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00:00I like to go to my home from the supermarket.
00:08Ok, that's good, excellent, very good.
00:11So what do you usually do for Christmas Eve?
00:17For New Year's Eve.
00:20Oh yeah, for New Year's Eve. What do you usually do for New Year's Eve?
00:24Well, it's like Christmas Eve, but we also eat like the twelve grapes and it is more like a time to...
00:51So what do you usually like to buy? What do you usually do with your family?
00:55What are the kind of food or the kind of planning that you have prior to New Year's Eve?
01:01Remember to be concise in your idea whenever you have a conversation, you must prioritize that.
01:07It has to be natural, right?
01:13Ok.
01:14So what do you usually do for New Year's Eve?
01:18Well, it is very similar to Christmas dinner. We have little dynamics and then we have dinner.
01:30And also we said like...
01:33We say...
01:38Ok, you have to say small dynamics or some dynamics because little is to express age.
01:45You know, for example, you can use age.
01:47You can use little to express age.
01:49For example, when you say I have a little brother, you know, I have a little sister.
01:53But little dynamic, no. You know, some dynamics or a small dynamic or a short dynamic.
02:01But little is not for that. Little is for age, you know, for age or for quantities with uncountable nouns.
02:10Ok.
02:11So what do you usually do for New Year's Eve besides of cooking and all that, you know, the dynamics that you have with your family?
02:22We also go to the church. We have like a reception.
02:30And the preacher said like some words of thanks to God and why we need to be more thankful with others.
02:51Ok. Excellent. Very good. That's fantastic.
02:54And what do you usually have for dinner? What do you like to do for dinner or do you usually see like your relatives or your family in New Year's Eve?
03:06Yes. Well, this New Year's Eve, it's just going to be my nuclear family and my grandparents.
03:23Oh, your grandparents. Excellent. Very good. That's good. Perfect.
03:26Yeah. Just us. And I think, I'm not really sure about it, but I think tomorrow we are going to have a lasagna and some souffle.
03:42Okay. Well, that's perfect. Excellent. Very good. Well, that's, that's the point of celebrating New Year's Eve, right?
03:52So what are like your expectations, you know, like, let's say like, let's, for example, your, your goals in terms of, of this upcoming year?
04:05How do you feel about this year that it's about to begin?
04:09Well, um, I feel very anxious, like, uh, in a good way, because I have, um, a lot of plans and a lot of expectations.
04:38I have expectations, I have good expectations of, of, of, what, what I'd like to, to do and what I would like to become, who I'd like to become.
04:57Okay. So what goals do you have planned for this upcoming year? Do you plan to learn a new language or to travel to somewhere in particular? What would you like to do there?
05:09Well, um, first of all, I'd like to, I would like to improve my English and, and more like, um, meaning the, we'll have more security to, to talk.
05:27Confidence, more confidence, more confidence. And also, I would like to start, um, to learn a new language, meaning French.
05:41Okay. That's good. Excellent. Very good. So what did you decide to study French? What do you like about French?
05:47Well, in my, in my career, um, we, we have, like, a few lessons of French. So, it is, um, it is something that I would like to keep, keep going, learning.
06:09Not just, to, to continue, to continue learning. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Excellent. Very good. So, I heard that, uh, French pronunciation, it's, it's quite difficult.
06:19Have you ever practiced French before? Or have you, uh, uh, gotten involved with French in, in different aspects, like vocabulary or grammar? Have you seen anything about that?
06:29Uh, more than the lessons on the, in the college? No. But, I, I, I...
06:39Okay. Besides, besides, besides of my college lessons? Besides, besides of my college lessons? No. But, um, well, I have, uh, an app.
06:51Uh-huh. That, it's like, more like a game. Oh, is it, is it that, uh, Duolingo?
06:57Yeah. Yeah, that's good. So. Yeah, that's very famous. So. Yeah, so, that's only the, the way that, that I'm actually, um, practicing?
07:13That you're actually what? Um, practicing. Reelaborate, reelaborate the idea. Whenever you are asked, uh, what you said, you have to reelaborate everything from the beginning in order to be understood.
07:26Okay. So, what did you try to say? Um, that you like to use Zuolingo because, because of what? Why is Zuolingo so special? Because I've heard that a lot of people is using it these days.
07:45Well, it is simple to use it. It is very friendly with the, with all the, I think all the age, with all the...
08:00With everyone, with everyone. With everyone, yeah. Uh-huh. But, uh, play is the only way that, uh, I'm practicing the, the French with, with Duolingo.
