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#1Pic1Day: Natal di Kabul | Xmas in Kabul (Afghanistan, 2007)

  Xmas Tree on Kabul Street (Afghanistan, 2007) Decorated Christmas trees dominate the scene of Chicken Street in Kabul, Afghanistan, around the Xmas festivities. With a visible existence of foreign workers in Kabul, Christmas become an event to celebrate in many international organizations or expat activities. Chicken Street is favorite expat place where rows of Afghan authentic souvenir shops are located. Natal di Kabul (Afghanistan, 2007) Pohon natal yang berhiaskan dekorasi warna-warni mendominasi pemandangan Chicken Street di Kabul, Afghanistan, menjelang datangnya hari Natal. Dengan keberadaan pekerja asing yang cukup signifikan di Kabul, Natal dirayakan di banyak organisasi internasional dan kegiatan para ekspatriat. Chicken Street adalah tempat favorit bagi para ekspat, karena di sinilah terletak barisan toko dan kios yang menjual suvenir khas Afghanistan.   [...]

December 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

Kabul – Christmas in Kabul

Christmas trees in Kabul streets, who expected? In devout, conservative Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Christmas is just like another day. It’s an ordinary day when people go to office, children go to school, and nobody is aware of what Christmas is. But since last some few years, the Christmas trees start to decorate the Kabul again. It is in the Flower Street, across the rows of foreigner-oriented souvenir shops of Chicken Street, where most flower shops in Kabul are located. Christmas trees, considered as variation of flowers, along with Christmas accessories like stars, Santa Claus, colorful ribbons, et cetera, are offered in the roadside of the narrow alley. It is indeed a bizarre combination between the artificial Christmas trees, mostly imported and costs around US$25, with women clad in blue burqas passing by. Under Taliban, said Muhammad, a shop owner, selling Christmas trees was totally prohibited. But he claimed that the Christmas trees were already available in Flower Street shops long before the Taliban. Nowadays, as the country is flooded by thousands of expatriates, the market is back again. These foreigners are the main consumers of anything related to the Christian festivities. How can a Christmas celebration be without a [...]

December 25, 2007 // 0 Comments