Christmas and New Year in Kiev
Ask me, what festival I like the most, and I will answer at once: “New Year”. I guess, if I asked you about your favorite celebration you would answer me the same way.
Yes, for most people the Christmas time is very special. We live in different countries and miles are between us, we celebrate our own important dates, but we all become closer expecting New Year. Why closer? Because this time of year we all live with similar feelings of a coming miracle.
What is that feeling? The first Christmas decoration in shop window in the beginning of October, the smell of the first frost in November and of course the first snowflake set on your hand.
I am happy to live in Ukraine, our winters are snowy and believe me, it is so nice to walk under the snow when big soft snowflakes sit on your clothes and face and all around is white, clean and tidy, and you get special high mood… It does not matter who you are: curious child, emotional woman or strong man – everyone is delighted with such a beauty! Even the most indifferent phlegmatic will notice: look, it seems nice around!
Every the next day approaches us to the celebration. We are waiting for Santa Claus, we are waiting for gifts and we are waiting for the completion of our sacramental dreams.
Our dreams are different like we are. Somebody dreams about a roof above one’s head and somebody wants to get a new Bentley, another eager to climb Everest. But all we connect our dreams with coming New Year and we all expect something great will happen with us in the next year.
I think that’s great we are able to believe in Santa and to dream. And I sincerely wish you all your dreams become a truth. Let us take up our vocals with Champagne for the coming New Year.
People in Ukraine normally wish each other strong health, prosperity at home, peace, the Gods blessing and Love. So I wish you all this, in Ukrainian way! This year the Christmas tree in Kiev is the highest in Europe-35 meters. 450 small trees are set between others decorations.
There are plenty small Bulls, the symbol of 2009 year, looks at you from the altitude of the New Year tree.