08:13Okay. Did you ever take a French lesson before?
08:16Um, no. No? Okay. Excellent. Well, there are some, uh, good schools. You know, do you plan to go to, like, to school or to hire a private, uh, French teacher? What's, like, your objective towards learning French?
08:32I would like to, uh, find a online, uh, academy? Academy? Academy. Academy. Yes. Academy or an online school?
08:45Online school. Okay. I'm asking. Because of the time and maybe there are better teachers. I don't know.
08:55Mm-hmm. So, what do you think that the, the, the, the... But I'm... I'm still looking.
08:58Okay. So, what do you, what do you think that you would find better teachers online than face-to-face?
09:04Uh, because maybe, well, in, in other, I, I know that in, in other schools, they, like, uh...
09:15In other, other schools. Another is when you have mentioned a school and you want to mention another one.
09:21But when you haven't mentioned anything in particular, when you haven't specified anything, you have to say other, other schools.
09:29Okay. You know, other and another. You know, for example, when you say, I just watched a movie, uh, about Jurassic Park and I would like to watch another one.
09:41You know, because I have already, I have already watched the first one, you know, so I want to watch another one.
09:46Another one related to dinosaurs or another one related to, uh, I don't know, wildlife, you know.
09:53But when you haven't specified, you have to use other. You know, for example, I know that, uh, there is other restaurants where you can find pizza, right?
10:04So, other. Other is when you are talking general, when you're not specifying something in particular.
10:10And another is when you are focusing on emphasizing or adding extra options to the ones that you have mentioned at the beginning, right?
10:19So, that's good.
10:24Yeah, that's good. So, tell me. Yes. Other schools?
10:28The other schools, they hire, uh, teachers from French.
10:35Oh, okay. Native teachers.
10:37Yes.
10:38Okay. Excellent. Very good. So...
10:41I think that's, that's good, right?
10:43Uh, well, it depends, you know, what's like your focus. Uh, I mean, uh, because a native teacher, a French native teacher, I suppose that he is, he may not be able to speak, uh, in other languages, you know.
10:55For example, Spanish or, or English, you know. I don't know. It depends.
11:00Okay.
11:01You know, that's the point. But yeah, but yeah, it would be a good idea to, like, to practice the listening, you know, the listening.
11:08If you want to get accustomed easily to the pronunciation, that would be good. So, that's, that's the point.
11:14Would you like to travel to France some day?
11:17Um, yeah, maybe. Well, it is not, um, in my plan for the next year, maybe.
11:29But, in maybe, I don't know, in, uh, three years.
11:35That's good. Excellent. Very good.
11:37Is there anything attractive about France?
11:40Personally, I, I haven't heard much about France.
11:44Uh, I know some things about Italy, you know, that they really like arts.
11:48Or Greece, you know, about the, all of these, uh, uh, culture, you know, in the Greek culture, which is very interesting.
11:57Or things that I've heard from, uh, like, from Brazil, you know, that they love dancing and they love food and they love, uh, like, partying and all that.
12:07But, uh, what, what about France? What do you know about France?
12:12Well, I know just, like, the commercial things, and also the, the, the cultural, the cultural ones.
12:22Mm-hmm.
12:23Mm-hmm.
12:24Mm-hmm.
12:25Mm-hmm.
12:26But, then, the, um, I would like, well, I would like to learn French, not just for, go to, to, to, to France.
12:43Okay, okay. That's good.
12:45Um.
12:46Like, would you like to be Canada and French?
12:48I'd like to learn, especially to, like, to be able to communicate with other people.
12:55Mm-hmm.
12:56And particularly, particularly, particularly.
12:59Particularly.
13:00Particularly.
13:01Mm-hmm.
13:02Particularly.
13:03Mm-hmm.
13:04Particularly.
13:05Mm-hmm.
13:06Particularly.
13:07You know, yes, particularly, or especially, you know, especially, it's an easier option in terms of pronunciation.
13:13Especially, commonly, you know.
13:15Uh, practically.
13:16In, in, in, um, well, in some, well, in some countries in Africa.
13:21Okay.
13:22That's good, right?
13:25So, what about, uh, so, there are some people from, there, that's true, some people in Africa speak French, right?
13:31Like, in, uh, I don't know, uh, what countries do, do, uh, speak, uh, French in Africa?
13:38Like, like, uh, like, uh, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, uh, well, I don't remember exactly, but that's
13:45good.
13:46Okay.
13:47So, what's, uh, that's, that's the point.
