Celebrating Christmas in the summertime is a very interesting experience. The sun is shining, people are playing in the water, and Santa and his "little helpers" (big fierce looking warriors) arrive by boat. It's a time of large extended family get togethers and there's always lots of food. There are presents, but those are more of a sideline, rather than the main event.
Now New Year's Eve celebrations are a whole different thing! It's normal for a party to begin at 6pm and end at 2, 3, or 4am. On New Year's Day, the water fights begin. It's a week-long celebration of people running through the village with buckets or bottles of water and water cannons to soak anyone and everyone. Good time to wash away the old year and start fresh. It's a great time for the missionaries! This year we'll not be watching the ball drop in Times Square or thinking, "It must be midnight somewhere, so we're justified in going to bed early,". That 'somewhere' is here, near the International Dateline. Tomorrow for you is today for us. And I must say - it's a wonderful day! Best wishes for a great 2016.
Now New Year's Eve celebrations are a whole different thing! It's normal for a party to begin at 6pm and end at 2, 3, or 4am. On New Year's Day, the water fights begin. It's a week-long celebration of people running through the village with buckets or bottles of water and water cannons to soak anyone and everyone. Good time to wash away the old year and start fresh. It's a great time for the missionaries! This year we'll not be watching the ball drop in Times Square or thinking, "It must be midnight somewhere, so we're justified in going to bed early,". That 'somewhere' is here, near the International Dateline. Tomorrow for you is today for us. And I must say - it's a wonderful day! Best wishes for a great 2016.
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