Post - Covid Christmas

With just a few hours to go before Christmas, decorations in shopping malls, public spaces, and homes have become a myth. This year, Christmas is a time of excitement, hope, fear, and uncertainty. December 2019 was the last ‘pre-covid’ celebration of the festival. We are now in a ‘post-covid’ world.

I had given the name “post-covid” because this is the world's first Christmas after the Covid affecting people in Wuhan, in China at the end of 2019. In this first Christmas after Covid, there is uncertainty about how to celebrate everything. The whole world is going through a partial or full lockdown. Its depression and whimper can be heard everywhere. Streets are almost seemed like deserts. Police patrolling in a bid to reassure our communities and maintain public safety during the pandemic. We know these restrictions are difficult for our people to follow, but we must obey all these rules and not step outside of the rules.

Prolonged uncertainty and fear make our lives difficult. People want to return to the ‘normal’ and engage in regular celebrations with family and close friends. This covid has put a noose around it. Unfortunately, this will be a very different Christmas for all of us.

Police are patrolling everywhere. They are keeping our communities safe. We know that these restrictions are difficult for us to follow, but we must all obliged to obey these and not violate the rules and regulations.

Like most people, my vacation plans also were interrupted by this pandemic, and unable to travel or reunite in another place. People we love are forced to stay at home to avoid getting infected. We try to understand that many of us can replace our customs and desires to get together and share. The brightest days of the year are to made us lonely and deserted.

With the world in such great uncertainty, let the power of Christmas bring light into the darkness. We join together to battle against this Pandemic.