13:49So, in this case, like, um, in terms of, uh, of, uh, complexity, some people say that French
13:59tends to be a lot more similar to Spanish because they share the same root, but, uh, well, like,
14:06would you like to become, like, an English, like a French teacher at some, at some point,
14:11you know, to help others to learn French?
14:14Maybe the racist.
14:17Mm-hmm.
14:18That's good.
14:19That's a good idea, you know.
14:20That's, uh, well, I think that there are some, uh, excellent, uh, French teachers out
14:24there that actually teach you the pronunciation and, and some other important aspects of that.
14:30Uh, I've heard that it's a very friendly country in terms of, uh, immigration, you know,
14:36so it may not be complicated to go there, perhaps.
14:40So, what about the food?
14:42Uh, what do they eat in, uh, in France?
14:44Is there anything, uh, in particular about that?
14:48Uh, I just know that they, they like, like, the, all the, the kind of bread.
14:58Okay.
14:59Because, you know, like, Italy, Italy has, like, like, the pizza, you know, pizza's good,
15:03that comes from Italy.
15:04Yeah.
15:05And, uh, you know, pasta, spaghetti, and all that.
15:08But what about France, you know, I mean, what, what do they have?
15:11Yeah.
15:12What other options, like, uh, what's, like, like, the main dish, you know?
15:19That, what's, like, the, uh, the deal whenever we, whenever one wants to go to a restaurant,
15:25what would be, like, the main option to go for, uh, in France?
15:30Because I've heard about the croissant, you know, but the croissant is, it's like a snack,
15:34you know?
15:35It's, like, something that you have on the go, but, uh, but what about, like, the main option?
15:39Do you know anything about it, uh, Naomi?
15:40What do you think?
15:42Uh, I don't, I really don't know, because I just know that they, they love the bread, and
15:52the cheeses, and wine, and also, like, uh, I don't know how to say it.
16:01Oh, that's like, um, let me see, that's a point, in this case, like sausages.
16:13Yes, like sausages.
16:15Okay.
16:16Well, that, well, those are, like, the ingredients, you know, but, uh, what about the, uh, all
16:23the baguette, you know?
16:24That the baguette, it's, like, uh, their main, uh, it's a little bit of, like, junk food,
16:29but it's, uh, the main option.
16:30It would be, like, similar to a hamburger, you know, but, but not too greasy, you know,
16:36not too heavy, so that would be a good option.
16:39Perfect, that's good.
16:40Well, France is a good election.
16:42Do you have any French, uh, friends or people that, uh, you have had a chance to, uh, to
16:49know from this, from this beautiful country?
16:52No.
16:53No.
16:54I didn't know anything.
16:55Do you know any other...
16:56But I would like to.
16:58Huh?
16:59Sorry?
17:00But I would like to.
17:01Okay, that's fantastic.
17:03So, are there any other countries, uh, in Europe, or perhaps in America, maybe, that
17:10actually speak French?
17:11That you know of?
17:12Hmm.
17:13In America.
17:14Like, living in America.
17:15James Brown.
17:16Right?
17:17But, uh, well, I think Canada, right?
17:18Canada.
17:19What about Canada?
17:20Yeah.
17:21Yeah.
17:22And I know it well in some Iceland.
17:26Okay.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Yeah.
17:29That's true.
17:30Like in the Caribbean, right?
17:31But Canada is a must, like, pass to Mexico.
17:33Yeah.
17:34Like in the Caribbean, you know?
17:35In the Caribbean, you know?
17:36In the Caribbean, I've heard that French is spoken there.
17:41So, it wouldn't be, it wouldn't be a bad idea, you know?
17:44So, us to commit ourselves to learn French, you know?
17:49But, besides that it has a really complicated pronunciation, some people say that, some people
18:06claim that pronunciation is quite a challenge.
18:10But, uh, whenever you have the motivation, whenever you have the, uh, encouragement to learn a
18:16language, I think that's worth it, you know?
18:18That's really worth it, because a language can open you up a lot of opportunities all
18:23around the world, right?
18:25So, I think that, that's, uh, so that's good.
18:28So, in this case, uh, are there any other countries, like in Europe, that actually speak
18:33French?
18:34I think that, uh, if I'm not mistaken, in Spain, Spain is very, it's very, it's very
18:39common to find French lessons at schools, uh, isn't it?
18:45Well, yeah, it's like I said, even, um, not just English, they, they learn French, right?
18:56Like a, like a second language.
19:09Okay.
