It's almost midnight on the 25th where I am and this is the first time somebody wished me "Merry Christmas" today. Thank you. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you as well.
It might be too late, but one thing my brother taught me is to demolish a LOT of orange juice the moment you start to feel unwell (drink it as if you are thirsty all the time - I did five litres of it in about twelve hours), crank the heating up to make your bedroom uncomfortably hot and sleep as much as you possibly can.
I don't know the mechanism behind it working for us - my brother and I are a bit of an oddity in that we both have insanely effective immune systems (and like running experiments on ourselves), but it works for me. Might work for you, might not!
I'm sure that you didn't mean to offend but Shèngdàn actually means the birth of Kongzi (Confucius), and using it for Christmas is only due to Western Colonialism, trying to dominate and erase Chinese culture. 耶誕节快乐!
Edit: Yes, your link shows that every year there is this "Western Christmas craze" in China. It is a commercialized, fashionable holiday for young people to have fun - but this also shows how disrespectful it is that they associate this with the traditional title of Kongzi. Kongzi said that through festivals and rituals we learn to become more humane. Is this the spirit by which Western Christmas festival is celebrated today?
Merry Christmas, HN! This community is something I check in on every morning — I’m happy I can always find something new or interesting to learn about each time.
This is such a random, yet wholesome post and thread. I love it!
2018 has been quite a year for me and HN has definitely helped by being a great community for fascinating discussions and interesting reads. To anyone else going through a shit time, reach out, talk to a friend, try to make 2019 a happier year. Stay strong.
Belated Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year everyone!
2018 was kind of mixed bag for me, but the good parts were really good, so I am not going to complain, but look forward to a new year full of the usual surprises and craziness.
