Christmas in India

This Christmas we'll be without any family here in India - a little sad. But we've "imported" a bit of the Christmas festivities - to the interest and delight of those around us. People here are quite curious about Christmas.

One of the girls from Janis' neighborhood class, learning English through Art, helped her start decorating the tree. So, later, when Janis had finished she invited the girl to come back and see the "finished product."

This has led to a continuing stream of neighborhood kids coming to see the tree - our own "Christmas Tree Lane"! One of the mothers called it, "First Class!" and often, when the kids see it, they "ooh" and "aw."


We'll be having some of our neighbors over for snacks on Christmas day. One shared with us earlier this Fall about a special Bengali holiday, so we thought we would share with them about this "holy-day" that is special to us.

May you, too, have a "Merry Christmas!"