I think most people would be familiar with Christmas

It is a religious holiday

such as Jesus' birthday

I think everyone knows it

religious people celebrate Christmas in a religious way

Non-religious people will have some fun in this day

for my family

we are not religious at all

and we don't have the tradition of celebrating Christmas

For us, Christmas used to mean winter break

Right now

this little guy, is very into Christmas

therefore, we celebrate a little bit

Besides the religious activities

One of the most important thing for Christmas is decoration

They hang Christmas light on the outside of the house

put up Christmas trees

hang ornaments all over the Christmas tree

Meanwhile, they give gifts during Christmas

see, America is an industry country

even gifts are industralized

you can by a set from store

in my last Thanksgiving video

I said American shops like crazy during Thankgiving

a large factor is

they were shopping for Christmas gifts

so from this perspective

I like Thanksgiving better

because we only have to eat during Thanksgiving

Do they have any special food for Christmas?

What I can think of is eggnog, a beverage

There are two types on the market:

one is a dairy drink

you can find it in the dairy session

other kind is an alcoholic product

I think the later one tastes better

The dairy one tastes too sweet

I don't like it

it tastes very eggie, creamy, and thick

the alcoholic one tastes brighter

another Christmas element is the scent of Christmas

they will light up scented candles

with Christmas charactristies

like cinnamon and nutmeg

the smell provided the atmosphere of Christmas

They wrap up the gift on Christmas eve

put it under the Christmas tree

then families open their present first thing in Christmas morning

gingerbread house,

is another Christmas element

It is made of cookies

Then you glue it up with icing

then decorate it

I think most people had seen this before

in the movie Shrek

the Gingerman was tortured by the bad guy

I had baked it once from scratch

it turned out like this

so I bought the kit from store this year

it came with everything you need

just go ahead and decorate it

It doesn't taste good

And, Santa Claus

Especially for the people who is not religious

they will enforce the existence of this big guy to their children

see, they will also dress up their car like a reindeer

you can tell their obsession about transportations

If the story of Santa Claus may have some historical background

another figure in American culture does not make sense to me at all:

The tooth fairy

I couldn't understand

Adult made up these things for the kids

then when they grow up,

their hearts will be broken once they know the truth

another thing to do during Christmas is ice skating!

Christmas movies always have skating scenes

it makes me feel like it is a Christmas tradition

winter is skate season

Christmas is a fun holiday for me

because I'm only take the fun part of Christmas

sending presents and home decorations are more trouble than fun to me

so I skip these things all together

In my previous Thanksgiving video

I mentioned that

Thanksgiving is a holiday about family reunion

Christmas does not have that bold family theme

People will visit their families

because you can take a break during Christmas

Christmas plus New Year, you can almost have two weeks break

and the winter break in America is just two weeks

they will start school after two weeks of break

I was jealous about their summber break

which is about 3 months

then look at how little winter break they have

I feel less jealousy

even though someone will come home to visit their family

they are not into family reunion during Christmas

Still, Thanksgiving is the holiday for family

Christmas is a more casual visit

Thanks for watching this episode about Christmas

I hope you don't think my Christmas is too simple and light

see you next time!