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Christmas is a spirit, not a
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MAGGIE JIRASEK
Feature Co-Editor
Worried people, frantically
trying to hold on to as many
shopping bags as their hands
can grasp, their faces revealing
mixed feelings of frustration
and satisfaction at once, are
trying to make their way
through a crowd of people
while bumping into fellow
shoppers who are equally
loaded down.
It’s a common sight this time
of year. Christmas is coming
and everyone is trying to get
ready for the holidays with one
thought in mind: buy as many
presents as you can carry with
out getting in trouble, and
’ money as you
spend ’ as much
can fit in your wallet.
Shopping centers are filled
with parents buying the most
expensive computer games for
their kids, men trying to find
that one particular perfume that
was imported from France and
costs a fortune, women look
ing for that desired toolbox for
their husbands and older citi
zens getting that $ 100 scratch
ing post for their cat.
But is that what Christmas is
really about? Buying expensive
gifts and spending money on
things we don’t necessarily
need? Originally, Christmas, a
Christian holiday celebrating
the birth of Jesus Christ, was
an event for which family and
.
. . their
.. • homes,
friends decorated
gathered around a tree, ex
changed little gifts to show
their gratitude and just enjoyed
the company of their loved
ones.
Today, in a society in which
materialism has become an im
portant aspect of our being, we
tend to forget that it is not the
presents, not the money spent
and not the long wish list chil
dren like to give to their par
ents that makes-up Christmas.
It is a time when we should
be nice and kind to other
people, spend more time with
our family and friends and just
not worry about whether it is
more important to ask for a DVD
player or a TV for Christmas.
________L
WEdNEsdAy, D ecemòer 6, 2000
MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print
Decorated and musical Pioneer Place in downtown Portland
bustles with holiday shoppers last Saturday
What are you doing this holiday break?
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Jennifer Bieker
Jamie Christensen
Alvaro Molina
Chris Tysinger
Mike Smith
“I’m working and getting prepared
for the next term, and having lots
of fun while I’m on break.”
“I have no idea. I have no idea at
all. I just do whatever happens.”
“I’m a working man, I need the money.
My family’s coming (from) Chile.
They’re coming for Christmas."
“I’m going to be going back to
California. Spend time with my
mom.”
“A lot of sleep. That’s about it.”
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