Sowing the seeds of joy

Sowing the seeds of joy

Christmas is incomplete without a Christmas tree. People buy an artificial tree from the market to decorate their house. Short or tall, the tree can be stunning if it is decorated well. Several Catholics use the same tree every year. Nerul resident, Asha Rebello brought the tree from Dubai this year. “I visited Dubai on a holiday. I also brought the decorative items from there. These items included small drums, Santa images, hollys and stars,” Rebello said. Nerul resident, Arantxa Veigas, a class X student of St Xavier’s School, says that she is excited about decking up her Christmas tree. “My mother helps me decorate our tree. It is five-feet-tall. It is an artificial tree. We decorate our tree with items like hollys, gold balls, silver balls, stars, beads, wooden toys and angel figurines.” Lilian, Arantxa’s mother, says, “We keep the Christmas tree in a corner which is well lit so that the tree looks dazzling.” Everyone wants their tree to stand out. Silver and gold beads are the most preferred decorative items. Christmas trees are usually capped with a star. One can easily find the boxes of the decorative items in the market. Paulson Kunnath, Kalamboli resident , a parishioner of St Sebastian’s church, says, “Carol singing was organised in the church. At home, we have placed a tree. My teenage daughter, Preeja, decorates the Christmas tree and my wife helps her. All members of the family suggest the ways in which the tree can be decorated.” Dr Kurien Thomas, Sanpada resident, says his family has already decorated the Christmas tree. “The whole family — my wife and two daughters — decorated the tree together. The tree is old, but all the decorative items used are new.”