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- From: xtkmg@trentu.ca (Kate Gregory)
- Subject: Re: Celebrating Xmas and Hannakuh
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.151853.16466@trentu.ca>
- Organization: Trent University, Ontario
- References: <168BF9B5E.M18611@MBVM.Mitre.Org> <1h7qopINNkv5@life.ai.mit.edu> <1992Dec27.175845.5561@newstand.syr.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:18:53 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec27.175845.5561@newstand.syr.edu> kgatling@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Keith E Gatling) writes:
- >I really wish we would do something like what's done in Japan. From
- >what I've read (and my sources may be wrong), the big occasion for gift
- >giving is New Year's
-
- My brother lived in Japan for five years. The first year he
- was there, he was astonished to learn he was
- expected to work Dec 25th. When he asked for it off, his boss was
- equally astonished. So he explained it was Christmas. The boss looked
- at my brother as if he was very very stupid and said yes, he knew it
- was Christmas, but that everyone knew Christmas was for *children* and
- why would a full grown adult want the day off work?
-
- You culture does rub off on you. My brother started to forget to send
- Christmas parcels home. Then he moved to Rome and this year he sent
- cards and presents to everyone. I expect that's because of all the
- reminders the surrounding culture gave him.
-
- Kate
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