The idea of the ‘December stories’ project came out of curiosity: how do other people celebrate their cultural events in December? What makes the Russian Christmas special and what do they do on the 24th? Do the Turkish celebrate anything during the ‘holiday season’? What do the Dutch do? And do they do the same in Belgium? What about Finland, the land where Santa Claus is supposed to live?
The easiest way to know this would probably be to just ask our fellow AEGEE members. After all, who would know better than people who experience all these traditions first-hand? AEGEE is spread far from East to West, from North to South and covers so many cultures, that might or might not have a connection with the Christian holidays that are abundant in December.
So throughout December, the Culture Working Group (CWG) would like to share some of your personal stories with the Network. It’s one thing to read about a holiday on Wikipedia and another one is to get to experience it. But because not all of us can travel, having our members explaining, in their own words, what holidays they have is and how they perceive it would help all of us to understand them better.
Ultimately the goal is to get ready for your holidays, make the spirits lighter and get excited for everyone’s own family celebration and for that of our friends from all over Europe. Some CWG members have already answered our request for stories, but we believe that more stories are more fun! So please no matter where you are from, share your story with us.
Write to cwg@aegee.org before the 10th of December & tell your story!
Don’t forget to add your name, Antenna and tell us all about the name of the celebration, what makes it special and your own personal story. Your stories will be featured throughout December on the CWG-website and Facebook page. And an overview of the best stories will be published right here in The AEGEEan.
Help us make this December truly cultural!
Written by Sabina Guja, AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca & PR for CWG