Dec 29, 2013

Belated Christmas Cards / 少し遅れたクリスマスカード

Now the Christmas season is over, but I still have some Christmas cards I received over the last couple of days that I'd love to share with you.  So here they are. :) 
From my pal in Denmark.
Danish stamp
 From my pal in Sweden
Swedish stamp
 Lovely handmade card from my pal in USA. 
America stamps.  So Christmsa! :)
 From my pal in Hungary
Hungarian stamps.  I love the gingerbread stamps! :D
It's always fun to look at the stamps. :)  This time I learned from the Hugarian gingerbread stamps that in Hungary people make gingerbreads for Chritmas (or maybe for winter, not sure).  Do you make gingerbread for Christmas?  Is that popular in your culture??  I don't think it's popular here in Japan yet, but I sometimes see them at shops in the Christmas season.  I loved gingerbreads my host mother in Canada made for Christmas.  That's one of the things I miss about Canada.
 
Hope you're enjoying the nice weekend! :)
 
もうクリスマスは終わりましたが、クリスマスカードはまだちょこちょこ届いています。ここ数日では、デンマーク、スウェーデン、アメリカ、ハンガリーのペンパル達から素敵なカードが届きました。みんな切手も可愛らしいものを貼ってくれていつも楽しませてもらっています。切手からその国の文化を知ることができるので、切手を眺めるのが大好きです☆例えば、今回はハンガリーのジンジャーブレッドクッキー(生姜を使ったクッキー)の切手から、ハンガリーでもジンジャーブレッドクッキーをたぶんクリスマス前後で作る文化があるんだろうなぁ、と推測することができます。私が留学していたカナダでも、クリスマスにジンジャーブレッドクッキーを作る文化があり、ホストマザーが作ってくれたクッキーが大好きでした。日本でも最近は、ジンジャーブレッドクッキーが売っているのを見かけることがあって、懐かしいです☆
 
良い年末年始をお過ごしください。
 
↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆

2 comments:

  1. All of those cards are amazing!! :)
    In Finland gingerbreads are a part of Christmas :) When I was little I always helped my mum make our gingerbread house and I LOVED decorating it with candies :) The scent of baking gingerbreads is a big part of Christmas :3

    Nowadays my family only bakes some gingerbreads and we eat those with cheeses and wine during the days between Christmas and New Year :)

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    1. I made gingerbread house with my host family's kids when I was in Canada, and they always told me that I don't have much talent on decorating the house! lol I saw some ingredients for the gingerbread house at shops last Christmas, but I wasn't sure I could even make one myself so didn't buy it. Maybe next year!

      Finnish Christmas must be really beautiful with the snow!!

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