
Parties and get-togethers are part of our routine at the end of the year. Perhaps it is the happiest time of year for many of us, and rightly so. The end of the year seems to have a kind of magic in the air. I believe that many of us eagerly await this time of year throughout the previous months. It really is a time when many things happen, and this year will be no different for me: I will spend it with my family.
Before talking about what my Christmas and New Year's will be like, I wanted to remember what everything was like when I was a child and what Christmas means in my life. Thinking about how things used to be brings me a good feeling, something I try to reproduce today. December has always been a time I loved, and I still do, but before it was much more special because that childlike gaze made everything more intense. December was vacation time, spending hours on the street with my friends, playing and getting into mischief. Even the weather at that time is nostalgic for me: a little heat, a little rain in the late afternoon, and we knew we had to enjoy the sun while it lasted, because later the rain would spoil the fun a little.
And then Christmas would arrive: family gatherings, cousins, uncles, my grandparents... always lots of celebration. It was a happier time than today, I think. Not that I don't like it now, but as we get older, things naturally change. Still, I remember well how it was, and it was very good. After Christmas came my birthday, a second round of gifts... or sometimes not. Many people gave me just one gift, saying it was for Christmas and my birthday together, but that was fine, I wasn't upset. And then came New Year's Eve, the day I could stay out late with my friends. New Year's Eve was good for that, and what other reason could there be?
But the years go by. My friends are no longer the same, New Year's seems more like a battle against sleep, and at Christmas I'm the one giving the gifts. Still, it's good, not as magical as before, but good. It's my turn to make Christmas special for the children in the family, and in this case, for my son.
And how do I spend this holiday season? I divide my time between my family and my girlfriend's family. We celebrate Christmas together, usually at my mother-in-law's house, and the next day I have lunch with my mother. My son goes to his mother's house and comes back either on my birthday, December 29, or on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, we usually have a barbecue and celebrate, and the next day I try to have lunch with my mother again.
It's nothing grand, no incredible parties, just simple celebrations where we cherish being close to those we love, sharing happiness and moments. Before, when I was a child, everything seemed cooler, of course. But today is also good, in a different way, and that's also a reason to be happy, enjoy the time, and create new memories. Memories that, in a few years, will be as special as those I have from my childhood.
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Festas e confraternizações fazem parte da nossa rotina nesse final de ano. Talvez seja o período mais feliz para muitos de nós e com toda razão. O fim de ano parece ter uma espécie de magia no ar. Acredito que muitos de nós esperamos ansiosamente por essa época durante todos os meses anteriores. É realmente um período em que muitas coisas acontecem, e este ano não será diferente para mim: vou passar com minha família.
Antes de falar como serão meu natal e ano novo, queria relembrar como tudo era quando eu era criança e o que o natal representa na minha vida. Pensar em como eram as coisas me traz um sentimento bom, algo que tento reproduzir nos dias de hoje. Dezembro sempre foi um período que eu adorava, ainda gosto, mas antes era muito mais especial, porque aquele olhar infantil deixava tudo mais intenso. Dezembro era época de férias, de passar horas na rua com meus amigos, brincando e aprontando algumas travessuras. Até o clima dessa época é nostálgico para mim: um pouco de calor, um pouco de chuva no fim da tarde, e a gente sabia que precisava aproveitar o sol enquanto dava, porque depois a chuva ia estragar um pouco a brincadeira.
E então chegava o Natal: família reunida, primos, tios, meus avós… sempre muita comemoração. Era um período realmente mais feliz do que hoje, eu acho. Não que eu não goste agora, mas conforme vamos ficando mais velhos, as coisas naturalmente mudam. Ainda assim, lembro bem de como era e era muito bom. Depois do Natal vinha o meu aniversário, uma segunda leva de presentes… ou às vezes não. Muita gente dava um presente só, dizendo que era de Natal e aniversário juntos, mas tudo bem, eu não ficava chateado. E depois chegava o Ano Novo, o dia em que eu podia ficar na rua até mais tarde com meus amigos. Ano Novo era bom por isso, e por qual outro motivo seria?
Mas os anos passam. Os amigos já não são os mesmos, o Ano Novo parece mais uma batalha contra o sono, e no Natal eu já sou quem dá os presentes. Ainda assim é bom, não tão mágico quanto antes, mas bom. Chegou minha vez de fazer o Natal das crianças da família especial, e no caso, o do meu filho.
E como passo esse período de festas? Divido meu tempo entre a minha família e a família da minha namorada. O Natal comemoramos juntos, normalmente na casa da minha sogra, e no dia seguinte almoço com a minha mãe. Meu filho vai para a casa da mãe dele e volta ou no meu aniversário, dia 29 de dezembro, ou na véspera do Ano Novo. No Ano Novo costumamos fazer um churrasco, comemorar, e no dia seguinte tento almoçar novamente com a minha mãe.
Não é nada grandioso, não são festas incríveis, são comemorações simples, onde prezamos por estar perto de quem amamos, compartilhando felicidade e momentos. Antes, quando eu era criança, tudo parecia mais legal, claro. Mas hoje também é bom, de um jeito diferente, e isso também é motivo para estar feliz, aproveitar o tempo e criar novas lembranças. Lembranças que, daqui a alguns anos, serão tão especiais quanto aquelas que guardo da minha infância.
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It's good to know that your Christmas celebration as a child was awesome.
My mom never let us play outside.
And yes it is always vacation time for me🥰
Good difference, slowing adjusting to being the gift giver too. I can vividly remember the parties on Christmas and New Year's Eve, always lively with this teenage urge to set the place on fire lol. It was quite a contrast with my day to day life which was just normal and uneventful. Now, it's just simple gatherings with expectations in the air on how life should be lived :)
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Hahaha 😂 we loved receiving gifts as kids but today we do the given. It is all over.
Merry Christmas my friend.
My Christmas celebration too as a child was amazing, sometimes i wish i could experience that unique feeling i had when i was little
Sincerely.... sometimes we wish to go back to being that young boy again but now, life goes on man
Looks like you already have everything figured out for the holidays. Hopefully, everything goes well for you and your family in these happy times!