tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post5656215823724955837..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Christmas for a Hindu----3WWgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-24171924601289178122007-12-31T22:49:00.000+05:302007-12-31T22:49:00.000+05:30Sorry, Gautami, I'm almost ready to take my Christ...Sorry, Gautami, I'm almost ready to take my Christmas tree down, I realize I'm late...I'm not great at these tagging things, but:<BR/><BR/>1. My first name is CHRIS(tmas).<BR/>2. Because I'm the oldest of six siblings, I always had to open my presents last as a kid (boo-hoo).<BR/>3. I used to dress up as Santa every year for my nieces and nephews.<BR/>4. I hate lineups...and the worst lineups of all are lineups at the mall for your kids to sit on Santa's knee...<BR/>5. I always helped decorating the tree and still enjoy it...somewhat...<BR/>6. The mistletoe is my favourite Christmas thingy...<BR/>7. I used to love the feeling of going to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Gautami, that's about it...I don't have 12 in me on New Year's Eve...WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-34629142767979536042007-12-29T00:31:00.000+05:302007-12-29T00:31:00.000+05:30got it up.got it up.polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-36835189670030723362007-12-29T00:13:00.000+05:302007-12-29T00:13:00.000+05:30I found your Christmas "Hoopla" interesting, and I...I found your Christmas "Hoopla" interesting, and I like to read of your Hindu traditions in similar fashion. Might you consider sharing those memories as well in such a format?<BR/>Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101550406171982090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65211113489162778182007-12-28T23:46:00.000+05:302007-12-28T23:46:00.000+05:30I love finding out how others spend the holidays!!...I love finding out how others spend the holidays!! hope yours were/are great this year!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-44262917368089173942007-12-28T11:30:00.000+05:302007-12-28T11:30:00.000+05:301) Despite being an agnostic history buff I keep m...1) Despite being an agnostic history buff I keep my personal opinions to myself around true believers during the holiday gatherings.<BR/>2) I don't drink alcohol to make sure that I don't blow my first rule.<BR/>3) I watch about 2 movies a day during the week.<BR/>4) I never go out on Boxing Day to fight the throngs of crazy people at the malls.<BR/>5) I gain about 5 pounds from drinking Eggnog.<BR/>6) I love reading the year end reviews.<BR/>7) My wife loves decorating the house and tree and it always looks beautiful.<BR/>8) We snack all week and hardly ever cook a full meal.<BR/>9) I am so grateful that I no longer attend any religious services.<BR/>10) The whole commercial blitzkrieg sickens me and I am trying to convince everyone in my extended family to STOP buying gifts and just visit...gaining popularity.<BR/>11) I realise how many people are alone and depressed at this time of year..I know that I am lucky.<BR/>12) The whole christmas thing is a meatphor for how bankrupt our culture is and I try to imagine a way of getting people to be 'nice' to each other for the other 364 days of the year.Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-29258997624689978502007-12-28T01:52:00.000+05:302007-12-28T01:52:00.000+05:30i so enjoyed reading how you celebrate christmas h...i so enjoyed reading how you celebrate christmas holidays...little wing writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010376737431344381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-80645650895691165252007-12-28T01:10:00.000+05:302007-12-28T01:10:00.000+05:30Nice post! Lots to learn here...Nice post! Lots to learn here...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-28985390307167764762007-12-27T23:52:00.000+05:302007-12-27T23:52:00.000+05:30I feel the same way about Christmas and many thing...I feel the same way about Christmas and many things since I began blogging. The world has truly become a smaller more wonderful place to me<BR/><BR/>I have one niece and one goddaughter and spoil them both incrediblyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-2436768820253782622007-12-27T18:47:00.000+05:302007-12-27T18:47:00.000+05:30I love the name you gave for the subject, strange ...I love the name you gave for the subject, strange that I used a similar name recently one of my posts, we celebrated 'xmas with a twist' for the very first time...as we thought it would be fun for our daughter, we bought ourselves a tree and decorated and everything...and we intend to carry on this new tradition every year - guess the name we gave to this tradition - 'Hindu-Christmas' :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks Gautami, here's wishing you a wonderful and lovely new year ahead, I am glad we got to meet in this cyber world, happy 2008.