Noël et le Nouvel An sont des périodes où les familles se réunissent. Comme le veut la tradition du Village des Pruniers, nous nous efforçons de créer un foyer spirituel chaleureux et aimant où chacun peut revenir. Cette année, nous avons organisé une retraite du Nouvel An en ligne avec plus de 1 200 personnes. Ensemble, comme une grande famille élargie, nous avons généré les énergies de courage, d’amour et d’espoir pour 2021. Nous avons offert des rouleaux de printemps à nos voisins et voisines, avons célébré l’Avent et partagé notre joie de chanter des chants de Noël dans notre voisinage. Nous avons célébré les veillées de Noel et du Nouvel An avec des chansons, des sketch, des danses, et beaucoup de joie.
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Offering Christmas songs to our neighbors. 
Making spring rolls… 
…in mindfulness. 
Express cooling the spring rolls to pack into boxes, ready for delivery. 
Many hands make light works 
The gift is ready for delivery. 
Many friends to offer our love and gratitude to. 
Bicycling to deliver to our neighbors. 
Joyeux Noel… 
et bonne annee 
…offering love and care. 
Live streaming Christmas Eve performances for people all over the world to join us. 
The monastic choir offered « Away in a manger » 
Feliz Navidad offered in a true Spanish spirit. 
« I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas… from the bottom of my heart. » 
A Christmas skit 
Long-term lay friends offering their joy and happiness. 
The technical team working tirelessly to connect people and ensure the live stream works well. 
The camera and sound team 
Christmas gathering for the monastic community on the 25th of December as a spiritual family to celebrate our brotherhood and sisterhood. 
Retelling the story of the Little Brown Riding Hood. 
Santa Clauses visit Plum Village. 
New Hamlet sisters offering a gift to the Son Ha brothers. 
Offering simple gifts between the three hamlets in the Christmas gathering for the monastic community. 
Lower Hamlet sisters offering a gift to Upper Hamlet brothers. 
Upper Hamlet offering New Hamlet a gift. 
Singing together 
The Prajna bell and drum are invited to welcome the New Year in a ceremony which was live streamed for the retreatants of the New Year’s retreat. 
Sitting and cultivating peace and solidity for the coming year. 
Offering incense to the Buddha and the ancestors. 
Reading the new year prayer to the Buddha and our ancestors, and expressing our aspiration for the year. 
Offering tea to the Buddha and the ancestors 
A Plum Village tradition is to write down a wish and aspiration for the New Year and burn it in a fire of collective awakening. 
Requesting support from the whole cosmos to realize our aspiration. 
Connecting with our global family to enjoy a some reflections and performances before the New year ceremony. 
Performing the song of the 16 mindful breathing exercises. 
Long-term lay friends offer a creative dance.
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