21 Dec: The Fresno Bee (California). . "I like the way people get into the Christmas spirit here," says D'Souza, who moved from Kenya last month . He says Kenyan Christians focus their decorating indoors . They might put a small star made from paper and bamboo outside . The Nairobi Christmas season starts only a few days before the holiday . He is experiencing not culture shock but euphoria . Kenyans don't go overboard while shopping for gifts . He adds, " In Nairobi adults would wear black tie, go to a dinner dance and go to a club and still be there until the early morning." His family's tradition was to bake sweets and take them around to neighbors . Cherida still thinks of herself as Kenyan first.
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