Because of my job I have the joys of reporting on a number of really interesting events/activities/sports, and one of those such things was a recent Christmas party.
But this was not just any Christmas party.
It was a Filipino Christmas party.
What a great idea.
The Filipino Canadian Association of Humboldt (FILCAH) were the latest to hold their Christmas party.
The idea was to get as much of the Filipino community together, as well as some of the rest of the community, to celebrate Christmas the Filipino way.
This meant doing traditional Filipino dances and eating traditional Filipino food.
We should be doing more of this.
Every year people/businesses/organizations start preparing for Christmas in November, and either we burn out of Christmas by Christmas time, or we just forget what Christmas is all about.
The Filipino Christmas party re-taught us.
What is Christmas about?
Spending time with the people you care about and tradition.
It is time we do more of that.
As you sit here reading this I am likely either sitting on an airplane or have arrived back in Ontario where I am from so I can spend some time enjoying the people I care about.
I hope all of you can do the same.
Even better if those people are people you do not get to see very often.
That is what the holiday should be about.
So enjoy your Christmas season everyone.
And remember, friends, family, and tradition are what the Christmas holidays are all about.
Take the time to appreciate that, like the Filipino’s did when they hosted their own Christmas party.
