Heavenly Kingdom: The Kingdom among the clouds

Chapter 117: Christmas Eve

[Azure Kingdom]

Christmas Eve, back on earth Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society.

Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches.

Since tradition holds that Jesus was born at night (based in the earth's bible Luke 2:6-8), Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at midnight, in commemoration of his birth. The idea of Jesus being born at night is reflected in the fact that Christmas Eve is referred to as Heilige Nacht (Holy Night) in German, Nochebuena (the Good Night) in Spanish and similarly in other expressions of Christmas spirituality, such as the song "Silent Night, Holy Night".

Many other varying cultural traditions and experiences are also associated with Christmas Eve around the world, including the gathering of family and friends, the singing of Christmas carols, the illumination and enjoyment of Christmas lights, trees, and other decorations, the wrapping, exchange and opening of gifts, and general preparation for Christmas Day. Legendary Christmas gift-bearing figures including Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind, and Saint Nicholas are also often said to depart for their annual journey to deliver presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve, although until the Protestant introduction of Christkind in 16th-century Europe, such figures were said to instead deliver presents on the eve of Saint Nicholas' feast day (6 December).

With Asagi's sudden announcement, her whole capital was naturally busied with the events as the angels prepared the Christmas eve according to how Asagi depicted it on her description. With that notion and the fact that the angels actually work fast, the angels and Gabriel had actually finished decorating the whole capital with Christmas décor that Asagi had prepared for the occasion.

In actuality Asagi only managed to recreate the Christmas balls, bells, and lights  as a decoration for the whole capital, as for the other Christmas décor, they had no choice but to improvise as they go along the way. For example is the Christmas tree, instead of a pine tree whjich is somewhat non-existent in this world, Asagi had no choice but to find a tallest tree within her territory and plant it in the middle of her capital's square.

After that she would decorate the whole tree with Christmas balls and lights, alongside some long golden trail of cloth that spans all over the tree till its top point. Last but not the least is the star on top which is literally made from gold that was crudely carved out by some blacksmith who was just passing by.

But despite this low quality effort of a decoration, as long as the Christmas light was spread all over the capital which is powered by Asagi's constant mana stream and slight light magic to alter the colors, such a sight would be practically merry alongside the pile of snow that had gathered across the capital.

But despite Asagi and her angels extensive preparation, the citizen in her kingdom was still confused on what Christmas eve is and for whom it is actu7al;ly dedicated. With that question laid out, Asagi had no choice but to lie that it was the time when the angels celebrate the birth of their ruler, which is practically the truth but also a lie.

For the reason why its a lie, is because all the citizens thought that it was the birth date of Asagi, after all she is the ruler of this paradise in the skies. and since the angels are under her command, they also thought that all the angels celebrates her life, when in actuality the celebration should be centered towards the true ruler of angels depicted in the bible.