Entry for December 18, 2007

You and your family believe that Santa is? Did you believe that Santa is? It seems kids today don't believe Santa is in Japan too. I heard there are some parents who tell kids that Santa doesn't exist. When I was a kid, already many kids didn't believe it. But my elder brother still believes that Santa is. He avers he heard sound of Santa's bell when he was a kid. One Christmas Eve, a person who wore a red cloth stood in front of door of our room (Grand father's house) where I and my brother was sleeping. Next morning, presents was at the head of our futon. As I recall, then my brother said he heard the sound of bell. I think my ground father or ground mother wore a red cloth and rang a bell for us. Santa is a very nice tradition, indeed.



Now people in Kobe holds Kobe-Luminarie. It is a photo of Kobe-Luminarie. Luminarie is now a popular annual winter event in Kobe, and was designed to give the residents "hope" and "light" to reconstruct their severely damaged city.



Merry Christmas!