Merry Christmas

Dear all,

It's the Christmas season!

It's the season for gifts, candies, and most importantly it's the season of sharing.

SO share all your money to me people. Haha, just kidding.

Let me share some information on Christmas and its celebration.

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

Although traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly.

In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, including North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.
Christmas has for many centuries been a time for the giving and exchanging of gifts, particularly between friends and family members.

Christmas Eve is a day that is as much anticipated as the big day itself. Traditionally, it is a time for families and loved ones to gather; marked by the Christmas dinner which is usually a noisy affair.

Then it's time for prayer and thankgiving as families congregate in churches for midnight mass or Christmas service. A Nativity play (or Christmas pageant) is usually held before service begins.

In Malaysia, it is common to see people from different beliefs (among the non-Muslims) attending these church gatherings, to observe if not to soak in the festive spirit. These midnight services are characteristically very lively; people of different backgrounds and ethnicity (both locals and foreigners), all decked in their best, could be seen singing hymns and carols with much enthusiasm, led by a spirited choir.

The celebration then continues till the wee hours of the morning. Typically, families would have late meals (known here as supper) at home, during which the colourful Christmas lights would be blinking, Jim Reeves would be singing in the background, the kids would be running around excited, and gifts would change hands.

I'll stop here for this post as I'm anticipating my company's Christmas lunch which will be held at Bora Asmara, Kg. Pencala. So, my next update will be on our event for today so I'll post up lots of pictures on what we will be doing today.

Before I end this, Labquip would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to everyone and best wishes from all of us in Labquip.

Until next time~