I have this notion that Christmas decorations have to go up the December 1, no earlier and no later. So the week end before Wednesday December 1 had us out Christmas tree shopping. Thankfully the week prior to this we had been to a Bazaar where I did manage to fi
nd a traditional Nativity scene, I am not sure which tradition it belongs to but there is Mary, Jesus, Joseph, an angel and the three wise men so it ticks the religious tradition box, the fact that the angel looks a tad Jewish (according to Mikaela - I think the little 'rabbi hat' gives that away) probably ticks the religious tradition box for a couple of religions - but when you live in a country where Buddhism is the major religion - I was happy to find one. Our Nativity scene could also be considered very environmentally friendly - it being made out of recycled tin cans so it makes us all feel we are doing our bit to be environmentally conscious. The faces on a little people I think speak for themselves!
nd a traditional Nativity scene, I am not sure which tradition it belongs to but there is Mary, Jesus, Joseph, an angel and the three wise men so it ticks the religious tradition box, the fact that the angel looks a tad Jewish (according to Mikaela - I think the little 'rabbi hat' gives that away) probably ticks the religious tradition box for a couple of religions - but when you live in a country where Buddhism is the major religion - I was happy to find one. Our Nativity scene could also be considered very environmentally friendly - it being made out of recycled tin cans so it makes us all feel we are doing our bit to be environmentally conscious. The faces on a little people I think speak for themselves!Back to our Christmas tree shopping. We originally thought we would continue the environmental theme and buy a plant and decorate that - but 
that was before we found The Christmas Stall. Driving down Ha Ba Trang we passed a Catholic Church, which being both ornate and pink, yes pink, caught our attention. We also noticed a Christmas Stall - so quickly pulling over and all jumping out (you have to love having a driver there is never parking issues) we were amazed at what we could buy.
that was before we found The Christmas Stall. Driving down Ha Ba Trang we passed a Catholic Church, which being both ornate and pink, yes pink, caught our attention. We also noticed a Christmas Stall - so quickly pulling over and all jumping out (you have to love having a driver there is never parking issues) we were amazed at what we could buy. We settled on a little tree that came with a touch of snow (so very unVietnamese) and pine cones, which as it turned out are great they make up for a lack of decorations, but for the grand total of $8.00 we were happy.
Of course I would not allow the tree to go up before Wednesday but as we really didn't have much it didn't take long. But the tree.........when we unwrapped the box and put it together we found it had t
wo legs instead of three which makes for a tree that constantly falls over. Anyway a few coat hangers later and some magazine props we had a tree up, albeit a little slanted but that's OK. We played christmas carols while we decorated our tree with an assortment of tack and less tacky decorations, the only thing we didn't have is an angel for the top (But thanks to Leanne and her story about the first angel on top of a Christmas tree I am not really sure I can put an angel on the top ever again).
wo legs instead of three which makes for a tree that constantly falls over. Anyway a few coat hangers later and some magazine props we had a tree up, albeit a little slanted but that's OK. We played christmas carols while we decorated our tree with an assortment of tack and less tacky decorations, the only thing we didn't have is an angel for the top (But thanks to Leanne and her story about the first angel on top of a Christmas tree I am not really sure I can put an angel on the top ever again).But there you have it. Our christmas tree, it might be small but still it's festive and now we can all sing it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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