Christmas is a bit different here. The main celebration happens on the night of Christmas eve. People stay up to the early hours, spending time with family and close friends. This is when the party’s and food and gift giving happens in the evening of Dec24. Christmas day itself is more of a relaxing day with family.
New year is much the same as it is in England with the celebration at midnight. But they have a fun tradition here that at midnight, everyone has to be as noisy as they can. It does get very loud, but its great fun.
I will be spending Christmas with Shiela and her family, then New Year at the safe home with all the kids.
