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Syalom,
Kali ini saya posting tradisi perayaan Natal di bbrp negara. Semoga bermanfaat
buat kita semua.
Cheers,
Ronny
GPIB Kharisma - JKT
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Christmas in Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh the Christian village men would cut down scores of banana trees
and replant them in pairs along the paths to churches and outside their homes.
They would then bend over the huge leaves of the banana trees to form an arch,
they would then make small holes in the bamboo poles, fill them with oil and tie
them across the arches. When the oil is lit, the way to the church is lit up
bright enough for all to see.
Christmas in Africa.
Preparation for Christmas in the Congo begins when some group is designated to
prepare the annual Christmas pageant.
Christmas day itself begins with groups of carollers walking to and fro through
the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries, singing the
lovely carols known the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of
carollers beginning to converge on the house of worship. They return home to
make final preparation as to the clothes one must wear and also as to his
offering for the Christmas service.
The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering,
this is the gift in honour of Jesus. Then at about 8 or 9 o'clock everyone makes
their way to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus.
Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the
raised platform near the Communion table. Not one person will attend the service
without giving a gift.
Now people have Christmas dinners after the service, preparing tables out in
front of their home and inviting many of their intimate friends to share.
Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. In December, the southern summer
brings glorious days of sunshine that carry an irresistible invitation to the
beaches, the rivers, and the shaded mountain slopes. Then the South African
holiday season reaches its height. Schools are closed, and camping is the order
of the day. In South Africa there is no snow, but it has many flowers, many
beautiful varieties of cultivated and wild flowers being in their full pride.
In the cities and towns carollers make their rounds on Christmas Eve. Church
services are held on Christmas morning. Christmas Eve celebrations in larger
centres include "Carols by Candlelight" and special screen and floor shows.
Homes are decorated with pine branches, and all have the decorated Christmas fir
in a corner, with presents for the children around. At bedtime on Christmas Eve,
children may also hang up their stockings for presents from Father Christmas.
Many South Africans have a Christmas dinner in the open-air lunch. For many
more, it is the traditional dinner of either turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or
suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers,
paper hats, and all. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and
usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the
cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed public holiday usually
spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.
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