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We used to celebrate Christmas and New Year Eves prior to year 2011.
Now, we hope we will not hear bombs instead of the Christmas Bells, as it happened recently in Germany

I think you'll be hearing bells this Christmas.  Someone from the Church of St. Francis met with representatives of the new government which told them they want to protect religious liberty.

According to France24, "So far, a promise to allow churches to continue ringing their bells has been kept, and they sound at dusk to mark mass at the Church of Saint Francis, also known as the Latin Cathedral."





I live close to several churches.  I can hear their bells if I'm out working in my yard; but it's way too cold to being that most days here.  It's below freezing now.   I am glad my furnace got fixed fast.  It broke down on Thanksgiving!  Now there's something to be thankful about, right?  But the woman repair person got it fixed fast.  I had three heaters; but two wouldn't work when I plugged them in.  They were cheap, manufactured to break, I guess, so people buy more.  I did buy two more so my roommate and I had one in our bedrooms and one in the bathroom. But the woman went out of her way, going to the supply place to pick up the part when told it would take an additional day.   I tipped her.   She said I didn't need to tip her; I said, "I know, but maybe you saved me from carbon monoxide."  You see, I turned the gas oven on downstairs; and it kept most of the house warm since the heat rose up the stairs.   My sister was horrified and warned me about the carbon monoxide.   The repair woman was also surprised I did that!   But that's over now.

I do hope you get to hear bells on Christmas, Kerim.  I'll probably be inside and not hear them here. 

I think you'll be hearing bells this Christmas.  Someone from the Church of St. Francis met with representatives of the new government which told them they want to protect religious liberty.

I live close to several churches.  I can hear their bells if I'm out working in my yard; but it's way too cold to being that most days here.  It's below freezing now.   I am glad my furnace got fixed fast.  It broke down on Thanksgiving!  Now there's something to be thankful about, right?  But the woman repair person got it fixed fast.  I had three heaters; but two wouldn't work when I plugged them in.  They were cheap, manufactured to break, I guess, so people buy more.  I did buy two more so my roommate and I had one in our bedrooms and one in the bathroom. But the woman went out of her way, going to the supply place to pick up the part when told it would take an additional day.   I tipped her.   She said I didn't need to tip her; I said, "I know, but maybe you saved me from carbon monoxide."  You see, I turned the gas oven on downstairs; and it kept most of the house warm since the heat rose up the stairs.   My sister was horrified and warned me about the carbon monoxide.   The repair woman was also surprised I did that!   But that's over now.

Here, we don't need to repair any sort of room's heaters or AC. We, since long ago, have no more enough fuel or electricity to warm even one room and bathroom in winter. I write you from a cold room. Fortunately, till now, the temperature in my room didn't fall below 8 degrees centigrade. I warm my body by heavy dresses.
   

I do hope you get to hear bells on Christmas, Kerim.  I'll probably be inside and not hear them here.

I hope I will.
In the past, most of streets were decorated with various outdoor controlled lights, besides Christmas trees in every Christian house and in the public places, as Churches, restaurants and hotels.
Now...

I thought of you when my furnace broke and realized I was lucky to be in the US; and when I thought of you and others in Syria, I didn't feel very sorry for myself.

I think every region has its pros and cons. I don't think there is a paradise-like on earth, other than the ones in movies
The good news is that a human ends up feeling fine where he was born and live after he used to its pros and cons (reason of nostalgia?).