Christmas
is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Chris and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, Christmas music and caroling, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.
The Chronography of 354 AD contains early evidence of the celebration on December 25 of a Christian liturgical feast of the birth of Jesus. This was in Rome, while in Eastern Christianity the birth of Jesus was already celebrated in connection with the Epiphany on January 6. The December 25 celebration was imported into the East later: in Antioch by John Chrysostom towards the end of the 4th century, probably in 388, and in Alexandria only in the following century. Even in the West, the January 6 celebration of the nativity of Jesus seems to have continued until after 380. In 245, Origen of Alexandria, writing about Leviticus 12:1–8, commented that Scripture mentions only sinners as celebrating their birthdays, namely Pharaoh, who then had his chief baker hanged (Genesis 40:20–22), and Herod, who then had John the Baptist beheaded (Mark 6:21–27), and mentions saints as cursing the day of their birth, namely Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:14–15) and Job (Job 3:1–16).[43] In 303, Arnobius ridiculed the idea of celebrating the birthdays of gods, a passage cited as evidence that Arnobius was unaware of any nativity celebration. Since Christmas does not celebrate Christ's birth "as God" but "as man", this is not evidence against Christmas being a feast at this time. The fact the Donatists of North Africa celebrated Christmas may indicate that the feast was established by the time that church was created in 311.
Many popular customs associated with Christmas developed independently of the commemoration of Jesus' birth, with certain elements having origins in pre-Christian festivals that were celebrated around the winter solstice by pagan populations who were later converted to Christianity. These elements, including the Yule log from Yule and gift giving from Saturnalia, became syncretized into Christmas over the centuries. The prevailing atmosphere of Christmas has also continually evolved since the holiday's inception, ranging from a sometimes raucous, drunken, carnival-like state in the Middle Ages, to a tamer family-oriented and children-centered theme introduced in a 19th-century reformation. Additionally, the celebration of Christmas was banned on more than one occasion within certain Protestant groups, such as the Puritans, due to concerns that it was too pagan or unbiblical
Merry christmas to all
ReplyDeleteThe Chronography of 354 AD contains early evidence of the celebration on December 25 of a Christian liturgical feast of the birth of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
ReplyDeleteDavid Cameron and his team at the ready in case Santa turns out to be Bulgarian
ReplyDeleteThen the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store
ReplyDeleteChristmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas
ReplyDelete“How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts
ReplyDeleteWindows are as essential to office prestige as Christmas is to retailing.Yep, I'm a geek. Ever since I got the Millennium Falcon for Christmas in 1978. And I still have it, in perfect condition, just without the box... but I still play with it!
ReplyDelete“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....”
ReplyDeleteI got my first instrument for Christmas when I was three or four years old. My parents got me a mandolin because it was the only instrument that would fit me because I was so small. I went straight from that into the drums when I was six, and then I started playing guitar when I was seven or eight.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it.
ReplyDelete"Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles.”
One Christmas I had no money, and so I went home and just, like, wrote a poem; I mean, I didn't write them, but I just handed out poems as Christmas presents. Like, 'Here's a Pablo Neruda poem that really made me think of you.'
ReplyDelete“Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.”
ReplyDeleteDavid Cameron and his team at the ready in case Santa turns out to be Bulgarian
ReplyDeleteHe who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
ReplyDeletePart of me wants to be married and have everybody around the table for Christmas. But when you're married, your life becomes integrated solely with that person. There are too many characters running around inside me. Maybe they should all be married to somebody different.
ReplyDelete“Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.”
ReplyDeleteHarriet Walker: Gaudy jumpers with reindeers and robins are suddenly ubiquitous, sold on the notion that they're as traditional as turkey
ReplyDeletePart of me wants to be married and have everybody around the table for Christmas. But when you're married, your life becomes integrated solely with that person. There are too many characters running around inside me. Maybe they should all be married to somebody different.
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!
ReplyDelete“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
ReplyDeletePart of me wants to be married and have everybody around the table for Christmas. But when you're married, your life becomes integrated solely with that person. There are too many characters running around inside me. Maybe they should all be married to somebody different.
ReplyDelete“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
ReplyDeleteChristmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
ReplyDeleteHarriet Walker: Gaudy jumpers with reindeers and robins are suddenly ubiquitous, sold on the notion that they're as traditional as turkey
ReplyDeleteThen, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff.
ReplyDelete“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
ReplyDeleteMy very first acting role was Tiny Tim in 'A Christmas Carol,' It was a life changer. I remember thinking, 'Oh, I feel like I belong here. This feels right. Nothing else feels this good.'
ReplyDeleteChristmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.
