In this country people are not afraid or nervous about wishing you a "Happy Easter" or a "Merry Christmas". You hear it all over - in every store or business. I like that.
And people aren't afraid of showing their "agreement" with these special days.
In different ways.....
This is a culture that still stops on important days like Sunday, Christmas and Boxing Day, and all other religious holidays (and there are a lot of them). No stores are open those days. At all. You'll never hear the buzz of a lawnmower or see any laundry blowing in the wind.
Time is given and taken to go to church and just stop. Time is taken to walk or hike. It's a culture we've grown to love and appreciate for the importance given to rest and for stepping away from the busy pace of life - at least for a time. I hope we can take this important lesson with us when we leave.....
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