Many in Scandinavia already start an unofficial celebration of Christmas today, but officially the great celebration with most people start tomorrow evening - on Christmas Eve - by attending church. Most Seventh-day Adventist Churches have a service on Christmas eve. Many people stop by the graveside of their loved ones either before or after the church service, often offering a prayer of thanksgiving for the blessed hope of the resurrection at the second coming of Christ. Most graves are specially decorated with flowers - many use artificial for this time of year - and lights.
Back home from church on Christmas eve many have their dinner with a rice desert where an almond is hidden in the large bowl and the one who gets the almond will receive a gift.
In some places either a family member - or a visiting friend - will hide and enter the room in a Santa Costume. Santa delivers all the gifts that have been under the tree. They are opened and enjoyed and kisses and hugs of gratitude and surprise makes the evening especially among the younger ones.
In some families one of the children will hand out the gifts. Later in the evening one or more santas will come in from the snow, make some fun with the children, borrow a guitar or use another instrument and lead out singing Christmas hymns and songs.
Finally today the snow is coming our way, so it looks like a White Christmas.
So may you all have a
Blessed Christmas and remember this same Jesus we celebrate will be coming back soon . This is what is called Advent!
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