Despite plates of freshly baked klecha cookies, traditional hymns and festive decorations, this Christmas is far from home for thousands of Chaldean Christians.
The day is a sombre holiday for Chaldean Iraqis who have fled violence and deteriorating security in their homeland, where they have claimed to have lived for over a millennia.
With some residing in Jordan for up to six years, the holiday provides a lone bright spot in a year filled with uncertainty, frustration and fear.
Source: Jordan Times (Jordan), December 24, 2009
