Ahok: Everyday is Christmas Day for Me
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Non-active Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) said this year’s Christmas celebration is no different from Christmas in the previous years because for him, every day is Christmas Day because he always prays every day.
"I don’t have a special prayer. For me, I pray every day,” he said after attending Christmas service at Kristus Yesus Pluit church in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Sunday.
For Ahok, Christmas is a God’s mission that comes to earth to save humankind. He also hopes that Christmas’ peace and joy can continue His mission to the hearts of everyone.
Ahok attended that service with his wife Veronica Tan, his eldest son Nickolas Sean Purnama, and his mother Buniarti Ningsih.
He also said that there is no special tradition during Christmas for him.
"I am not a type of person who believe in traditions because for me, every day is Christmas Day,” he said.
LARISSA HUDA