Dears,
We would like sincerely to express our good wishes to you for Christmas and the New Year, but there are things in our life that disrupt this joy. In the moment when millions all over the world celebrate willingly the Christmas and the New Year at home with their beloved ones, we, the people of Western Sahara unwillingly welcome our thirty five year in exile and in the most inhospitable places on earth. So, please accept our very best wishes to you, your families, and all the friendly people of your country for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us here in the Saharawi Refugees Camps, the occupied lands and the Diaspora.
The legend says that Saint Nicholas was a bishop of the Christian church of Myra, in Lucia, Anatolia. He enjoyed a reputation for great generosity and compassion. Legend has it that he saved the three daughters of a poor nobleman from a life of aberration, by tossing a bag of gold through an open window of their house on three separate occasions. This provided the young women with a dowry with which to procure an honorable marriage. The custom of giving gifts and support at Christmas is attributed to this legend.
In keeping with this legend, we hope that you and through you the government and people of your country bring the people who fight for their rights, freedom and dignity the honorable merits they deserve.
Saharawi Refugees Camps
December, 2008.
We would like sincerely to express our good wishes to you for Christmas and the New Year, but there are things in our life that disrupt this joy. In the moment when millions all over the world celebrate willingly the Christmas and the New Year at home with their beloved ones, we, the people of Western Sahara unwillingly welcome our thirty five year in exile and in the most inhospitable places on earth. So, please accept our very best wishes to you, your families, and all the friendly people of your country for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us here in the Saharawi Refugees Camps, the occupied lands and the Diaspora.
The legend says that Saint Nicholas was a bishop of the Christian church of Myra, in Lucia, Anatolia. He enjoyed a reputation for great generosity and compassion. Legend has it that he saved the three daughters of a poor nobleman from a life of aberration, by tossing a bag of gold through an open window of their house on three separate occasions. This provided the young women with a dowry with which to procure an honorable marriage. The custom of giving gifts and support at Christmas is attributed to this legend.
In keeping with this legend, we hope that you and through you the government and people of your country bring the people who fight for their rights, freedom and dignity the honorable merits they deserve.
Saharawi Refugees Camps
December, 2008.