19:10So, that's the point, well, I've heard that, uh, French is also spoken in, um, there's
19:30another country, right?
19:31Naomi, do you remember, in Europe, that they actually speak French, you know?
19:46No.
19:47I don't remember.
19:48I think that's, uh, if I'm not mistaken, that's, uh, Belgium, you know?
19:52Belgium, and, Belgium, and there's another one which is, um, if I'm not mistaken, uh,
20:01there is also spoken in, what is it?
20:04Like in, in some areas of Switzerland, you know?
20:07Switzerland, and Belgium, and, uh, and France, mainly.
20:12However, French is a very common country, that you can actually find people that speak
20:17French almost everywhere, you know?
20:19Spain, in Germany, so it's a, it's a really good idea, you know?
20:24Or even in some areas of the United States, French is also a second language to, to learn,
20:31you know?
20:32Like, like, um, like it is with us, uh, like English fits with us, you know?
20:39Like, for example, we study English, and in the United States, they usually study French
20:46as a second language, or sometimes it's, uh, it's getting more and more common to study Spanish,
20:52you know?
20:53I've heard that even Spanish is becoming very popular in China as well.
20:59Some, there are many people who are actually studying Spanish in China.
21:04So, what do you think that, uh, Spanish is getting more and more popular, Naomi?
21:10What do you think is that?
21:13It's good for us, like, in a, uh, in the native speakers of Spanish, because we have more options to go, you know, to, to, in a, in, like a tourist, to go, um, in another country.
21:42Because we, we will be sure that even if we don't speak very well English, or, or the, or the language of that country, maybe in Spanish we could, um, communicate with, with the other people.
22:06I mean, that's true.
22:07You know, I also think that it's very, it's very, uh, uh, uh, common these days, because there are so many countries that speak, uh, Spanish, you know?
22:16In Spanish it's in Spain, in Mexico, in Argentina, in, uh, Bolivia, in, uh, Peru, you know, there are so many people speaking, speaking Spanish these days.
22:30And I think that's another reason for which I, it's becoming really, really popular.
22:35So that's, but, uh, unfortunately for, uh, foreigners, Spanish tends to be quite difficult, quite, uh, it's like a challenge for them.
22:46You know, that's, that's a problem.
22:49Uh, in other cases, uh, I also think that, that Chinese is very popular, but mainly because there's a lot of, uh, Chinese population.
23:02You know, there's a, there's a high population in China and that's why Chinese is very demanding and it's very popular.
23:14But in terms of complexity, I think that, uh, it would be very difficult for, for Chinese language to become, to become, uh, common as it is with English.
23:26You know, I think it's fantastic that Chinese, it's, it's, uh, popular and mainly is a language that is used in trading and in business between the United States and China or even in England.
23:40But, uh, in terms of, uh, complexity, it's really difficult.
23:45That's what I think, you know?
23:46Did you ever, did you ever see anything related to, to Chinese?
23:50Do you think that at some point it could actually become the main language all around the world?
23:57Uh, yeah, actually in, in my, uh, in my public college, they, they teach us that the Chinese, the whole of the Chinese, uh, language is more important than that.
24:18Uh, even the English or the Dutch, like, learn because it is so popular for international, um, trade.
24:30Mm-hmm, yes, for trading.
24:32So, because, like, all the, all, or, all, most of the products come from China.
24:39That's true.
24:40And you want to have, uh, like, um, like, um, if you, if you want to have more products or more, uh, more, uh, variety,
24:57Mm-hmm, you need to get in, get in touch with, with other, um, companies.
25:07And most of them, they're from China.
25:11They're from China, right?
25:12I mean, it's really interesting to see how Chinese is becoming so popular these days.
25:19And apparently, in the future, it could actually become the, uh, well, the main language, the main language to speak in, uh, in the world, all around the world.
25:29So, that's, uh, that could actually become a challenge for everyone, especially for those who are reluctant to, uh, to, to learning Chinese.
25:41So, so that's another, another point. Excellent. Very good.
25:46So, we're gonna check some, uh, aspects of these, uh, of this reading right here.
25:53Let's check out how it goes.
25:55Which is the origins and practices of, uh, holidays and Christmas.
26:01So, that's related to, to Christmas.
26:05So, it says, Christmas is a Christian religious holiday and an American federal holiday observed on December 25th of each year.
26:15However, many people of other faiths celebrate Christmas in a non-religious context.
26:21Christians celebrate this day as the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
26:26On December 25th, Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7th.