ReplyDeleteBy the time we've reached Christmas, the same old tunes have been playing for weeks. Could you write something to add a new seasonal twist
ReplyDelete“Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ”
ReplyDeleteI grew up playing games, and I remember Christmas 1981 when my dad got us an Intellivision, and we all sat around and played 'Astrosmash' for hours on end. It was a big part of my youth.
ReplyDeleteWhen we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
ReplyDeleteI'd rather be able to wish people in the US a Merry Christmas this week without having to worry if they'll be offended
ReplyDelete“I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time. ”
ReplyDeleteGod seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.
ReplyDelete“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....”
ReplyDeleteMy Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as far from sheltered California and Japan as possible.
ReplyDeleteI wrapped my Christmas presents early this year, but I used the wrong paper. See, the paper I used said 'Happy Birthday' on it. I didn't want to waste it so I just wrote 'Jesus' on it.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather be able to wish people in the US a Merry Christmas this week without having to worry if they'll be offended
ReplyDelete“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
ReplyDeleteThe upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug! Too commercial! Then I became an agnostic. Christmas was a pro-forma affair, basically a chore. Buy mother a book, dad a new tie, my brother and sister small gifts. Pretend thanks for the fountain pens and shirts I received.
ReplyDeleteI once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.
ReplyDeleteIn a competitive city like New York or London, each missed opportunity feels like an endless game of trying to keep up
ReplyDelete“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
ReplyDeleteThe upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug! Too commercial! Then I became an agnostic. Christmas was a pro-forma affair, basically a chore. Buy mother a book, dad a new tie, my brother and sister small gifts. Pretend thanks for the fountain pens and shirts I received.
ReplyDeleteWe consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice.
ReplyDeleteHenry Wadsworth Longfellow
ReplyDelete“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.
ReplyDeletein the two weeks prior to Christmas, these legions of the damned stalk our cities and taverns
ReplyDelete“Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.
ReplyDeleteChristmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.
ReplyDeleteI intend to keep writing Christmas songs. There's still a lot more about Christmas that can be captured and feel like old-time Christmas. A lot of the traditions haven't been explained in song.
ReplyDelete“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
ReplyDeleteIt's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.
ReplyDeleteOur over-indulgent society has turned children into greedy little emperors. Thank Santa I can look forward to a Christmas with adults
ReplyDelete“I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time. ”
ReplyDeleteI think it's important not to grow up too fast. I'm 26 now, and I still can't wait for Christmas Day. The inner seven-year-old isn't buried too deeply in me.
ReplyDeleteThe Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
ReplyDeleteAt school, there was an annual school disco and I'd be standing in my bedroom wondering what to wear for hours on end. Eventually I'd arrive at a decision that was just the most ridiculous costume you could have ever devised - I think it was probably knitted Christmas jumpers on top of buttoned-up white shirts.
ReplyDelete“I need a weapon,” Valkyrie muttered.
ReplyDelete“You’re an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in
a variety of martial arts by some of the best fighters in the world,” Skulduggery pointed out. “I’m fairly certain that makes you a weapon.”
“I mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick.”
“I’ll buy you a stick for Christmas.”
You don't have to be a Christian to see the appeal of this season. Jews, Muslims and Hindus are getting in on the act
ReplyDelete“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!”
ReplyDeleteFor Christmas I do gift bags for my friends and the cast, and I put 'treat yo self' key chains in there. And people send me pictures of 'treat yo self' all the time.
ReplyDeleteChristmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.
ReplyDelete“One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
ReplyDelete“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”
ReplyDeletein the two weeks prior to Christmas, these legions of the damned stalk our cities and taverns
ReplyDeleteMoving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
ReplyDeleteAs you trawl the crowded shopping aisles in search of Christmas presents, your mind is playing tricks on you. And here they are
ReplyDeleteI've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.
ReplyDelete“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.”
ReplyDeleteA lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is far and away my favorite holiday. I love everything about it, from the event that inspired it, hoping for a white one, to wrapping presents. But mostly I love having family and friends gathered, and sharing traditions.
ReplyDelete“Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it.
ReplyDelete"Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles.”
Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has become more ecumenical and secular, it has lost much of the magic that I remember so fondly from childhood.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to be critical of how famous people portray themselves. Yet we're all succumbing to holiday PR rituals
ReplyDelete“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....”
ReplyDeleteI don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.
ReplyDeleteEvery Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has become more ecumenical and secular, it has lost much of the magic that I remember so fondly from childhood.
ReplyDelete“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....”
ReplyDeleteStop aspiring to someone else's fantasy – and have a recipe for dishwasher vodka to hand
ReplyDeleteOnce again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I was one of the few trusted people that Lucy allowed to play with their kids. I spent time at their summer home, rode horses at their ranch, and swam at their beach house. I even spent a Christmas with them at Palm Springs one year.
