A Muslim man who is celebrating his very first Christmas is sharing his observations about the holiday on social media - and they are hilariously accurate.

For many of us, Christmas is our favorite time of the year. And whether we're Christian or not, there are many traditions that seem perfectly ordinary to us, but may raise a lightbulb if you've never celebrated Christmas before.

For example, Mohammad Hussain is a Muslim man who is celebrating his very first Christmas this year.

Hussain won't be spending the holiday season with his family this year, and so he has been encouraged by his roommates to embrace the festive cheer and celebrate his very first Christmas.

Writing on Twitter, Hussain explains: "Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.

"I am approaching this with anthropological precision.

"Here are a few observations."

After documenting his experience, I'm sure many of us that do celebrate Christmas will be left wondering why on Earth we have so many bizarre rituals.

Pointing out his first finding, Hussain writes: "Observation 1: Christmas is a part time job that you have from mid-November to the end of December.

"From the outside looking in, Christmas always seemed pretty simple. I always thought you put up a tree and then gave gifts to family. This is a lie.

"Do you want to sleep in on a Saturday? Too bad. Go put up some lights inside the house.

"Oh you want to sleep in on Sunday? Too bad. Go put up some lights outside the house.

"Next weekend? Nope. Every free moment you have will be spent agonizing over the gifts you must buy."

For his second observation, Hussain noticed that people can be very particular about their own traditions within the usual traditions.

He writes: "Observation 2: People have very strong feelings about their Christmas traditions.

"If someone is insisting that *certain food* is what you have to eat Christmas morning, because that's their family tradition, DO NOT SUGGEST ALTERNATIVES. They will stab you in the neck."

Next, Hussain points out the very bizarre point: "You can buy yourself a gift but you can't stuff your own stocking.

"I don't understand this one but I told my roommate I bought stuff for my stocking and they said that's not a thing.

"I don't care. I bought myself mint chapstick and I will fake surprise."

Observation four is perhaps the most relatable, as Hussain writes: "Your gift budget does not matter.

"You can set this budget as high as you want but the perfect gift will always be $10 too expensive. There is no winning. Just give up."

And something my mom will definitely relate to is Observation 5, as Hussain explains: "There are two streams of Christmas ornaments. The 'fillers' and the 'keepers'.

"The fillers are the generic ones. The keepers are meant to be more special and unique. This second stream is stored in your family's reliquary to be one day passed on to the children."

As a result of this, Hussain bought his very first "keeper" ornament. writes: "My roommates encouraged me to buy my own keeper ornament.

"They told me to find something that made me smile and that was special to me. I bought this one and I am very happy. It is an everything bagel."

This directly resulted in Observation six: "ORNAMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.

"That cost me $15.99. That's more than three everything bagels. I am furious. For what it cost, you best believe that I am insisting that it be passed on to my great grandchildren. If they break it I will haunt them."

Observation number seven is perhaps something many families can relate to, and that is that "the religious aspect of Christmas is optional."

Hussain adds: "I really like this one. If I was to suggest having a secular Ramadan to my mother she would have a heart attack. I will however be trying to get my family to do a Secret Santa for Eid. The name's being workshopped."

Which brings us on to the most important observation (well, for my family, at least): "Observation 8: You need a 'menu'.

"Yeah... This one is where they lost me. Last Christmas my family ordered Popeyes and watched a movie. My roommate has an entire menu with wine pairings and desserts planned."

Hussain ended his observations by giving a shoutout to those of us who have put ourselves through the struggles that come with Christmas year-in and year-out.

He writes: "To wrap things up I want to applaud longtime Christmas celebrators. This is a lot of work and very tiring.

"I will say I am having a very pleasant time. I am learning that I enjoy Christmas music and gift purchasing. I am also learning that I do not enjoy peppermint."

