IPNEWS: Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is more than a Christian holiday or Christian festival. It is more than an occasion to decorate our houses. It is an opportunity to pause and give thanks for the love, hope, and joy found in Jesus, our savior and friend.
Christmas is typically a peak selling season for retailers in many countries around the world. Sales increase dramatically as people purchase gifts, decorations, and supplies to celebrate.
Sampling the views of some Liberians on Thursday, December 22, on their perspectives about this year’s Christmas, many of them have had their own says about how they feel and think about it.
Many of them have tied their feelings to the economic hardships and the difficulties they are faced with in getting those necessary materials for them and their families to celebrate.
Rebecca Vanmore
Rebecca Vanmore, age 34, who sells at Du-port Road Market, said that all she has to say this year to her God is the life that he has given her to reach this far. But, things had not really been easy this year for her and the family.
“My brother, the only thing I will tell God thank you for is the life He gave me to reach this far. But to be bold with you, this year Christmas things are hard, and as for me, I don’t even think my children going to wear new cloths because the market I selling customers not buying and the business I doing unless customers buy from me before I can use the little profit to solve some of my problems I get. My husband is not working now because he had accident and he is sick.”
Philip Nambo
Philip Nambo, who is a coconut seller at the Duport Road Junction, said that he hopes to spend the Christmas good because right now he doesn’t know how things are looking in the country, money business is hard and the people are not buying like before.
“For me, the place I am now I cannot think about Christmas because of my age. Only the little children now we can talk about. And, right now I don’t know how things are looking in the country, money business is hard and people are not buying like before.”
Annie Roberts
Annie Roberts, a lady who owns a barber shop at the back road of the Benson Hospital in Paynesville, mentioned that the Christmas is yet to bring itself. She said that the coming Christmas is not even looking like Christmas celebration, because for her, she has children school fees to pay right after the season when school re-opens and taking money to buy clothes for children is not really important to her for now.
“Christmas not really important right now because I have my children’s school fees to pay right after the Christmas and taking money to buy clothes for children is not important for now.”
