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Christmas – some reminiscences-by Dr. V.J.M. de Silva Source:Island Introduction – As one who is celebrating his 92nd Christmas, it is with a profound sense of nostalgia that I pen these thoughts. Memories of days gone by, those near and dear, and friends long gone, come crowding in. I feel it all the more, as one who lost his wife and a daughter within a period of one. This year, one can hardly talk of Christmas as a ‘celebration’. The Covid 19 virus disease is certainly playing havoc world-wide. The USA has had 17,000,000 cases and 306,000 deaths; India 10,000,000 cases and 145,000 deaths. Sri Lanka however has had only 34,000 cases and 154 deaths So, what is Christmas all about? Christmas is thought by most to be a wonderful time, focusing the participants on giving, family togetherness, beautiful music and decorations, feasting on special foods and singing Christmas carols. Though every ...