I sat with the Lozenge and looked at our small, tin nativity scene I bought in Mexico, and introduced some of the characters in it. 'There's the baby Jesus. These are the kings and the shepherds. This is his father, Joseph…'
'…and those are Jotheph's wiveth,' said the Lozenge, pointing to Mary and the angels.
Although Jordan has a significant Christian population, and our supermarket is stacked with piles of Panetone and chocolate Santa Clauses, it takes a little more than this to conjure up a Christmas spirit.
Although we have the said navity scene out, a tree, and an abundance of paper chains and tinsel thanks to the Lozenge who wanted to decorate every room including the bathroom, we are having to work harder at a festive atmosphere than we would do at home.
I listened to some carols from Kings College in the kitchen while cooking one evening, wincing a little over the mingling of the angelic trebles with the muezzin's vocals from the neighbouring mosque.
And St Grace has come into her own. Since she's Christian herself, she is very au fait with the traditions we are used to, and put her own touch to it with great excitement from the dwarves, using whatever she could find in the fridge and cupboard.
'…and those are Jotheph's wiveth,' said the Lozenge, pointing to Mary and the angels.
Although Jordan has a significant Christian population, and our supermarket is stacked with piles of Panetone and chocolate Santa Clauses, it takes a little more than this to conjure up a Christmas spirit.
Although we have the said navity scene out, a tree, and an abundance of paper chains and tinsel thanks to the Lozenge who wanted to decorate every room including the bathroom, we are having to work harder at a festive atmosphere than we would do at home.
I listened to some carols from Kings College in the kitchen while cooking one evening, wincing a little over the mingling of the angelic trebles with the muezzin's vocals from the neighbouring mosque.
And St Grace has come into her own. Since she's Christian herself, she is very au fait with the traditions we are used to, and put her own touch to it with great excitement from the dwarves, using whatever she could find in the fridge and cupboard.
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