Christmas Night


First Christmas in Finland, we celebrate a small party with Vietnamese community in Finland in an exuberant atmostphere. It's a time for relaxing and rest. We gather together, preparing traditional foods, playing games and giving gifts to each others. Suprisingly, no one go out as people are home and prepare Christmas dinner, it's really a silent night which is totally different to Christmas in my country. It reminds me that no matter how modern life may become, Christmas always be synonymous with age-old traditions.

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