How can I be happy at Christmas time?
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How can I be happy at Christmas time?
10 ways to have a happier Christmas when you’re not feeling merry…
- CONNECT TO THE DEEPER MEANING OF THE SEASON.
- SERVE SOMEONE.
- CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH FORGIVENESS.
- MAKE IT FUN AND FESTIVE.
- CREATE A NEW “FAMILY”
- DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
- BECOME THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S SECRET SANTA.
- LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WONDERFUL IN YOUR LIFE.
How can I love Christmas again?
Love isn’t measured by the cost of a gift.
- Embrace family traditions — then start your own! For me, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are solely dedicated to my family, which I see as a blessing.
- Focus more on what you’re giving than getting.
- Plan “me” time.
- Put down your phone.
- Do things that make you happy.
- Find balance.
How did Santa become Santa?
Dutch families took the tradition of celebrating the feast day of Saint Nicholas with them to New Amsterdam in the American colonies, beginning as early as the 17th century. They referred to him as Sinterklaas. That name became Santa Claus to the early United States’ English-speaking majority.
Is Santa Turkish?
Although widely thought to hail from the North Pole, Santa Claus is in fact originally from Turkey. The BBC’s Mark Lowen visited the southern Turkish town of Demre to trace the roots of old Santa.
What is Santa called in Germany?
Traditionally, Santa Claus, or Weihnachtsmann in German, does not drop down chimneys and deliver gifts the eve of Dec. 25 in Germany. Instead, the Christkind or Christkindl, an angel-like creature with blond hair and wings, brings gifts to families on the eve of Christmas.
What is Santa called in Turkey?
Saint Nicholas
Did Santa originate in Turkey?
Where is Myra in Turkey?
Myra, near modern Kale (Demre), one of the most important towns of ancient Lycia, located near the mouth of the Andriacus River on the Mediterranean Sea in southwest Turkey.