26:33So, there's a lot of, uh, controversy, you know, and a lot of polemics around these topics that some people say,
26:40you know what, I'm not Catholic and neither, uh, Christian.
26:45So, I, I, I do not celebrate Christmas, but I like to go to the party and share time with friends.
26:52So, what do you think about that, people? Uh, Naomi, are you particularly religious in, in terms of being, uh, Catholic or Christian?
27:02And, uh, do you celebrate, uh, Christmas with these, uh, religious meaning and background?
27:11Or, or do you think, uh, that, uh, for people who are not believers, it should be a common day as any other?
27:21Because in some companies, in some, in some industries, they actually make people to work in that day, you know?
27:30So, they don't, they don't give the day off for them to rest, but, uh, they actually made them to, they actually make them to work.
27:38Because they say, well, we are not a religious company, so you have to come to work and to complete your, your daily schedule.
27:45So, what do you think about that, Naomi?
27:49Well, uh, in my case, I, I am a Christian.
27:55Yes.
27:56So, and all my family is, is Christian.
27:59Mm-hmm.
28:00But, mm-hmm, we also celebrate Christmas, uh, in the, in the way that the non-Christian people do it.
28:12Like, we, we...
28:14Yeah, like the short time, you know?
28:16Yeah, sure, even yes, or something like that.
28:19But we know that this time, or this, uh, celebration, it is to remember the, the, the birth of, of Jesus.
28:32So, we, the, all the things, or all the, uh, reunion that we, we could have with our friends, we try to remember that, like, to be the center of, of our reunion.
28:49Okay.
28:50And, and, and, well, in Mexico, it is a, um, I don't, I don't know how to say it.
29:01So, to say it is a date that the government decide to give it all, to all of them, all of, all of us.
29:10Mm-hmm.
29:11Yeah, that's right.
29:12I mean, I think more than in their religious way, it is for, to have a time, or a specific, in a specific date, to, to be with, uh, related.
29:27Yes.
29:28With our friends.
29:29Yes.
29:30With our, uh, family.
29:31Yes.
29:32That's true, right?
29:33Yes.
29:34It's, it's, it's, it's, it's an important time to share, it's an important time to, uh, like to, uh, commit with others, in terms of being, uh, a better person, or to have a better relationship with someone in particular, in these upcoming days, in these, uh, upcoming year as well.
29:53So, I think that's, that's always, uh, necessary.
29:58That's always necessary, and, and sometimes I believe that, that people tend to, like, to forget it a little bit.
30:04You know, like, like, they go, uh, they feel so overwhelmed with the gifts, and with the parties, and, uh, with the food, and all of the celebrations that they, they lose the real meaning of Christmas, and they only, they only expect, uh, for their friends to, to, um, to buy gifts for them, and to receive, uh, what they actually want, you know, regardless the price of the, of what they actually want.
30:31But, you know, they did, uh, and that actually, uh, that actually, uh, blurries the, uh, the meaning of, of Christmas all over.
30:42So, that's, that's the point, that's what this paragraph, it's about, the first one.
30:47So, that's the point.
30:48So, we have the next paragraph.
30:50Can you continue reading, Naomi, please?
30:52Let me zoom in a little bit.
30:54Let me see, let me know if that's okay.
30:56Yeah, that's okay.
30:58Perfect.
30:59Perfect.
31:00In the, uh, fourth?
31:02Century?
31:03Mm-hmm.
31:04Church officials decided to start celebrating the birth of Jesus.
31:09However, the Bible did not state the date of Jesus' birth.
31:14Around this time, the Roman emperor?
31:18Emperor?
31:19Mm-hmm.
31:20Emperor Constantine, converted to Christianity.
31:24Before this, Roman celebrated Saturnalia, a winter festival, celebrated in late December.
31:34Saturnalia involved, uh, week-long fest, feast, and celebration.
31:41One hour after the celebration was giving each other ears.
31:45Mm-hmm.
31:46When the emperor, convert, many Saturnalia, convert, many Saturnalia customs were absorbed into the Roman Christmas celebration.
31:58Mm-hmm.
31:59A few years later, Pope Julius, uh, Pope Julius, uh, Pope Julius first?
32:05Mm-hmm.
32:06Choose December 25th as the official date, um, for the celebration of Jesus' birth.
32:16Okay.
32:17Okay.
32:18That's good.
32:19So, there's a lot of controversy right there.
32:21So, what do you think?
32:22I mean, it's, uh, the day refers to, uh, Jesus, uh, birthday, or it's something, it's something more.
32:41What do you think?
32:42Uh, no.
