White
Christmas -
თეთრი შობა, ყველაზე ლამაზი დღესასწაული
Exceptional, wonderful
The prettiest holiday, according to most, is one where it has snowed. This wish
for white was celebrated many years ago in a popular song, and the title of
this carol is now a traditional holiday phrase.
There’s
no Place like Home for the Holidays - ყველგან კარგია, შინ
უკეთესი ( იგულისხმება შობის დღესასწაული როცა მთელი ოჯახი ერთად იყრის თავს
Another favorite carol came out of the sentiment that the best place to
celebrate the holidays is with the family. College students return to their
parents’ home, and extended families descend on a pre-planned relative for
festive celebration and gift-giving.
Xmas
Comes but Once a Year - შობა მხოლოდ ერთხელაა წელიწადში, მოწოდება კეთილი საქმეების გასაკეთებლად
be a good person right now
Recently, this has become an excuse for gorging on holiday cookies or spending
too much on presents, but this proverb quietly states that people need to be
kind to each other year-round rather than just during the holidays.
‘Tis the Season - სწორედ ახლა, შესაფერისი დრო
be good
right now, at this moment
“‘Tis” is an old method of contracting “it” and “is.” Today, it is rarely used
in anything but traditional song or poetry, such as “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,”
or “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all,” by
Alfred Lord Tennyson. This usage is abbreviated from a line in a holiday carol:
“‘Tis the season to be jolly.” The word “jolly” is
also
old and simply means “happy.”
Deck
the Halls – საშობაო დეკორაციები
Christmas decoration, positive meaning
“Decking” or decorating the halls with branches from a holly tree is an old
tradition, and the popular carol began as a Welsh tune from the 1700s. These
days, merry-makers deck their halls with blinking lights, pine branches,
popcorn strung on strands of thread, and glittery garland.
Meet
Me Under the Mistletoe – რომანტიული შეხვედრა, კოცნა
kiss
European mistletoe is a shrub with yellow flowers and white, poisonous berries.
The tradition of kissing under a hanging sprig of this plant began in 16th
century England, but it was not connected to holiday tradition until the 18th
century. In 1820, American author Washington Irving wrote, “–the young men have
the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from
the bush. When the berries are all plucked the privilege ceases.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Q0MYPbGGM
The
Stockings were Hung by the Chimney – მზადყოფნა შობისთვის
getting ready for
christmas
The actual origin is uncertain, but hundreds of years ago, children dried damp
socks by hanging them overnight from the fireplace mantle. At some point, a
benevolent stranger, saint, or parent slipped some gifts into these stockings,
and it is now an inseparable tradition. Holiday stockings are filled with small
presents and fruit, such as apples and oranges, though naughty children may
receive only a chunk of coal.
Ho
Ho Ho! საშობაო
შეძახილი
Hey this is great
The tradition involves a fat, bearded man in a red suit slipping through
chimneys to leave presents for the children, and “ho ho ho” is an imitation of
the old fellow’s laughter. One must hold his belly with both hands while
imitating, and jolliness is mandatory.
Bah,
Humbug! – შობისადმი
უარყოფითი დამოკიდებულება
negative
wishes “I hate Christmas
On the other hand, “Bah, humbug!” is the derisive, holiday-hating rant of
Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, “A Christmas Carol.”
Today, folks will often shout this at each other, jokingly (or bitterly), when
confronted with holiday well-wishers.
Trim
the Tree – შობის ხის მორთვა
decorating
the Christmas tree
This is an old reference to decorating a pine tree with ornaments, lights, and
whatever glittery bits strike a family’s fancy.
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