ReplyDelete“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans--and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused--and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.”
ReplyDeleteNo sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace, is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLet's be naughty and save Santa the trip.At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.
ReplyDeleteStop aspiring to someone else's fantasy – and have a recipe for dishwasher vodka to hand
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ReplyDelete“How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!”
I do love Christmas, although my wife puts me to shame. She is a huge Christmas fan, so we do love us some Christmas in our house.
ReplyDeleteI love the atmosphere at the mall - everything about Christmas. I don't think anything specific gets me in the holiday spirit except for the holidays themselves.
ReplyDeleteNothing says holidays, like a cheese log.That's the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
ReplyDeleteFox News anchor Megyn Kelly has sparked off a festive spat with her comments about Santa Claus's skin colour – so much for seasonal goodwill
ReplyDeleteThere are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much else happening anywhere else in the world, time to focus on the people you love and the activities that you enjoy, time to exercise, to read.
ReplyDeleteOnce we followed the star, now we follow the stars, hoping that they too might follow us. It's time for a reality check
ReplyDeleteThat special patriarchy-smashing someone got you stumped? Here are some solid gift suggestions for the feminist in your life
ReplyDeleteI put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began to write. The result, for better or for worse, is the 'Christmas Spirits.' I plan to read it to my grandson.
ReplyDeleteAt Christmas, 'It's a Wonderful Life' makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it's coming.Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early' guy. I've just always been that way.
ReplyDeleteThe trend of buying presents for yourself is giving a whole new meaning to 'have yourself a merry little Christmas
ReplyDeleteDad bought me a toy drum one Christmas, and I eventually destroyed it. I wanted a real drum and he bought me a snare drum. Dad continued to buy me one drum after the other.
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.
ReplyDeleteAs dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
ReplyDeleteI'd say probably not. But then again, if I were part of a shadowy media cover-up, that's exactly what I would say
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to be critical of how famous people portray themselves. Yet we're all succumbing to holiday PR rituals
ReplyDeleteThe supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts.
ReplyDeleteI think Christmas is about celebration and come on, on the inside everyone wants to dance.Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
ReplyDeleteGaudy jumpers with reindeers and robins are suddenly ubiquitous, sold on the notion that they're as traditional as turkey
ReplyDeleteExpectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
ReplyDeleteThat cliche about the future lying in "clicks and mortar" appears finally to be coming true
ReplyDeleteWith reports of staff abuse and higher prices, online shopping isn't all it's cracked up to be – and consumers are voting with their feet
ReplyDeleteChristmas wish is the ideal way to pray for love and peace for all. Wishes can be given to anyone
ReplyDeleteThe marketing of a traditional family Christmas is relentless, but no eggnog cupcake that I purchase will ever unify
ReplyDeletewhether you know a person or not. It is the way to share your feelings and happiness .
ReplyDeleteChristmas wish is the ideal way to pray for love and peace for all. Wishes can be given to anyone, with all those whom you come across on this sacred occasion
ReplyDeleteYou never know; you might make a lonely person smile because of your Christmas wish.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of Christmas wishes can go a long way in maintaining relationships and creating a bond that can only become stronger with time.
ReplyDeleteChristmas wishes come in many different forms but have one single essence - To spread peace and happiness on this sacred occasion.
ReplyDelete• Wish you a Merry Christmas and may this festival bring abundant joy and happiness in your life!
ReplyDelete• May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
ReplyDelete• You are special, you are unique; may your Christmas be also as special and unique as you are! Merry Christmas
ReplyDelete• Here's wishing you all the joys of the season. Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDelete• May joy and happiness snow on you, may the bells jingle for you and may Santa be extra good to you! Merry Christmas!.
ReplyDelete• May this Christmas be bright and cheerful and may the New Year begin on a prosperous note!
ReplyDelete• Love, Peace and Joy came down on earth on Christmas day to make you happy and cheerful. May Christmas spread cheer in your lives!
ReplyDelete• Sending the warmest Christmas wishes to you and your family. May God shower his choicest blessings on you and your family this Christmas
ReplyDelete• May all your days be merry and bright and may your Christmas be white! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.
ReplyDelete• It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDelete• May Christ bless you with all the happiness and success you deserve! Merry Xmas!
ReplyDeleteI put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began to write. The result, for better or for worse, is the 'Christmas Spirits.' I plan to read it to my grandson.
ReplyDelete• I am dreaming of white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write, May your days be merry and bright, and May all your Christmases be white. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHe who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.
ReplyDelete• May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this Holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your Christmas be filled with peace and love. Merry Xmas.
