Winter time!

Hello everyone. How are you all doing? Winter is starting to set in here at MSU. Today it was very cold and windy. Walking to class has become a very frigid experience! I was wondering what winter is like at your university. Do you have any celebrations or traditions for this time of year? In December, there are several religious holidays, as well as New Years. For instance, my family celebrates Christmas at the end of December. I'll try to get you a picture of our Christmas tree. All in all, it is a very fun time of the year.
I see some of you wrote about fashion. What do you think of American fashion?
These past few weeks we have been learning keigo. It a very complex system of communication. I liked learning about it, though. I don't think anything worth learning would be easy ^_^
We are just entering our finals week. I always look forward to these few weeks. They are a bit stressful, but I like knowing I can go home soon. Plus, at MSU there is a funny little tradition the students do on campus during exam week. It's called the Midnight Scream. Its when all the students in the dorms open their windows at Midnight, and scream. Sometimes, they shout very funny things. It sounds odd, but its fun when you have a room full of people yelling ridiculous things :)
Hope all is well, and good luck on any upcoming exams!