Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to you and your family! During the holiday season the two most prominent celebration and holidays are Christmas and New Year. 

The Spirit of Christmas: 

Christmas was traditionally a Christian festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This became a holiday in the early 20^thcentury, observed by both Christans and Non-Christians. The holiday further developed with the legend of St. Nicholas which many know as Santa Claus. Every year Christmas is celebration on December 25^th and Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7^th. 

Typically every family have different tradtions and custums that they follow depending on their culture and beliefs. Here are some popular ways families celebrate Christmas: 

• Gift Exchange 
• Decorating Christmas Tree
• Attending Chruch 
• Sharing a meal with Family and Friends
• Wating for the arrival of Santa Claus
• Caroling with Friends and Family 

Entering a New Year: 

New Year Festival, any of the social, cultureal, and religious observation throughout the world that celebrates the beginning of the New Year. This is one of the oldest and most onberseved Holiday around the world. The earliest recorded New Year celebration is dated back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. Every year New Year is celebrated on January 1^st and Chinese New Year is celebrated on February 1^st.

Typically every family have different tradtions and custums that they follow depending on their culture and beliefs. Here are some popular ways families celebrate New Year: 

• Attending Parties 
• Eating feasts with Family and Friends 
• Making Resolitions for the New Year
• Watching Firework Displays 
• Watching the countdown and ball drop

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!