I happened upon this picture yesterday. It's actually me going to the library Christmas party last year. (The wife of the university's deputy President came up to me and said I won the competition for most Christmassy, or something like that.) Looking at it now, I think I resemble some kind of festive Che Guevara.
Anyway, Happy Epiphany, Three Kings, etc. The library took down all its Christmas decorations yesterday-- rather ironic, considering all the talk of cultural sensitivity, given that today is such a big day in so many other cultures.
In Ireland, of course, it's Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas or Little Christmas), when men would do the housework and make meals etc. The Irish media loves Nollaig na mBan, even though it doesn't make a whole lot of sense in today's context. I've noticed that our feminist society still wants all the trappings of chivalry! But I'm in favour of almost all traditions, so I don't mind.
I often note that about decorations coming down early, considering Eastern and Middle-Eastern Christians are so spread throughout the world now
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Although I don't know anything about their Christmas traditions particularly.
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