Christmas trees at the Church of the Visitation, Ein Kerem, 2013.
I do have a papercut art business and some people, no matter where they live, still need Christmas cards. I personally send my handmade holiday cards to a few friends, while other people require cards to send to their clients abroad. After all, they are celebrating Christmas, even if we're not.
This year's cards have brightly coloured Christmas trees on them. It was fun to cut out the simple triangular shape of the tree and add some "twinkling" lights. My trees were not dissimilar to some of the trees I have spotted in Israel over the years, at the Church of the Visitation, Ein Kerem, at the YMCA in Jerusalem and more recently in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa.
Christmas trees at the YMCA in Jerusalem, 2016.
Happy holidays to you all and best wishes from the land where the Christmas story took place, even if there's no evidence of it on the streets! Thank you for all the support you have given me and my blogging adventure through another year. Please keep visiting.
Christmas tree in the German Colony, Haifa, 2017 (top) and 2018.
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16 comments:
I love all the trees, both real and paper. It's strange to think of Christmas not being celebrated in the Country it was born. At least you have your memories.
Merry Christmas from the land of tinsel and lights where there is more belief in Santa than Jesus. xx
I love seeing different parts of the world at Christmas
I put my balsam fir on the porch and added lights on Solstice - it is providing much "comfort and joy" :)
Best wishes to you and your for a wonderful holiday season!
I love your Christmas tree cards. My favourite cards are always the homemade ones. Wishing you and your family a happy holiday season and best wishes for 2019. xx
So glad to know I am not the only Jew who loves all the Christmas bits!!
My late brother-in-law was Jewish and He loved Christmas trees and stockings. For many years we had a Passover dinner at his home and one Christian nephew at age 14 said Passover was his favorite holiday. I believe if we understand each other and our different holidays the world is a better place. Wishing you health and happiness! To Life! #MMBC
Happy Christmas to you and to everyone in Israel. Stay safe.
Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas too.
What a wonderful place to celebrate the birth of Jesus!!
it is always so very interesting to learn the customs and history of your country ...in a personal way . Thank you for sharing. (I feel it is sad that some people here in my country have such a narrow view of life. I don’t think it is sad that most people your country .... and some in mine ,,, dont celebrate Christmas. I like celebrating what is different as well as what is the same about all of us.).
Wonderful photos Lisa. Christmas does have some fantastic sing along tunes that I look forward to each year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, fulfilling 2019!
There it is,the Christmas tree in Jaffa:
What terrific Christmas decorations!
In Sheffield the council always puts up decorations for the different religious festivals. I think it helps to bring everyone together.
It is so interesting to read about Christmas in different countries. I hope you had a good one. Happy new year. #MMBC
I love hearing how holidays are celebrated around the world and also how we celebrate each other's holidays too. There is hope. Hope you have a wonderful new year. #MMBC
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