New year, New me

New Year, my favorite holiday, is one of the most celebrated days in the world.The day is shaped by different customs and traditions. Each culture celebrates this holiday in its own unique way. The Ilocos Sur, which is located in Philippines, is the place of my birth. This is a place where all my childhood memories came from. The Ilocos has its own way to celebrate New Year. The people start to prepare for the holiday at least one month in an advance. The preparation begins by buying presents, decorating houses, and making new costumes. Obviously the holiday would not be complete without a symbol of New Year which transcended from generation to generation, the New Year noise which we use fireworks and “torotot”. The New Year noise, which is one of the exciting things for children and adults, is the object that you can see in every road during the holiday.

When every new year’s come I always wish that I forgot the troubles that come and try me. Now its new year so means new life, new destiny, new challenges, new friends, and new troubles. Even how hard was the problem that came to me I always ask God for guidance so I can face that problem. Since I was child many troubles that came to me, but in my journey I'm always accompanied by Jesus so that I can say that I’m far away from when I started. Great that I first was renewed I can stand alone with my two foots I deciding for myself alone. When I’m child my mother was always decide for, I do not like those decisions even though she was just following me for no reprisal but also for me those decision was. Older I gradually lightened in my mind things on this planet that the preaching of the parents should follow because no parent wants his child perish.

Intentionally very time seems just 2012. Not prevent it as early so that we make good things and hopefully welcoming the new year is no longer vulnerable because of the explosive defines welcome the new year in the new year. Every person was change so don’t expect that your best friend when you are child is still the same like today, you don’t now they still might best enemy for you now.

Essence of Christmas

Christmas is a holiday mostly celebrated by Christians on December, 25 every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus. It is exactly nine months after Jesus was conceived, the day of winter solstice of the ancient Roman calendar and one of various ancient winter festivals. During Christmas people exchange gifts, attend church services, eat special food, listen to classical music and decorate their houses with Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mist lands, nativity scenes etc. Up to today Christmas still remains the most celebrated holiday in the world.

Its importance and significance to Christians is of great value. This is a day that Christians can’t afford to compromise because it reminds them of their only hope of life that the birth of Jesus brought to them. In order to show how they appreciate and love Jesus Christians celebrates his birth. Although nominally a Christian holiday Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians. If there were some holiday Christians would wish to celebrate every day and every month then it would be definitely Christmas, because Christmas is all about happiness and joy; it defines the foundation of our belief. Everybody who celebrates Christmas will agree with me upon the thought that it is a day no one wants to miss. Christmas as a holiday has of course its special moments. One of them is Christmas Eve, the night when Jesus came into this world. So every year we celebrate Christmas to show to God that his birth and sacrifices is worth it. So I thanks God for who I am now.

The baby born on this holiday will bring extra joy to the family. The baby is considered to be a blessing to the family and is usually named after Jesus. God is good all the times.-