Christian families instill Christmas traditions into their children really early in their lives—by the time we become rational adults, we don’t question the ceremonies. We follow the etiquette, devoted, like members of a royal family, knowing precisely what responsibility each of us has. But what if you’re not Christian? What if last Christmas, you just ordered Popeyes and watched a movie, but this year, the pandemic trapped you and your roommates together? You could dissociate yourself from the holiday season… Or you could approach it with anthropological precision and share your observations on Twitter. Mohammad Hussain, who found himself in precisely such a situation, chose the latter. And over 300,000 people liked it.
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“I want to applaud longtime Christmas celebrators,” Hussain concluded. “This is a lot of work and very tiring. I will say I am having a very pleasant time.”
Hussain, who works as a special assistant in the office of the Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, asked people to celebrate Christmas with him by donating to charities to help families through this particularly tough season. He suggested two in the Toronto area, near where he grew up: Milton Halal Food Bank and Parkdale Food Centre.
Mohammad told HuffPost Canada he’s glad that this story has resonated with so many people and hopefully brought a smile to people in a year we sorely need more smiles.
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Here’s what people said after reading Mohammad’s thread
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