A student of mine gave me a book for the end of a semester. She is Jewish but wanted to give me a Christmas card with it. She told me, “I looked but there are no ‘Christmas Cards’ in the shop, only ‘Holiday Card.’” Her card said, “Seasons Greetings.” It was decorated with shiny green leaves and an elegant red artificial flower. One has to be touched by the effort.
This comment about “Holiday Cards” made me take a second look at the cards I have already received. I tend to get actual “Christmas Cards.” From Australia, I have a card with a green wreath on a door with “An IRISH Christmas Blessing for You and Yours.” The blessing reads: “May your hearth be ever warm, your table ever full, your joys ever new, your love ever growing, and your memories ever lasting,” followed by something which is probably “Merry Christmas” in Gaelic.
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