http://www.geishablog.com/culture/a-japanese-christmas/ Journey to Perfection Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geishablog.com/culture/a-japanese-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 lisa Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:46:33 +0000 http://www.geishablog.com/?p=598#comment-4151 You can't have a Japanese Christmas without hearing this song on the radio, its kinda like Wham's Last Christmas. http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/beautiful-japanese-christmas-song-itsuka-no-merry-christmas/ You can’t have a Japanese Christmas without hearing this song on the radio, its kinda like Wham’s Last Christmas.
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]]> http://www.geishablog.com/culture/a-japanese-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-4066 Danielle Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:56:53 +0000 http://www.geishablog.com/?p=598#comment-4066 A midwinter celebration has always been universal, including in Japan. The celebration here has certainly taken on much of the non-religious stylings that Christmas in the west has but most of that (e.g., trees, lights, family feasts) is pagan anyway - ask a Greek Orthodox Christian when the real Christmas is - so enjoy the midwinter festival as an event with traditional roots just like the Summer, Autumn and Spring! A midwinter celebration has always been universal, including in Japan. The celebration here has certainly taken on much of the non-religious stylings that Christmas in the west has but most of that (e.g., trees, lights, family feasts) is pagan anyway – ask a Greek Orthodox Christian when the real Christmas is – so enjoy the midwinter festival as an event with traditional roots just like the Summer, Autumn and Spring!

]]> http://www.geishablog.com/culture/a-japanese-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-4049 More Ways To Deal With Christmas Stress | Health Blog Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:51:24 +0000 http://www.geishablog.com/?p=598#comment-4049 [...] relationships and the money of giving gifts. In this post, let us look at some other aspects of the Christmas celebration wherein we can reduce the stress we might [...] [...] relationships and the money of giving gifts. In this post, let us look at some other aspects of the Christmas celebration wherein we can reduce the stress we might [...]

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