In southwest Yunnan province, a property management company issued a notice to shopping mall tenants, urging them to abstain from selling Christmas cards and presents and even avoid hanging decorations In prominent Chinese metropolises like Shanghai and Chongqing, dazzling Christmas displays captivate shoppers with giant trees adorned in lights, tinsel, and gift boxes. In southwest Yunnan province, a property management …
Actor Parul Yadav’s memories of celebrating Christmas go long back. “I think we’re very lucky because being a part of the Indian culture, we’ve been exposed to all kinds of festivals,” shares Yadav, adding, “I studied in a convent school and I always celebrated Christmas with my friends. Unfortunately, my parents didn’t know how to go about it and I’d …
Two major Christmas adverts this year have focussed on “creating new traditions” – John Lewis, with its inexplicably needy Venus flytrap; and M&S, with a gaggle of angry, flame-throwing celebrities. The most-loved new thing to do at Christmas breaks entirely free of the clanking chains of stockings and midnight mass – instead, it’s now “watching Christmas adverts”. And while you …
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