32:45I'm not in the, in the sight of the December 25th.
32:52It is the, actually, um, birth of Jesus.
32:57Mm-hmm.
32:58In the, all the history and, you know, the searching that other people made, uh, they, they agree in the, in that time, uh, Bethlehem, uh, or in that, uh, region.
33:17It, it was too, too, too old.
33:24So, maybe it, it was not a good time for the, all the, um, all the, the, all the things that they, they, they need to do.
33:39Like, in the history, uh, Maria and Joseph.
33:45Mm-hmm.
33:46They need to go to Bethlehem to have, like, I, I don't know, like a certificate.
33:51Mm-hmm.
33:52That's right.
33:53Or something.
33:54And at that time, or, or that moment of the year, it, it could be, it couldn't be, uh, uh, December.
34:04In, in, in the day.
34:05It could have been December, yeah.
34:06Mm-hmm.
34:07That's true.
34:08Excellent, uh, Naomi.
34:09That's a really well explanation.
34:11You know a lot about that, uh, about story, right?
34:15About history, in particular?
34:16Mm-hmm.
34:17Yeah.
34:18Excellent.
34:19Yeah.
34:20Very good.
34:21So, that's, that's the point.
34:22So, there, there's, uh, a lot of misconceptions about that.
34:25And the same occurs with, uh, with the Holy Week, you know?
34:28In April, you know?
34:30Yeah.
34:31Like they say, well, but that's why it is celebrated not exactly on a specific day, not
34:37exactly on a specific day, but it is usually celebrated in, um, in the first, uh, Saturday
34:45or Sunday, you know, of, uh, of that, uh, of that week.
34:50But, uh, but yeah, that's, that's true.
34:53I think the, the, sorry, I think the importance is to remember.
34:59Is to remember, yes.
35:00Yes, because at this day, um, we, we just, uh, focus on the gift, um, even if we, we like
35:14to pretend to be someone else.
35:17Okay.
35:18So, so that's not the, the idea of the Christmas.
35:24That's true.
35:25Excellent.
35:26Very good.
35:27That's, that's another important point to, uh, to notice here.
35:31You know, sometimes it's really, uh, uh, complicated to, well, like to persuade people to remember,
35:40you know, the, the deepest meaning of this, you know, the importance that it has and how,
35:46um, it is quite relevant and crucial to know the exact meaning of celebrations because sometimes
35:55we, we may end up celebrating other things that we do not know exactly what they are for,
36:01you know, so that's, that's the point.
36:03Excellent.
36:04Then we have the next one says, the drinking, feasting and giving of presents led many to the
36:09believe that Christmas was not really a religious holiday.
36:14Puritans in New England and in England banned its observance because they believed it was
36:20not a religious holiday.
36:22From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was out loud in Boston and you could be fined
36:30for celebrating it.
36:32Okay, so we can see here on this paragraph that the celebration, uh, it's, uh, well,
36:39it's really recent, you know, it's very recent year.
36:43So it's, uh, you know, from the six, uh, 16,000 years.
36:50It, it seems quite a lot but when you make a comparison it's not that long, you know, so
36:57the, the, uh, celebration is quite recent here.
37:00So do you think that Christmas will actually evolve in the future?
37:05You know, that there's also the Thanksgiving, the celebration in the United States or some
37:10other celebrations have become really popular.
37:13Well, not necessarily celebrations but some other, uh, important dates during the year.
37:19For example, the Black Friday which is something more related to money and training and buying
37:25and selling but, um, but it's becoming something really big every, every day, you know, as every
37:31day goes by it becomes bigger and bigger.
37:33So, uh, would you say that Christmas could actually get to a point in the future where,
37:39where it, it, it, uh, where it changes at some point?
37:44Uh, yes and no.
37:49Uh-huh.
37:50Uh, it, well, in, in a religious way, uh, I am at, um, Adventist of the Seventh Day.
37:58Uh-huh.
37:59Uh-huh.
38:00So, we, we have, uh, like, I believe that in, even if there is, um, like, a whole book
38:08in the Bible.
38:09Uh-huh.
38:10Uh-huh.
38:11And, uh, the, at the end of the days of the world.
38:15Uh-huh.
38:16Uh-huh.
38:17Uh-huh.
38:18The, the, the Catholic, uh, religion, they, they become a more, like, um, more strong in
38:25our world.
38:26Okay.
38:27So, I think maybe in, in the way that they become more friendly with other religions
38:34and, and to have peace, they, they, I don't know, maybe, like, all, all the, all the celebrations,
38:46they, they, um, have, like, one specific day to celebrate all.
