Greekreporter.com notes in a recent article that nostalgia may be a way to avoid today’s challenges and yes, perhaps glorification of the past is as fake as some of our memories, but when images of Christmases past emerge, baby boomers tend to reminisce – often uncontrollably:
“In an era when Athens had less traffic, less pollution, less everyday crime, and an air of overall innocence, Christmas decorations were left almost exclusively in the care of downtown department stores”, the feature mentions and adds:
“Family Christmas shopping was a delight, practically a ritual, with hours spent in the few Athens department stores on the week leading to December 25. Historic downtown stores like Minion and Katrantzos lured shoppers in with bright Christmas lights in their windows and Andy Williams season songs on their speakers.The Athens mayor was the sole public official in charge of Christmas street decorations and the heart of the city, between Omonoia and Syntagma squares, was cheerfully decorated with hundreds of gleaming, old fashioned lights – more like painted little lamps.”
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