Hello everyone~!
I'm so glad that I've been able to update this blog as much as I want now thanks to the vacation! Also, as I said, I've slept so well without an alarm clock~! ^^
Anyway...
All I want to say for today is,
H a p p y H o l i d a y s !
H a p p y H o l i d a y s !
Do you think that someone turned the Christmas tree upside down? Or do you think that I photoshopped the picture and that's why you see the Tree turning upside down? The answer is...NO! This Christmas tree has been displayed at the metro station which is located near AGU.
You're guessing why this tree has been displayed like this, aren't you? Yeah, the Tree is located at the METRO station which is, obviously, underground. You see? So, the Tree tries to convey the messages such as "Don't you think I look like a Christmas Tree?" and "It looks like roots of Trees, doesn't it?".
A place like station tends to be plain and sometimes even boring, but seasonal decoration like this has made the station more special and fun!
Alright, I also wish you a Happy New Year!
I hope I can add some posts before 2008 begins! ^^
See you soon~!
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2 comments:
Hi, Hiromi^^ Happy Holidays!
This X'mas tree is funny but really interesting^^ Which stations is there the X'mas tree?? I want to see it~!
Oh, I saw the page of MD that you linked Dec 22! Amaging!! It really reminds me of the stay in MD^^
I absolutely love the upside-down underground Christmas tree!
I think it's perfectly understandable for Japanese who celebrate Christmas not to know much about the religious significance of the holiday. You Japanese are not even Christian, whereas Americans are, for the most part, and here Christmas' public observance has been bled of every iota of religious meaning. This is good in the sense that the government and public schools have no business celebrating a religious holiday, but it is bad in the sense that most of what is left is crass commercialism. It is possible to enjoy the pagan aspects of the holiday (Santa Claus, Christmas trees, red and green, holly and mistletoe, etc.) without even being Christian; the Japanese are very good at that.
My three favorite Christmas movies exude "the Christmas Spirit" without ever mentioning Jesus: Miracle on 34th Street (original 1949 version with Edmund Gwynn and Natalie Wood), It's a Wonderful Life, and A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott, based on the wonderful novella by Charles Dickens). We watch them every single year!
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