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| It’s hard to get a picture downtown without a taxi |
Something is happening in Taiwan this year. Last year Christmas was a background noise in Taiwan. Christians, mostly foreigner Christians, celebrated it, but other than that it was unseen. Houses were not decorated and retailers acted like it didn’t exist for the most part. My kids were saying, “This isn’t like Christmas at home.” I said, “Oh really? Do you live here? Then this must be home.” They call me the great comforter and now you can see why.
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| See what I mean. There only hard to find when you need one! |
are off anyway. People don’t exchange gifts;
they think that’s just a part of American Culture. No one you meet on the street says Merry Christmas. It just hasn’t become a popular holiday here.
Following are jpg images of Taiwanese Christmas cards I’ve received: Oh yeah I forgot…I haven’t received any Taiwanese Christmas Cards. I don’t know if it’s because Taiwanese people don’t send them or I’m just not popular. My money’s on the latter, though. How sad is that? Anyway from the Taiwan Adventure 聖誕快樂 (sheng Dan Kuai le) Merry Christmas.
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| I Guess Santa’s Elves Don’t Like Germs |
Chris Banducci is a pastor and missionary in Taiwan. He has, at other times of his life, been a white-water rafter, rock climber and adventurer. He left the corporate world of Solid Waste Recycling in 1996 and went into full-time ministry, where he pioneered a church in Riverside, California for the Potter’s House Christian Fellowship and is now engaged in the same endeavor in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. He writes on the culture, religion, tradition, and day-to-day life in Taiwan. Twenty-six years of living with Muscular Dystrophy may have weakened his muscles but not his spirit.
