A Desi Christmas
This year, MyBindi has put together a special feature and contest on how Desis celebrate Christmas! We are thrilled to announced the top 10 contestants.
Last week, we asked you to send us pictures showing your holiday spirit for a chance to receive a $20 holiday gift certificate to a retail store/mall of your choice! It's our way of saying "Happy Holidays" and spreading some good cheer!
The above gallery showcases the top 10 contest entries. Congratulations to the following winners:
Celebration
SalsaToCa
Family and Love
“Our Desi Christmas involves me and my mom going to Niagara Falls on Christmas eve to see the fireworks.” :) ~ Aastha Sahni
Giving and Compassion
"Our Christmas tradition is to take the time and resources to share the joy and good news of Christmas to those lesser privileged than us. We contribute money to good causes, buy gifts for the Annual Christmas dinner at the local food bank, sing Christmas carols at a seniors' home, and take yummy treats for the seniors! At home, we always have our Santa Hats on!" ~ Tina George.
Decorations
"We celebrate Christmas with our family Desi Style:
1) We make Gingerbread cookies
2) We make Christmas ornaments
3) My husband dresses up as Santa" ~ Ekta Chauhan
Christmas is Believing
"We love Christmas time!" ~ Anu Chopra
Timeless
“My wife and I were engaged 20 years ago on Christmas day. Over the years we had a tradition of going to my wife’s brother's place to celebrate Christmas; carry all the gifts for the kids & then one of the guys becomes Santa & gives the gifts away…real good times!” ~ Paul Sethi
Red, White and Green
"I love Christmas." ~ Mallika Das.
Shopping
“Christmas is a time of togetherness, and as my family is not in Canada, I like spending time with my friends, going to the malls and shopping for gifts during the festivities. The energy and decor is so wonderful!” ~ Supriya Arora
Festive Feast
“Zabaoine topped with ferrero rocher! Total heavenly bliss!” ~ Lachman Balani.
The Tree
“I embrace as much of the holiday season as I can. I love shopping so decorations are a must, and then of course there has to be presents and a tree to put them under. Happy Holidays! And "Let it snow...let it snow…where's the snow?" ~ Zhaida Uddin
Tradition
"Here we celebrated the Sixth Annual Kris Kringle Bash at Chez Sy. Once a year, we get together and reminisce and catch up and also share our hopes for the year to come. It's a tradition I feel so happy to have created and I am sure everyone in attendance feels the same way. Happy Holidays from the team here at MyBindi.com" ~ Sy
No matter what Christmas means to you, we wish you and your family happy holidays and a very prosperous 2012 from the team here at MyBindi.com.
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to view our entire album of how South Asians celebrate the holidays!
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