CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS
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pine tree. I built a stand for it in
the hotel lobby while my curious
neighbors looked on and giggled.
The Japanese are primarily of
Buddhist and Shinto faith. The la-(
ter is a religion in which the state
is worshiped. For centuries the Jap
anese royal family was considered
sacred.
There was no doubt about it, my
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Christmas tree was the first to
come to the villagers of Takara
zuka. After blowing out several
hotel fuses with my Christmas
lights, I finally had the scene set.
I had warm stockings, candy and
a bike horn for my friend. I also
had small gifts for about 10 other
children. Okyasan went out to get
Sturdysan and his friends for the
party.
A few minutes later, it seemed
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tree. In less than a second, the
children were crying and wailing
and running for the street.
Okyasan explained that they were
afraid of the tree. They thought
it was a bad god. Together, we
went after Sturdysan, and like the
Wise Men, we carried gifts. We
found my rough king-pin sobbing
by the small hotel fountain.
“Tell him the tree is like a good
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