Christmas is a big festival celebrated by people in the winter season. Everyone enjoy a cultural holiday at this day. People celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and lots of preparations and decorations. The day is formed by different customs and traditions. Each culture celebrates this vacation in its own unique way. It is celebrated every year on 25th of December. Christmas is the festival of great importance for the Christians however it is celebrated by the people of other religions also. It is celebrated every year with great joy, happiness and enthusiasm like other festivals throughout the world. Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world. It falls every year on 25th of December in the winter season. People of different countries celebrate Christmas in various ways. People in the United States and Canada decorate their homes with Christmas trees, wreaths and ornaments. City streets are filled with colored lights; the sound of bells and Christmas carols can be heard everywhere.

It is also the most joyful and memorable season. It is a great day also for the children, who sing the carols. They fervently look for Santa Claus or the Father Christmas who is supposed to appear to distribute attractive gifts to the children on the day. Santa Claus dresses himself in red and white, wears white and long false beard, and carry a bag full of presents for the children. Any person disguised as Santa Claus distributes sweets among the children. Family reunions and the exchange of gifts are a widespread feature of the season. Cakes and puddings are set. Children get dressed in new clothes. This year our department celebrated the Christmas with the visitors of the library. The celebration was met with a great enthusiasm from the readers. We played games, reminisce about the year and our hopes for the future. The whole event had an upbeat atmosphere full of fun and happiness.

Kids played around, sang songs and talked about everything. Visitors were told to come in a “ugly” sweater to participate in a contest for the “ugliest” sweater among everyone. Our celebration was a mix of joy, happiness, kindness and gratitude. People from different background united to celebrated such an amazing holiday.  

We hope that you had a great time at our library and look forward seeing you this new year!

Happy holiday!

Сембаева Айнур, ОМК