After seeing his tweets blow up on social media, Hussain opted to use his platform to drive his newfound audience to do a good deed this year:

A Muslim man who is celebrating his very first Christmas is sharing his observations about the holiday on social media - and they are hilariously accurate.

For many of us, Christmas is our favorite time of the year. And whether we're Christian or not, there are many traditions that seem perfectly ordinary to us, but may raise a lightbulb if you've never celebrated Christmas before.

For example, Mohammad Hussain is a Muslim man who is celebrating his very first Christmas this year.

Hussain won't be spending the holiday season with his family this year, and so he has been encouraged by his roommates to embrace the festive cheer and celebrate his very first Christmas.

Writing on Twitter, Hussain explains: "Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.

"I am approaching this with anthropological precision.

"Here are a few observations."

After documenting his experience, I'm sure many of us that do celebrate Christmas will be left wondering why on Earth we have so many bizarre rituals.

Pointing out his first finding, Hussain writes: "Observation 1: Christmas is a part time job that you have from mid-November to the end of December.

"From the outside looking in, Christmas always seemed pretty simple. I always thought you put up a tree and then gave gifts to family. This is a lie.

"Do you want to sleep in on a Saturday? Too bad. Go put up some lights inside the house.

"Oh you want to sleep in on Sunday? Too bad. Go put up some lights outside the house.

"Next weekend? Nope. Every free moment you have will be spent agonizing over the gifts you must buy."

For his second observation, Hussain noticed that people can be very particular about their own traditions within the usual traditions.

He writes: "Observation 2: People have very strong feelings about their Christmas traditions.

"If someone is insisting that *certain food* is what you have to eat Christmas morning, because that's their family tradition, DO NOT SUGGEST ALTERNATIVES. They will stab you in the neck."

Next, Hussain points out the very bizarre point: "You can buy yourself a gift but you can't stuff your own stocking.

"I don't understand this one but I told my roommate I bought stuff for my stocking and they said that's not a thing.

"I don't care. I bought myself mint chapstick and I will fake surprise."

Observation four is perhaps the most relatable, as Hussain writes: "Your gift budget does not matter.

"You can set this budget as high as you want but the perfect gift will always be $10 too expensive. There is no winning. Just give up."

And something my mom will definitely relate to is Observation 5, as Hussain explains: "There are two streams of Christmas ornaments. The 'fillers' and the 'keepers'.

"The fillers are the generic ones. The keepers are meant to be more special and unique. This second stream is stored in your family's reliquary to be one day passed on to the children."

As a result of this, Hussain bought his very first "keeper" ornament. writes: "My roommates encouraged me to buy my own keeper ornament.

"They told me to find something that made me smile and that was special to me. I bought this one and I am very happy. It is an everything bagel."

This directly resulted in Observation six: "ORNAMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.

"That cost me $15.99. That's more than three everything bagels. I am furious. For what it cost, you best believe that I am insisting that it be passed on to my great grandchildren. If they break it I will haunt them."

Observation number seven is perhaps something many families can relate to, and that is that "the religious aspect of Christmas is optional."

Hussain adds: "I really like this one. If I was to suggest having a secular Ramadan to my mother she would have a heart attack. I will however be trying to get my family to do a Secret Santa for Eid. The name's being workshopped."

Which brings us on to the most important observation (well, for my family, at least): "Observation 8: You need a 'menu'.

"Yeah... This one is where they lost me. Last Christmas my family ordered Popeyes and watched a movie. My roommate has an entire menu with wine pairings and desserts planned."

Hussain ended his observations by giving a shoutout to those of us who have put ourselves through the struggles that come with Christmas year-in and year-out.

He writes: "To wrap things up I want to applaud longtime Christmas celebrators. This is a lot of work and very tiring.

"I will say I am having a very pleasant time. I am learning that I enjoy Christmas music and gift purchasing. I am also learning that I do not enjoy peppermint."

After seeing his tweets blow up on social media, Hussain opted to use his platform to drive his newfound audience to do a good deed this year: