Japan has roughly the same proportion of Christians to non-Christians as China. Christmas there is celebrated by a large number of people - including a good many that follow other religions. For the Japanese, Christmas is a strictly secular celebration, considered a time for fun and gifts. There are Japanese versions of American Christmas carols; department stores have Christmas trees and Christmas sales; holly, bells, and decorations everywhere. Some believe that the Japanese awareness of Christmas is due in part to their large manufacturing interests in America. The religious aspects of the Japanese Christmas are confined to the areas touched by missionary work. In those parts, Christmas is celebrated with services, hymns, children's pageants, visits to hospitals, and other services for the needy.
About the Author...
Born and raised in the state of New York, R.M. Villoria began his writing career as a prolific songwriter. After two back-to-back tours as a Marine in Vietnam, Villoria spent the next few years owning and operating a myriad of businesses and in 1992 returned to writing, this time appeasing his appetite for suspense and horror fiction.
Born and raised in the state of New York, R.M. Villoria began his writing career as a prolific songwriter. After two back-to-back tours as a Marine in Vietnam, Villoria spent the next few years owning and operating a myriad of businesses and in 1992 returned to writing, this time appeasing his appetite for suspense and horror fiction.
Years in the making, his ghostly tales touching on the underpinnings of quantum physics and the paranormal are now ready for the public. As his first published work, Villoria presents readers with Volume One of his series “Tales From the Mind Field.”
Villoria has a son and daughter and lives in Las Vegas with his Wife.
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