Strict Traditions Are Overrated: More Beijing Families Speak!
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We had such great responses to our article in the December issue on how strict traditions are overrated that we’d thought we’d share more stories from Beijing families. Here are some of our favorite responses from all around the city!
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Alessandra Azambuja and Family
After a few years here, when my kids were attending a Chinese primary school there were no Christmas holidays. I remember for a couple of times we had to “move” our Christmas Day to the weekend, as Christmas Day was a weekday and my son had an exam on that day and could not miss the class. So we just told the kids Christmas was a few days later, during the weekend. For these years, Santa Claus visited us on a different day, not on Dec. 24.
I’m so thankful my kids can attend an international school now and we are able to celebrate Christmas together and enjoy this holiday season!
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