38:53Okay.
38:54Christmas, Thanksgiving, uh, the, uh, another, uh, celebration of the other, uh, religious.
39:02Okay.
39:03Excellent.
39:04That sounds very interesting right there.
39:06Okay.
39:07Which is a different perspective, right?
39:09Yeah.
39:10It's a different perspective.
39:11That's good.
39:12Excellent.
39:13But, but, but also, uh, I think maybe the, the celebrations, well, not like celebrations,
39:19but the time, like, like, Black Friday and all of that, uh, time to buy, um, maybe at some
39:26point it will became, become, become, yeah, more, more, uh, popular than the, the actually
39:38celebrations.
39:39Okay.
39:40Excellent.
39:41Very good.
39:42Because I, I, I think that, uh, some religions do not celebrate, uh, Christmas, you know?
39:47For example, I don't know, like, um, like Jewish people, I, I'm not really sure if, if Jewish
39:54people celebrate Christmas or Islamic people.
39:57I don't know, you know, it's Islamic.
39:59I don't think that.
40:00Mm-hmm.
40:01Yes, I don't think that because the background of that, we, we are, like, um,
40:08reading about it is, is from the Romans.
40:12Mm-hmm.
40:13So, even the, the, the, the tradition of put it, but they put it free.
40:19Mm-hmm.
40:20It's not too religious.
40:24Oh, okay.
40:25It's, it, it's something, uh, far away of that.
40:30Mm-hmm.
40:31So, some people, even in my, in the Christian people, Christian people, they don't celebrate,
40:38uh, this, this, uh, these days.
40:42Okay.
40:43So, it's complicated.
40:44Okay.
40:45Yes, that's true.
40:46Yes, it's, uh, yes, I mean, they have other special celebrations, even though, uh, Jesus Christ
40:53is actually mentioned in their sacred, uh, texts like the, uh, the Talmud or, or the Koran
41:01and all that, but it's not like, um, it doesn't have the relevance that it has for us, you know,
41:08so that, uh, that he has for us.
41:10So, that's, uh, that's, uh, a difference right there.
41:14But I think that they have some other, uh, celebrations, if I'm not mistaken, the Muslim
41:19people actually have the, the Arab Spring, you know, like around May or something like
41:25that, I don't remember.
41:26Yeah.
41:27And it's a religion that is becoming more and more, uh, popular, you know, so that's,
41:32uh, it's always good to study all of these points, uh, to check, uh, differences in,
41:39in different points of view, uh, in terms of, uh, religious aspects, uh, so it's something
41:46worth discussing.
41:47I don't know why sometimes people feel afraid of discussing that.
41:51I think that it's because sometimes people do not, uh, feel so respectful, uh, at the
41:57moment of speaking about religion, but I think that as long that you, that you are objective,
42:02that you are open-minded to understand different views, different perspectives, we can get,
42:08like, uh, a good conversation to understand that, you know, so in my case, I'm also Catholic,
42:15uh, but I've seen recently that a lot of people are becoming, a lot of people are becoming
42:21to, uh, uh, Muslim religion, you know, to the Islamic religion.
42:26Yeah.
42:27And it's really, um, interesting to see because considering how far we are from those countries,
42:34you know, I mean, those countries are all the way across from the Atlantic Ocean, uh, they're
42:41on the other side.
42:42It's a lot more common in Europe because they are really close to countries like Morocco or
42:47Algeria or Turkey, which are mostly Muslim, but, uh, here in Mexico, for example, it's something,
42:57not so common of, uh, seeing, you know, not so common to see because, because, uh, we don't
43:04have any, uh, Muslim country near from us, you know.
43:09I mean, Central America mainly shares the same, uh, traditions, traditions as us, uh, or the,
43:18the same traditions that, that we have generally, and, uh, they share mainly the same traditions,
43:27the same culture.
43:28The United States, well, you have people from all around the world in the United States,
43:33but it's something, uh, really, uh, singular that occurs, that occurs here, right?
43:40So, what do you think that, uh, that religion is becoming so popular, Naomi?
43:45I think the social media and also the internet has, um, like, a lot of power on that, on the,
43:57the people that we come, uh, from one religion to another, because we have a lot of information
44:06in, in our hands, and we, we, we, we are available, available, available to, to choose what to,
44:18what to, what to, um, believe.
44:22So, any, it is also, like, not too good, because we, we, maybe we don't have, like, the, the, the truth,
44:35like, a really true Muslim religion, or, uh, true Jewish one, or even Catholic or Christians.
