Merry Christmas!...For all of December

Christmas here on the Ship is a whole month celebration. The Christmas trees and wreaths are displayed throughout the Ships common areas. Different cultural celebrations and traditions are scattered throughout the month. Some of the activities include gingerbread house decoration, cookie exchange, holiday movies, winter wonderland, carols by candlelight, Christmas ballet, and more. Businesses and personal cabins are encouraged to decorate their doors.  Below are some photos.

The Ballet dancers!

St. Lucia Celebration (Scandinavian tradition) 

Christmas craft night

Christmas craft night. Snow flakes like these were made by patients on the wards the days following the craft night. 

Leaving shoes outside the night of December 4th for Sinterklass (Dutch)

Small ginger cookies filled the shoes the next morning

Boabab trees which are native to Madagascar with a Nativity are in the markets

Kalinda giving me a tatoo at Winter Wonderland

Don't worry, it was hena. Stand Tall in the shape of a giraffe.

Crinkle top ginger cookies (one of my favorites)

There was also face painting available at Winter Wonderland. I think I was the only big kid who got it. If you look closely, you can see a princess crown. 

Advent Wreath

Trees in Midships

Midships

This is me as a lemur :)

The Rehab door...Boabab tree instead of a Christmas tree with lemurs and raindrops instead of snowflakes

Presents wrapped in splint material wrappers