CHRISTMAS IN ASIA

Christmas Cards from Asia

<1>Do you cereblate Christmas every year?

<2>Who do you spend Christmas with ?
And where do you celebrate it?

With boyfriend or girlfriend

At one's home	Seven People
At friend's home	Two People
At relative's home	Two People
Restaurants	Two People

(Includeing plular answers)

As other opinions, there are skiing ground, hotel, and concert hall.
But, it is the characteritic that the opinion celebrating Christmas in "charch" which is thought to be a Western tradition remains few. In short, in Asia, it is not only because Christians are fewer but also because people take Christmas as a mere event of the year.

<3>What do you eat in Christmas?

Chicken (whole roasted, teriyaki, fried, roasted, poak)

Answers of this question are commonplace and we only confirmed that Christmas in Asia is a mere immitation of Western Christmas.
Besides, there are tempura and Chinese noodle in soup (The Phillipines, 24 year old, businessman, male) as a characteristic opinion.

<4>What do you decorate Christmas tree with?

Who decorate Christmas tree: 8 people

Moal, stars, cottons, electronic lights
(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
(Japan, 26 year old, university professor, female)
Christmas cards(China, 24 year old, computer programmer, male)
Umbrella candy, snow flakes, handmade decoration, shiny balls, engels
(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
(The Philippines, 24 year old, businessman, male)
Gifts, Christmas cards
(Hong Kong, 21 year old, student, female)
(Thailand, 38 year old, university professor, male)

Who do not decorate Christmas tree: 5 people

<5>A)Do you believe the existence of Santa Claus?

NO

<5>B) Who answerd yes, why do you believe in Santa Claus?

Because Sanata Claus is the existence like a father watching children all over the world.
(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
The merry old man is watching all of us in the world and checking what we want and need. He respond how we can spend fun time. Say frankly, I see my father and mother as Santa Claus. They are the peple who are watching our behavior everyday.
(The Philippines, 24 year old, businessman, male)
Because I was taught in my childhood that if I make effort hard for a year, Santa Claus would make my dream true.
(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)

We felt strong emotion because there are several answers we expected.
We thought that it is Santa Claus who make us feel palpitation only once a year we almost forget in busy daily life.

<6>What does Christmas mean for you?

One of events of the year
When I have a girlfriend, an excuse to meet her.(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)

The day confirming with her (Japan, 23 year old, student, male)

The day free from jobs (Australia, 32 year old, businessman, male)

Playing (Singing, dancing, chattering) (China, 24 year old, programmer, male)

The day spending fun time giving and receiving gifts. (Japanese, 21 year old, student, female)

The day all get together and become friendly. (Japan, 22 year old, student, female)

The convenient day for family. Also the day free from jobs.
More, it is a nice day to excuse drinking alcohole. (Japan, 22 year old, student, male)

The town is lighted up and become dimly atmosphere so I enjoy it.
(Japan, 21 year old, student, male)

The day for future (for that day) (Japan, 18 year old, student, male)

Same as the example of question. (Hong Kong, 21 year old, student, female)

It would be nice reason to be with my family (The Philippines, 24 year old, businessman, male)

The day I praise myself (Japan, 26 year old, university professor, female)

***Say frankly the time to have concerts*** (Japan, 22 year old, student, male)

The day exchanging gifts and coming in contacts with family and friends
The day making communication. (Japan, 19 year old, student, female)

Christ's birthday (Indonesia, 14 year old, student, male)

One of the chances to meet family twice a year (Japan, 21 year old, student, male)

The day God descend to the world (Thailand, 38 year old, university professor, male)

Christ's birthday (Hong Kong, 32 year old, businessman, male)

Feast (Japan, 19 year old, student, male)

Maybe because there are lot of Japanese among the replyer, but there is not so much image of Christ's birthday. But somehow all who answered questionnnaire seem to enjoy Chirstmas holiday, so Christmas is surely a special day for us. So I will enjoy. <7>In your town, city and country in commonsense termts
what does Christmas mean?

In my childhood it is the day I received gifts but now it doesn't have much meaning
(Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
A nice chance to earn money (Japan, 23 year old, student, male)
The suitable day to eat and to marry
(Australia, 32 year old, businessman, male)
The time to play, the day to gibe gifts (China, 24 year old, programmer, male)
The day on which town and trees get wonderful decoration (Japan, 21 year old, student, female)
The romantic time (Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
Like one festival (Japan, 21 year old, student, male)
A punctuation (Japan, 18 year old, student, male)
Like Western world (Hong Kong, 21 year old, stundent, female)
Christ's birthday (The Philippines, 24 year old, businessman, male)
For almost all instances, a mere event (Japan, 26 year old, university professor, female)
The season to put illumination (Japan, 22 year old, student, male)
I think it is the celebrating day,
and the day to express gratitudes to family, lover, and friends.
The city expects commercial profits. (Japan, 19 year old, student, female)
The important day (Indonesia, 14 year old, student, male)
The day to be frankly glad because everybody can see the end of the year without any troubles (Japan, 21 year old, student, male)
The sales day (Indonesia, ?, student, male)
A nice day (Thailand, 38 year old, university professor, male)
The atmosphere of Christmas (Hong Kong, 32 year old, businessman, male)
No much meaning (Japan, 19 year old, student, male)

To expect from this result, we could know that as we thought every whole city take Christmas as a festival. But it is interesing that the commercial impression become strong by it like gaining profits. Is it especially strong in Japan? IN my opinion at least on Christmas day I want everybody to return home early and to spend family time by himself. I wish you a merry Christmas.

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