Christmas preparations

To me and others, the month of December is probably the most stressing month of the year.
There are so many things that are going to fit in each day.
You have to buy presents, bake the cookies and hang up the Christmas finery.
And last but not least, you have to visit the friends you never visit the rest of the year.
I think that many years ago, the main meaning by Christmas was the enjoyment by being with your beloved ones and relax.
Now in these hectic preparations days, it’s more like we all are focused on pleasing others through expensive presents and extra love.

The real meaning by Christmas is to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ and to show the love to the people next to us.

Over the years I think, Christmas has gone a bit over hand.
E.g. When my class got a job to hang up the Christmas decorations, they told us that they had used over one million kroner on the decoration.
That’s a little over hand if you ask me.

Christmas presents
On Christmas Eve, it’s more a competition of buying the best and most expensive present to each other. I thought that the meaning of Christmas and Christmas preparations were to save some time, give some extra love to your nearest and most beloved.


When I was smaller, Christmas was the best time of the year. Besides my birthday or when school ended for summer.
Everybody had the count of how many days it was left until the 24th December.
And when the day finally did come, it felt like the day was the longest of the year.

So my conclusion is that when people are young Christmas is exciting and a nice time. When you get older, Christmas is more of a stressing and chaotic time of the year.


My thoughts about Christmas preparations. Håkon