While Europe and the United States were immersed in the festive atmosphere of Christmas, the governments of the East African colonies also planned Christmas celebrations in the East African colonies.

As part of the Germanization of East Africa, participation was mandatory for all residents, and of course, in an age of lack of entertainment, the populace enjoyed the fun.

For immigrants from Europe, this Christmas is a novelty, after all, there is no winter in East Africa, and the overall climate is very similar to the summer in Europe, giving them a feeling of spending Christmas in summer.

Not to mention the Chinese immigrants, I have never seen them, but the Paraguayan immigrants feel very good, because the latitude of Paraguay is relatively close to East Africa, the temperature in Paraguay is above 10 degrees all year round, the altitude is about 300 to 600 meters, the north is the extension of the Brazilian plateau, and the south is the plain of La Plata.

In particular, the northern part of Paraguay also has a savannah climate, so Paraguayan immigrants to East Africa are very adaptable to the local climate, which also results in the fact that although Paraguayan immigrants are mainly women and children, the loss in East Africa is the least.

European immigrants and Paraguayan immigrants have a clear idea of how to celebrate Christmas, but the Chinese have less knowledge.

I came early, I participated last year, but I haven't seen it this year, so in order to let the Chinese take the initiative to participate, and at the same time avoid conflicts (after all, Christmas is a religious holiday, and there are many rules and taboos. ）。

The East African government sent a large number of preachers, mainly teachers, to explain the details and taboos to the Chinese immigrants, otherwise, it would be a joke, but it would not end well.

This time, Christmas in East Africa is definitely an unforgettable day for Chinese immigrants, in addition to the East African colonial government's hand-in-hand teaching, but also for the first time to feel some Westerners' enthusiasm for religion.

The requirements of the colonial government in East Africa for the Chinese must participate, in addition to the Chinese, in fact, some Serbs also have different ideas about Christmas.

It's not that they don't celebrate Christmas, it's that the Orthodox Church uses a different calendar from the Catholic Church, so there is a difference in dates.

However, now in the East African colonies, there is no church control, and the right to interpret Christmas has fallen into the hands of the East African colonial government.

In any case, ordinary people's understanding of religion cannot be as systematic and strict as that of the clergy, and in addition, the strength of the Roman Church has been declining in recent years, and its voice has gradually fallen into the hands of various countries.

As long as East Africa does not force these immigrants to convert (Catholic and Orthodox) and only minor changes, these European immigrants are still acceptable.

A typical example is the Chinese immigrants, who are only required by the East African government to participate in the celebrations, but not to be religious.

This is the East African version of freedom of belief, and as for why Christmas is observant, it is simply because it is an official holiday in the East African colonies.

In order to realize the Germanization of the East African colonies, it is natural to play a role in festivals and other activities that can promote German culture.

In the morning, the East African colonies organized festival parades and performances......

Although Christmas is not a holiday that belongs exclusively to Germany, it is a holiday in the whole of the West.

But it is also an important way for Chinese immigrants to experience and learn Western culture, and just like the immigration plan, this forced participation in Western festivals such as Christmas will be maintained until 1880.

At that time, relying on inertia, it is natural that many Chinese continue to celebrate Christmas and other Western holidays, especially those children who have received German cultural education.

In this way, at the festival, the immigrants are basically unified, which can be regarded as a kind of cultural integration.

Of course, in addition to festivals, language, clothing, architecture, living habits...... These forced immigrants are consistent with German culture and can change the cultural traditions of immigrants.

It was not only the Chinese immigrants who were changed, but the entire East African population, for example, the habits of life, which were not all in the German tradition.

Instead, it combines a modern way of life with improvements, such as hygiene, civility and politeness......

Ernst added a lot of excellent cultural content to the "German culture", which is actually a healthy lifestyle, and at the same time eliminated a lot of the dross of traditional German culture.

Therefore, the German culture of the East African colonies is a modified German culture, which is different from that of Europe in many ways.

These are the most basic cultural contents that are closely related to the lives of ordinary people, such as poetry, books, and music in Germany......

It is not at all accessible to a large number of illiterate people in the East African colonies, and in the future, East Africa will develop and the number of educated people will be larger, but it will be able to be rectified.

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No matter how much they say, it is not enough to enjoy the material comforts, and in order to celebrate the holiday, the colonial government of East Africa has distributed a lot of supplies that are rarely seen in ordinary times.

In addition to all kinds of meat, and double flour and rice, there are also a lot of sugar, fruits, and each household can share some of it.

As for the bachelors who eat in the canteen, the canteen also prepares corresponding food.

In short, everyone has a share, and for these immigrants, good food and satisfaction can be more real and enjoyable than those activities.

In the evening, after dinner, it was already dark, and Christmas in East Africa was over.

It's not like Christmas Eve, what Christmas trees, candles, gifts...... These Christmas elements.

It's Christmas in East Africa, with a lack of material resources, poor facilities, and even candles that are only available to government offices.

It's better to go to bed early than Christmas Eve when the lights are dark, and East Africa is so far away from Europe, so European immigrants have less burden in their hearts.

This is a normal state of mind, and in an unfamiliar environment, people will always be infected by the environment.

For example, European immigrants, before coming to East Africa, were influenced by tradition and religion (as we all know, the church in Europe is a grassroots organization), and as a result, they ended up in East Africa.

These people saw all kinds of people, all kinds of skin colors, all kinds of different beliefs, and even no faith, and when they compared, they were not still living the same life, everyone was eating in the field and living a life.

In this way, inadvertently, everyone's respect for the traditional culture they have accepted is weakened, and this is the difference after seeing the world.

There is no need to worry about the good or bad of this influence, anyway, it is a two-way street, after European immigrants come into contact with Chinese, their religious beliefs will weaken, and Chinese immigrants will also be infected by Europeans with different mental outlooks after contacting European immigrants.

Therefore, national integration is no longer in progress all the time, but the premise of national integration is that there is a primary and secondary issue, which can be recognized by both sides.

The priorities of East African culture are clear, and the Germans take it for granted that German culture is the best, while other immigrants are a head short in their hearts.

Especially the Serbs, who do not even have a homeland at the moment, and have always lived under the German aristocracy.

Now that the colonial government of East Africa has given everyone the opportunity to become Germans, it is natural to seize it. (Black:?) ）

After all, Muqiang is the essence of human beings, and German immigrants have the support of a top power like Austria-Hungary, and a military power like Prussia as a façade, even if the East African colonies are also the territory of the Germans (Ernst), the strength is like this, and other immigrants naturally worship in their hearts.

But if the status of German immigrants is put first because of this, and it is estimated that other people do not agree with it in their hearts, then simply everyone joins Germany and is a German, and the problem will be solved.

Therefore, the assimilation method of the East African colonies is a conspiracy, so that everyone is willing to be assimilated.

(Negro: (▼Dish▼#), you gave me a chance! ）

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