44:44We, we just base, base our, our beliefs on the social media, or what they say, or what we are seeing of that.
44:58Okay, excellent, very good, that's, that's the point, that's another, another point of view that we have here.
45:06So, we have, uh, what else do we have here? The drinking. Uh, can you continue reading from, from this part,
45:14and Naomi, please, where it says, it wasn't until...
45:20Okay, it wasn't until the eight, eighties?
45:27Mm-hmm, until, uh, until the eighteen hundreds?
45:31Eighteen hundreds.
45:33Mm-hmm.
45:34Americans begin, began...
45:36Mm-hmm, began to embrace...
45:38They, they embraced Christmas.
45:40Mm-hmm.
45:41Americans changed the holiday from a community party holiday into a family-centered day of peace.
45:49One of the reasons why Christmas became popular at this time is that there was a lot of tension between classes.
45:59During this conflict, Washington Irving wrote the sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, a series of stories about the celebration of Christmas.
46:12The, the, the stories featured a wealthy man who invited, uh, peasants?
46:21Mm-hmm, peasants.
46:22Passants.
46:23Passants into his home-bound holiday. This created the idea that Christmas should be a warm holiday that, that brings all classes together.
46:35Mm-hmm.
46:36Also, around this time, A Christmas Carol was published, which also had a message about being carry-table.
46:46Card-able.
46:47Oh, carry-able at Christmas.
46:51These books inspired the American people and demonstrate their benefits of celebrating the Hollywood.
46:59Okay, excellent, very good.
47:01So, in this case, we have this, this, uh, line, which is very interesting here.
47:07These created the idea that Christmas should be a warm holiday that brings all classes together, which is something that, uh, I see that has become more and more difficult to achieve these days, you know?
47:24So, what do you think that these, these days, it's so hard, it's so complicated to, like, to, uh, to get all together, you know?
47:34To bring all the classes, all the religions, all the, uh, different beliefs together, because, see, it seemingly, uh, we do not tolerate each other.
47:44So, what do you think, uh, that it's a reason for that?
47:49Um, why is the reason that, that Christmas should be a warm holiday?
47:59No, I mean, why is it the reason for which, uh, it's more and more complicated for people to become, uh, together, you know?
48:03Ah, okay.
48:04Uh, because, well, in my case, uh, we just renewed, renewed.
48:10Ah, we just, we knew, we knew, and in all my family, well, my family just get together in this, on this time of the year, just like Christmas or New Year's Eve.
48:38Like, all my family, and make that, that's one of the reasons that we can, in some times or some moments, we can, like, even watch each other.
48:55Mm-hmm, just for the, the problems that we, we have, we have on the, the year, on, or even if at that moment, so maybe is that we are not, um, how can I say acostumbrados?
49:17Like, to get accustomed to, get accustomed to, or get used to, you know?
49:24Ah, yeah, get used to being with the others.
49:28Okay, get used to being with others, that's good, that's the point, you know?
49:32Okay, that's a really good point.
49:34So, I, I, I would like that you could actually send that on WhatsApp, Naomi, please, that you could actually send that description that you just gave about, uh, why is it so difficult for everyone to become, um, understood, or to be understood, and to, um, like, to be reunited, you know?
49:57With our loved ones, with our families, and even, sometimes, with ourselves, because it seems that we are having more and more issues to, uh, understand who we are and, uh, why, why we are here, you know?
50:11So, that's, uh, that's something worth discussing, and it's really interesting to analyze, so, please, I would like that you could actually send it in a paragraph.
50:21So, that's gonna be for homework, and, uh, we continue discussing, uh, well, not tomorrow, because tomorrow's the first, so, uh, if I'm not mistaken, uh, the first of, uh, January, there's no class, right?
50:38So, supposedly, we, we would come until Monday, if I'm not mistaken, uh, anyways, I'm gonna send you some links, you know?
50:47So, that you can, um, because, um, the school didn't give us a, uh, a, a, a day off, so, supposedly, we have to send the link, so, if you wanna come, well, that's the option, right?
51:01That's, but, supposedly, we continue until Monday, right?
51:06Okay.
51:07Okay, so, that's good, so, I really hope that you have a happy new year, have a great time, and I will see you there, right?
51:14I'm gonna send you some good materials.
51:16Okay, thank you, Peter.
51:17See you soon, thank you, bye-bye, take care, have a good time.
51:21Bye.
51:21Bye.
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