Although Christmas is still over two months away, the first sign of its arrival is already here in Lausanne. A section of Manor (effectively the Swiss version of Macys, Target and Vons all rolled into one) is now devoted to all things x-mas. There are (fake) trees and wreathes, ornaments of all types, stockings, snow globes, stuffed santas and pretty much everything else you could possibly want to buy for holiday décor.
I feel like similar offerings in the U.S. typically aren’t rolled out until after Thanksgiving (at the earliest), but perhaps I’m wrong. I guess the lack of Thanksgiving over here allows for more time to focus on Christmas. Regardless, it’s nice to have some x-mas spirit in the air and it fits well with the winter-like weather that we’ve had lately.
It’ll be interesting to see whether people put up Christmas lights as is done in the U.S. I don’t recall seeing any for sale in Manor’s current offering, but I’ll take a closer look next time I’m there.
I feel like similar offerings in the U.S. typically aren’t rolled out until after Thanksgiving (at the earliest), but perhaps I’m wrong. I guess the lack of Thanksgiving over here allows for more time to focus on Christmas. Regardless, it’s nice to have some x-mas spirit in the air and it fits well with the winter-like weather that we’ve had lately.
It’ll be interesting to see whether people put up Christmas lights as is done in the U.S. I don’t recall seeing any for sale in Manor’s current offering, but I’ll take a closer look next time I’m there.
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