CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Christmas is one of the most desired holidays. Nevertheless, Christmas was easier when being a child. One you have grown up, you see this holiday in a big different way. However, Christmas is still a national holiday for many countries and it is a good time of the year to forget about anything else and to be happy. For me, Christmas holidays are meant to rest, to meet the family and also to receive presents.

One of the things that I love doing the most during holidays is resting. I simply love having nothing important to do but reading, watching films and meeting friends. When holidays come, I try to forget about studying and problems of my life and I just come back home. Going to parties is actually part of my Christmas holidays: on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, after having dinner with the family I usually go out with my friends to have some fun. I do not get to do this very often since I spend the rest of my time going to class, doing my homework and studying. So when I am free I like going out.

Meeting the family is also very common in Christmas. Christmas is the time of the year when people all around the world travel and cross oceans to reunite with their relatives. In my case, as my parents are from other town in Albacete, I go there in order to meet my grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Getting to see them is great since I do not see them very often. In fact, I only see them on Christmas and on Holy Week. My family and I feel very thankful to be able to come twice a year and get together with them.

Children are always looking forward Christmas to come since they get to receive many presents. As we grow up, we forget about Santa Claus and the Three Kings but we still want our presents! Although we are conscious about the business sense of this holiday we give our relatives and friends some kind of presents. I love being given something for Christmas but I do not like big things. I prefer something special and handmade if it can be. However, this is sometimes more difficult so I often get some sneakers of shoes for Christmas that I do not dislike either.

As long as I am able to rest, meet my family and receive any presents Christmas will continue to be one of my favourite holidays. However, it is important to properly spend our time and not to waste it. So providing that we have some little time to forget about studying, we should make the most of it.