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/>ULAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37590156516689420692007-12-27T18:40:00.000+05:302007-12-27T18:40:00.000+05:30I also wrote something, (for you!)I also wrote something, (for you!)Tikkishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405806987636579199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-71053072939726502692007-12-27T17:07:00.000+05:302007-12-27T17:07:00.000+05:30Merry Christmas, I enjoyed reading about ...Merry Christmas,<BR/> I enjoyed reading about your christmas and how nice you carry on the family memories, sharing and keeping them alive as in your post about your Dad a few days ago. I lost my Dad 6 yrs ago now and think about him every day, proof he is still with me in some way. <BR/>Lindalinda mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426368991644308588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-46335306412670565442007-12-27T15:02:00.000+05:302007-12-27T15:02:00.000+05:30It's always interesting to see how (or whether) ce...It's always interesting to see how (or whether) certain holidays are celebrated in other countries.<BR/>Happy holidays to you, Gautami - in whatever way you spend them!Tinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584047180190646921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-63622833219530075302007-12-27T14:16:00.000+05:302007-12-27T14:16:00.000+05:30Interesting things about you and Christmas....I'm ...Interesting things about you and Christmas....I'm not sure I could think of twewlve things about me and Christmas...LOL! Well, maybe I could, but I don't think thet will be very interesting....!<BR/>I wish you a Very Very Happy New Year, Gautami....May 2008 be a wonderfui year for you!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-51202636435655337882007-12-27T12:46:00.000+05:302007-12-27T12:46:00.000+05:30Very interesting perspective. It seems like a dif...Very interesting perspective. It seems like a difficult holiday to escape no matter where you live. When I was in China two Decembers ago, I watched the hotel staff work through the night decorating the big Xmas tree down in the lobby. It was a fascinating site to behold.Beau Brackishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472788833737826733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-3852770900430077462007-12-27T03:16:00.000+05:302007-12-27T03:16:00.000+05:30Wow, I'm actually surprised that Christmas is feat...Wow, I'm actually surprised that Christmas is featured to that extent in your life. I was almost expecting you to tell me about Hindu traditions that you happen to do around the same time. This is what I love about these things - it breaks preconceived notions we may have about people and different cultures. And plum pudding is absolutely delicious. Yum!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for playing along! :-)Smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888076998373335876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56346921040795796992007-12-27T02:49:00.000+05:302007-12-27T02:49:00.000+05:30haha... i'll see what i can do about it but if i d...haha... i'll see what i can do about it but if i do, i'm going to cheat for sure :)polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64384698557424399392007-12-27T02:32:00.000+05:302007-12-27T02:32:00.000+05:30Hoopla - I like the word but meme never sounded bo...Hoopla - I like the word but meme never sounded boring to me but that's just me.<BR/><BR/>I like that you have a small tree for Christmas - I might even get one for next year.<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-88262146963222216742007-12-27T01:11:00.000+05:302007-12-27T01:11:00.000+05:30Merry Christmas. I don't believe I've ever had plu...Merry Christmas. I don't believe I've ever had plum pudding, actually. I did make a pumpkin pie from scratch yesterday. Mmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>#1 is great! Haha!Danika Dinsmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472222686878922186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-41761090698789284662007-12-27T00:59:00.000+05:302007-12-27T00:59:00.000+05:30How true that we learn so much about other people'...How true that we learn so much about other people's customs through reading their blogs. I like this world. :)spentrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288361044914247549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-80536694922886484662007-12-26T23:22:00.000+05:302007-12-26T23:22:00.000+05:30Spoiling nieces and nephews is the best thing ever...Spoiling nieces and nephews is the best thing ever :) Glad you get to do it!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-82633892228513632112007-12-26T23:14:00.000+05:302007-12-26T23:14:00.000+05:30Christmas is an infectious Holiday that is difficu...Christmas is an infectious Holiday that is difficult not to get into the spirit of. I love all of the aspects you listed.Square1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13559171378908608414noreply@blogger.com