Happy Holidays from the Wilde Relocation Team! 🎄
2024 has been a wild ride (pun intended), and we couldn't have done it without our amazing clients and partners. While we may be experts in relocation, we also know how to have a good time—because a little fun makes even the busiest year better (proof: see photo 😉).
We wish you a relaxing holiday season and a smooth start to 2025!
Cheers, Your Wilde Relocation Team
At this year’s Christmas party, we were treated to something truly special.
Our manager and her husband invited our whole team to their home and went all out in the kitchen! A massive turkey with all the trimmings stole the show, and let’s just say no one left hungry.
But the fun didn’t stop there: We also played "Schrottwichteln"—a German holiday tradition that's like Secret Santa but with a twist. Instead of thoughtful gifts, you exchange funny, quirky, or totally useless items. It's all about having a good laugh and embracing the chaos!
We had a wonderful time full of food, fun, and festive cheer. A huge thank you to our wonderful host and manager —what a way to celebrate the season. 🎄✨
Kochi is located in southwest India on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala.
The state of Kerala has a Christian population of around 20%, so Christmas Day, 25 December, is a public holiday.
Christmas is a very important holiday in Kochi. The streets are decorated with fairy lights and the cityscape is bathed in a festive light. Houses are decorated with glowing stars, fairy lights and a richly decorated Christmas tree, which is made of plastic due to the lack of real trees.
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Christmas is celebrated in a very traditional way. Giving presents, as we do in the West, is not common.
There is a lot of cooking in the days before Christmas, and the food is distributed in the neighborhood at Christmas. It is not important that the neighbors are Christians themselves.
I was lucky enough to spend Christmas with a Christian family. The mother and daughter prepared meals that are not often eaten in normal life. They prepared a lot of meat, which is expensive. But at Christmas, only the best is good enough for the neighborhood.
In the evening, people go to church for midnight mass.
For many years, Cochin has celebrated a carnival that runs from Christmas to New Year. At Veli Ground, a large square in Fort Cochin, you can see one of the largest Christmas trees in India, decorated all over with lights. It is a festival with live music, food stalls and carnival. This is where Indian families go to celebrate. They dress up, the women in their finest sarees, the children in new clothes.
The highlight of the Cochin Carnival is the burning of a giant statue on New Year's Eve and a carnival procession through the streets of Fort Cochin on New Year's Day.