ReplyDelete• May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness. MERRY CHRISTMAS
ReplyDeleteChristmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
ReplyDelete• Chritmas ka yeh pyara tyohaar jeevan mein laye khushiyan apaar, santa clause aaye aapke dwar, subhkamna hamari kare sweekar. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteI once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.
ReplyDeleteChristmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
ReplyDeleteI once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is the right time to give vent to your creativity and artistic capabilities and encourage kids to do something constructive that they can enjoy too.
ReplyDeleteChristmas crafts will also keep your children busy and make them aware of the stories related to the holiday season
ReplyDeletewhich you can tell them while helping them to do the crafts. Making crafts also gives you an opportunity to spend quality
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas candle arrangements, gift wrap ideas, homemade Christmas ornaments and Rudolph and Snowman crafts can be used as a part of decorations for the ceremonious occasion.
ReplyDeleteA lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
ReplyDeleteTeach them how to use materials that are available at home. It is definite that such crafts would attract the immediate attention of your Christmas time visitors. The appreciation in their eyes and compliments will surely be the
ReplyDeleteLet's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
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ReplyDeleteI love being home at Christmastime.
ReplyDeleteAt Christmas our house is like a Donnie and Marie Christmas Special.
ReplyDeleteChristmas ornaments and Rudolph and Snowman crafts can be used as a part of decorations for the ceremonious occasion.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.
ReplyDeleteT'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
ReplyDeleteIn order to motivate the artist to make more such beautiful crafts, you may show the crafts to your friends and relatives. Suggest the little ones to make some easy crafts that do not require much efforts as well as easy on your
ReplyDeleteThe excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
ReplyDeletePets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period.
ReplyDeleteAt Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.
ReplyDeleteThe sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.
ReplyDeleteAt Christmas our house is like a Donnie and Marie Christmas Special
ReplyDeletePeople say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents.
ReplyDeleteWhen you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.
ReplyDeleteUnless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.
ReplyDeletei love christmas festival as i vl get more and more gifts
ReplyDeletesenta clossThe appreciation in their eyes and compliments will surely be the
ReplyDeleteChristmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
ReplyDeleteDale Evans
The celebrations of Christmas are incomplete without the exchange of gifts.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it is a tradition that is followed since ages. When it comes to Christmas presents, the gift-wrap play a prominent role
ReplyDeletebecause they are the things that make the gifts look attractive. Gift-wrapping is a most important part of the art of gifting
ReplyDeletewhich should never be neglected. Your care and attention in wrapping the gift shows how much you care for the person receiving it.
ReplyDeleteThe celebrations of Christmas are marked by feasting, singing songs and carols
ReplyDeleteChristmas makes everything twice as sad.
ReplyDeletecooking, decorating the tree and home and making beautiful crafts
ReplyDeletechristmas makes me happy
ReplyDeleteTalking about the crafts, maximum of them are made to serve as embellishments for Christmas tree and wreath
ReplyDeleteIn the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.
ReplyDeleteThe decorative items can also be used to decorate home and premises.
ReplyDeleteThe holiday season of Christmas is much awaited by kids
ReplyDeleten fact, it is a tradition that is followed since ages. When it comes to Christmas presents, the gift-wrap play a prominent role
ReplyDeleteas it is the time to let loose all the tensions of homework
ReplyDeleteindulge in merrymaking, with a lot of fun
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends.
ReplyDeleteAlthough they are freed from their school assignments
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
ReplyDeletetheir parents would make sure
ReplyDeletethe birth year of Jesus is estimated among modern historians to have been between 7 and 2 BC, the exact month and day of his birth are unknow
ReplyDeletetheir creative skills are sharpened, during the vacation
ReplyDeleteOne of most common ways adopted by parents, to groom the imaginary skills of their children
ReplyDeleteThe date of Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after early Christians believed Jesus to have been conceived, or with one or more ancient polytheistic festivals that occurred near southern solstice
ReplyDeleteWarm glow and fragrance of a beautiful candle sets everyone at ease, instantly. A Christmas tree, glowing in the light of brightly lit candles and sparkling lights, sets the mood of the party.
ReplyDeleteYou can contribute your part to the celebrations by displaying your best homemade candles in unique ways
ReplyDeleteThe celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins.
ReplyDeletepassing them off as Christmas gifts to your loved ones.
ReplyDeleteChristmas crackers or holiday poppers find their origin in British traditions.
ReplyDeletein the West, the January 6 celebration of the nativity of Jesus seems to have continued until after 380. In 245, Origen of Alexandria, writing about Leviticus 12:1–8, commented that Scripture mentions only sinners as celebrating their birthdays, namely Pharaoh, who then had his chief baker hanged
ReplyDeleteThey are usually used to play pranks during the holiday season. A Christmas crack
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