When you come to the United States and await your approval for citizenship, one of your favorite memories will be your first holidays, especially if you come from a country that never allowed you to celebrate the holidays in the way you wanted to.
There are so many cities and countries around the world that control the ability of what religion you are allowed to celebrate. The worst problems are when people are threatened for their lives if they celebrate a religion that is not allowed. One place that is the worst is China. You are not allowed to speak of the King James Bible and if you talk Christianity to other Chinese then you may be put to death or sent to a prison somewhere in a rice field working for the rest of your life. You don’t want to go to a Chinese prison because China thinks they have the right to not tell your family where you are and you will just have gone missing.
When you come to the United States you can celebrate whichever religion you want to and in any fashion you want to. You don’t even have to believe in anything at all if you don’t want to. It is your right as an American citizen to make the decisions of your own spiritual beliefs and no one will force anything upon you.
The holidays are a wonderful time of year to tome to the United States. You can finally put up artificial Christmas trees and decorate them as you please. You can put artificial Christmas trees in the front window of your home and you will not be arrested for the display. As a matter of fact it is encouraged to decorate. Some neighborhoods in the US even compete on who has the most decorated and lit up home.
One of the wonderful places to go when you are in the states for the holidays is to places on the beach like Florida and California. You can enjoy the tropical atmosphere and the lighted palm trees lining the streets. Some people like to go to where it is cold so they can enjoy a true winter wonderland in the snow in places like Colorado, Montana, and Idaho. A Christmas in the states is different depending on the location you go to celebrate the holidays. However, the point is that you have the opportunity to do whatever it is you want to do and can celebrate it anyway you want to.
When you come to the United States for the first time you really can enjoy a holiday of your dreams. Everyone is in the holiday spirit and a good mood. You hear sounds of holiday music everywhere you go and the decorations lining the streets are wonderful to go watch. The beauty of it is that you have the opportunity to celebrate any religious holiday you want to celebrate. If you don’t celebrate Christmas then you are not forced to by anyone also.
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