London to Antigua: Tis The Season!
Isn't it amazing, the various ways persons all over the world, celebrate Christmas . For the past two years, I've done the London Christmas, this year I did Antigua.
Even though the basic elements in the way we celebrate are the same: the lights, the Christmas trees, persons shopping everywhere you go, the ham and the turkey baking in the oven (hmm, hmm, hmm I'm smelling it as I type) there are also a few distinct touches.
Instead of mince pies, mulled wines, christmas carols and winter coats, (which I've taken a liking to) in Antigua (and most other Caribbean islands) we've got ginger beer, sorrel and fruit cake, steel pans, soca parang, midnight shopping, and warmth, lots and lots of warmth - but that doesn't mean we don't still have a white christmas! :)
But even with these difference, at the end of the day the most important thing about Christmas and the holidays is spending it with family and persons that you love and care for.
Wherever you are and however you celebrate it, have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
See you in 2012!
Even though the basic elements in the way we celebrate are the same: the lights, the Christmas trees, persons shopping everywhere you go, the ham and the turkey baking in the oven (hmm, hmm, hmm I'm smelling it as I type) there are also a few distinct touches.
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Instead of mince pies, mulled wines, christmas carols and winter coats, (which I've taken a liking to) in Antigua (and most other Caribbean islands) we've got ginger beer, sorrel and fruit cake, steel pans, soca parang, midnight shopping, and warmth, lots and lots of warmth - but that doesn't mean we don't still have a white christmas! :)
But even with these difference, at the end of the day the most important thing about Christmas and the holidays is spending it with family and persons that you love and care for.
Wherever you are and however you celebrate it, have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
See you in 2012!
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