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Muslim man's Twitter thread on first Christmas goes viral
Mohammad Hussain (far right) with his roommates. <br/> Photo: Mohammad Hussain/Twitter
The post resonated with thousands around the world, and even caught the attention of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau
What is Christmas all about? Well, if you're going by that evergreen Andy Williams classic, it's the most wonderful time of the year. If you're going by one Muslim man celebrating his very first Christmas this year, it's a wonderfully viral Twitter thread.
Earlier this week, Canada-based Mohammad Hussain took to the social media platform to talk about how, because he wasn't going home this year due to the pandemic, his roommates were teaching him how to have his first proper Christmas. "Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas," he explained.
Mohammad then proceeded to offer his observations with "anthropological precision" — and judging by the 360,000 likes and 69,100 retweets (at the time of writing), they were all highly relatable.
"From the outside looking in, Christmas always seemed pretty simple," he noted, as part of the first of eight observations he made about the widely celebrated holiday. "I always thought you put up a tree and then gave gifts to family. This is a lie." Christmas, he seems to have discovered, is a "part time job that you have from mid-November to the end of December".
Mohammad's discoveries went on to include that gift budgets are a losing battle ("the perfect gift will always be $10 too expensive"), how the holiday involves a must-have, full-blown menu (complete with drink pairings and desserts), and the unwritten rule that you can buy yourself gifts but are not allowed to stuff your own stocking.
Also, that people have very strong feelings about their Christmas traditions. "If someone is insisting that certain food is what you have to eat Christmas morning, because that's their family tradition, do not suggest alternatives," he warns, joking, "They will stab you in the neck."
The post even caught the attention of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, who noted that Mohammad's thread just about "sums it up".
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