Christmas in America: House Hunters Home for the Holidays Edition
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And, they don’t owe me an explanation for their participation. I just hope it comes from a healthy, expansive place and not from feeling looked down upon, or judged as less than by other Americans. And, Americans should not start from the assumption that everyone celebrates Christmas. I can imagine that for some the holiday is about family traditions which is a powerful attachment. Putting up a tree, decorating the home, exchanging gifts, gathering with those you love are all beautiful traditions.
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A single mom is on a hunt for a property with a large living room and a yard for her kids. She moved to France with her family when she was 11, where she became fluent in French too, had already known English and Chinese. She got a call for an audition for the House Hunter and got selected. Dunker is an incredibly warm and friendly being, but she gets uncomfortable with the idea of self-promotion and was scared to speak to her first reporter. She lives with her husband Joshua Silwa, who is a photographer and meditation instructor, and two dogs Chloe and Sadie.
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Commercialism/consumerism may indeed be the American religion. Your point that many of the lovely aspects of the Christmas celebration – as you enumerate them – aren’t necessarily based in religion is well taken. I guess for me it feels complicated, perhaps more than it needs to be, but it was painful when our daughter was three and was asking to be Christian because of that pressure she felt at daycare to celebrate. I felt and still feel the need to push back against it.
Perhaps the real ‘war on Christmas’ is actually about that – those that want it to retain its religious identity and those that don’t care about that. Again, thanks so much for contributing to the conversation. I had a friend in graduate school whose family immigrated from China to escape Communism. When they got to this country they converted to, I think that is the right word, or maybe they simply became Catholic. They raised their children in the church accordingly.
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I didn’t like the idea of elevating Hanukah to a status it doesn’t hold in order to compete. I guess I could also be grateful that the more meaningful Jewish holidays aren’t subject to the consumerism that assaults so many other traditions. Lastly, I think when I was growing up, Christmas was a more religious holiday and I have a hard time separating it.
I didn’t ask why her parents chose Catholicism, or why they chose religion at all. The beauty of our country is that they could make that choice. They did not shed their Chinese customs either – in food and family traditions they maintained their identity.
Many years ago, I wrote a letter to President Clinton during his first term, making a plea for transforming the occasion into lighting a n international peace tree. This would continue the tradition but in a n inclusive, more meaningful way. But, then they went on this journey to find the perfect home for their new Christmas display. It didn’t sit right, though I readily acknowledge every family’s right to celebrate whatever holidays they want in whatever way they want (assuming they aren’t hurting others in the process). The global corona pandemic affects our everyday life and confronts us with many new challenges. The World Health Organization has declared a health crisis of international concern and therefore, the opportunity to travel is limited.
I’m sure there were difficulties adapting to American life, but they seemed to be forging a path that integrated different elements into a whole that worked for them. So, the idea of coming to America and embracing Christianity is not what I am questioning. I was watching a holiday version of House Hunters recently. The idea was that a family wanted to find their dream home in time to be settled in it for Christmas and have time to decorate for the season. The family was shown homes by a real estate agent who looked like Santa Claus . I love these types of shows – whether it is Lakefront Bargain Hunt, or House Hunters International, I find it entertaining and mildly informational seeing a range of housing options across the globe.
Heartwarming stories of families searching for a new place to celebrate a most wonderful time of the year. An Olympic gold medalist and his wife are ready to move closer to relatives so they can host family holidays in their own home. The couple hopes to find a place in Issaquah, WA, with enough room for their family of five. I find Christmas in America to be very confusing – and I was born here and have never lived anywhere else. On the one hand, people seem to want Christmas to be everywhere – on t.v., on the radio, in the mall, even in public schools.
The poor, small-hearted Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas through the loving Whos in Whoville. Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. A couple seek a vacation home in a Colorado mountain town, but their desired downtown location is full of small, pricey houses. A single woman searches for her first home in Richmond, Virginia, with the help of her mother and grandmother. But the ranch-style home she wants is proving hard to find in her price range.
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