The Haleem family had a pink Christmas tree. The pink tree was part of it. “Obviously they told us about Ramadan and Eid,” he says, “but they didn't want my sister and me to feel left out.”The pink Christmas tree was key. “It's a Christmas tree to acknowledge that we are participating in Christmas,” he says, “but it's pink to suggest that we're doing it our way.”Even before the arrival of the pink tree Aamer's parents had developed a family version of Western tradition. “I actually discovered my favourite Christmas song after coming down here — Augie Rios and 'Donde Esta Santa Claus?'

Source: CBC News December 20, 2021 05:02 UTC