for Christians, commemorating the birth of Jesus. But for those who do not believe in Jesus also celebrate because they celebrate the legend of Father Christmas also called Sta. Clous, for others his name is saint Nicolas. The Father Christmas has different names depending on the place but all agree that Christmas is to give love, affection and gifts.

In Chile many people go to church for Christmas, others just celebrate with their family and some go to visit friends and relatives. At Christmas parents often are give gifts to their children saying it is the Father Christmas, so that  toy stores and trade are filled. A day before Christmas some family  gather to eat together on Christmas Eve and wait to 12 o'clock to open the gifts.

 

On Christmas Day children go out to enjoy and play with the toys that father christmas gave them, the streets are filled with joy and the houses to, because for Christmas at home is put the Christmas tree that is full of ornaments it is exciting for everybody to decorate the Christmas tree that also has lights and even music. The Christians  gently place the manger Christmas symbolizes the birth of Jesus.

 

No matter what we celebrate at Christmas it is important that children and many adults get excited, celebrate, get together with loved ones and is a day to deliver and show all the love and affection that we have with the world. It is a good occasion to give gifts and surprises to the beings that we want. It is a day to reflect on our actions and enjoy delivering the best of us, because Christmas is a day full of love  and we should not be like the grinch who hates and wants to ruin Christmas.

 

My experience of the 27F

After the festival of Viña a 27 Febrery 2010.. In the night nothing to presage the tragedy that would happen a many chileans. I was sleeping and woke up because the room began to move, and move and more increasingly strong. I got up and dressed me. I went to the room with my family. And I began to pray under the door, thank god unemployment. I must admit that the noise and the power outage situation was dramatic.

With my family spent a sleepless night and the radius of the cell began to hear that the earthquake came from the south, we worry because my cousin lives in conception, the next day we learned that he was right. Only a few things around the house collapsed, such as furniture, paintings, soft toys, televisions, etc.. Nothing serious compración the death of relatives who suffered some.

On Saturday, returned the light and thereby appreciated the homes in the area dropped or damaged. We were well..

On Sunday the news on t.v. were filled with pain. I went to work at the supermarket and appreciate the desperation of people to buy.

I think the day will remember February 27 all until our last days of life