HOHOHO~ Christmas is around the corner, and you can feel it up in the air! This time of the year, there are twinkling lights, sparkling decorations, and enchanting trees everywhere you go. What’s better, you get to give and receive Christmas gifts.
We’d like to know What is the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received. It could be a gift that was sweet, crazy, weird, or something so precious that money couldn’t buy.
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The 4-year-old Prince George Just Wants This One Thing for Christmas – a Police Car, he filled out his very own list for Santa Claus, circling that he was "nice" and not "naughty" this year. “I am the prince, I have my own Wikipedia page! I can get anything I want for Christmas!” Yes, you can! Let alone a police car!
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My now ex-boyfriend got me my dog and named him Jovi (we both really had a love for Bon Jovi at the time). I had never had any pets growing up. Jovi was by far the best gift anyone could have ever given me. I've grown to love dogs so much that I volunteer at my local Humane Society as a dog socializer. I take good care of Jovi and actually, I miss you very much.
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O’：I don't have a girlfriend, but I got Durex from my host Parents, and they told me that you're an adult, be safe, what can you say...
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Although I knew what my nephew really wanted for Christmas was a train model, but I still got him 20 reference books. BE A KNOWLEDGEABLE KID!!!
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John David Ward---I don't think the best Christmas gift I ever received was a gift. It wasn't a thing. It was the opportunity to go home for Christmas and see my friends and family. I don't think anything can top that. It's something that's been on my mind a lot this Christmas. I'm young yet, so I expect to have many more happy holidays to come, but I suspect that the sweetest reunions require the longest separations.（Source from: Quaro）
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My Chinese friend told me that she prepared a really awesome Christmas gift for me---An Apple! Apple? Does she mean the iPhone X? OMG, I can’t wait for Christmas to come!
When East Meets West
Chinese people, especially the young generation get into the Christmas spirit in their own way. Like how Western cultures adopted Eastern elements, Christmas culture in China is mixed with local convention and then transformed into a new concept with some Chinese touches.
平安果／píngān guǒ/:
Ping An Fruit
The Chinese pronunciation of Apple is /píng guŏ/, for Christmas Eve is /píng ān yè/. Ping an means “safe,” thus for Christmas, Apple is called a “ping an fruit” for good luck. The apple is usually wrapped with beautiful packing paper.
平安夜/píng ān yè/:
Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, the young Chinese people always have parties and other activities planned. What’s more, young couples treat Christmas like another Valentine’s Day, they eat out and date, go shopping and exchange gifts.
孔明灯/ kǒng míng dēng:
Kongming Lantern
Kongming Deng, also known as Sky Lantern，is a small hot air balloon made out of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. On Christmas, people release sky lanterns into the night sky with their wishes written on the lantern.
圣诞节/shèng dàn jié /:
Christmas
Nowadays, Christmas holiday has become a huge commercial carnival in China. It’s a season to shop, party and have fun. Moreover, it is combined with many Chinese elements such as Sky Lanterns or Ping An Fruit. People find their own ways to celebrate Christmas holiday, and make it more down-to-earth.
No matter where you are from, Christmas is the time for everyone to enjoy and have fun. After all, the reason to celebrate festivals is to get together and to spend time with our loved ones.
We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Source:
fortunecookie/Quaro
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