“It was what I always wanted, just a family celebration and exciting surprises to look forward to.” In an America that celebrates both a religious and secular Christmas, South Asian Americans of other faiths are finding ways to make the holiday their own.
, say that the holiday has religious meaning for them, down more than 10 percentage points compared to a decade ago.
Several South Asian countries have large Christian communities, but combined populations of Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Sikhs and other religions make up the vast majority across the region. “When we’re talking about K-12 students, [celebrating Christmas] is also a way to allow kids to fit in — and that doesn’t mean that they are giving up their holidays, religion or culture,” Joshi said. “It is about wanting to be included and belong. Parents will go to great lengths to make sure their kids aren’t excluded and I think this is one way.”
For Aiman Dewji, a mother of four daughters in Sanford, Florida, instilling pride in Islamic traditions in her kids — who were the only Muslim, hijab-wearing girls in their elementary school — was a main priority when it came to celebrations. Thus, Dewji created Khadija on the Shelf — a hijab-wearing doll and Muslim spinoff of the traditional Elf on the Shelf. Just like the famously disappearing elf, Khadija only comes out during Ramadan, equipped with 30 days of Islamic lessons and games, like scavenger hunts for sweet treats to enjoy after they break their fast at sundown, or props to act out Islamic stories.
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