My Favourite Christmas Memory

By Sanjiv

My Christmas memory was Friday December 25, 2002. It was incredibly amazing for my wonderful family and me, because we had family from different countries and different cities. That night we had many different kinds of foods, and the fun part was eating and enjoying it too. Everyone was happy that Christmas night, including me especially.

Why do I say, “Me especially”? Because I had never celebrated Christmas in my life. My wonderful amazing grandmother, who was a Christian, told me, when you experience Christmas you would know what I am talking about. Honestly I did. Wow! I tell you, it’s amazing, rejoicing and singing Christmas songs with your families and close friends, aunties, uncles and grandpa and grandma. It’s so beautiful. That is my Christmas memory: spending time with the close people you love so much and the people who also love you too.

Christmas is also a time to forgive and forget. Why do I say that? Because I know it’s the time of year for families, friends and everyone else who is so important to us, to come together and celebrate Christmas. We sing carols and rejoice to the Lord and Saviour. Once my grandmother and my aunty told me Christmas is a special time of the year. At the time when they told me I wasn’t sure that it meant to me. But now of course, I do. It’s a time to put up the beautiful Christmas lights and laugh, enjoying the time to think about what we have received. Jesus was born on Christmas Day, so as Christians we celebrate our Lord and Saviour’s birthday.

In Sri Lanka, people don’t actually celebrate Christmas because they don’t know the meaning of Christmas. I know some Hindu people and people of other religions who love to celebrate Christmas because they like the beautiful shining colourful lights and the beautiful gifts. Of course, everyone likes that, but the main point I am trying to say is: Christmas is a wonderful time of year to go to Church and sing loudly and dance and celebrate our Lord’s birthday.

I am so thankful to our Lord and to my loving grandmother, for teaching me what Christmas means.