Missing baby Jesus

...and the Nativity scene. I have not seen one in Mumbai yet.

What ever happened to the nativity scene??How could Christmas be complete without that.

I studied in a Convent school, like most of kerala does, and the best memories of christmas was milling around the nativity scene that used to be put up on the first floor landing. Half yearly exams were just before christmas holidays, and one of the days we come in for exams, it would suddenly appear in the same spot, every year,in all splendour. I must have spend hours milling around it, admiring baby jesus,Joseph and Mary, the shepherds, the three kings, the lambs. Awwww..it was just soo cute. Even better was sneaking into the convent where the nativity scene would be in the open, with real hay and grass.

After sunset....Just the christmas stars and nativity scenes with lights on it. It has an almost magical quality to the season. And then there is always the Plum cakes and home made wines...

The last christmas i enjoyed was with a couple close to us, at their family home, with their entire clan in presence. We ate like there was no tomorrow, talked like it was the last day of our lives, and drank home made wine till we passed out. We also officiated V , by giving him his first glass of wine, which he loved and came around for more.

As of yesterday, our complex has one visible christmas star,which is on our balcony!!! What ever happened to the christmas spirit?

Christmas here, now seems to be more about SantaClaus and the Christmas tree( "X mas tree mama"- as V says it now). Actually more about christ- massy decorations and discounts. And no, i have not even heard one carol till today.

Can i please have the old fashioned christmas festivities please?? It does not feel like christmas at all....Waaahh!

..........so dang bad, it is not even cold, even at night.