"CHRISTMAS"
THE HOLY WORD ORGINATED AS CHRISTMASS, IT’S
DERIVED FROM THE MIDDLE ENGLISH.ALL OVER THE WORLD CHRISTMASS IS CELEBRATED IN
ALL COUNTRIES.
WHY WE
CELEBRATE?
THE HOLY GOD IN UNIVERSE DESIRE TO BORN IN EARTH, AT THE TIME OF
BORN.PEOPLE TO CALL THE NAME AS JESUS CHRIST OR OTHER WISE JESUS OR CHRIST YEAR (BETWEEN 7
AND 2 BC).
IT’S CHRISTMAS BECAUSE WE CELEBRATE JESUS' BIRTH ON THAT DAY.
ODDS ARE THAT HE WAS BORN IN LATE AUTUMN, AS INDICATED BY VARIOUS DESCRIPTIONS
FOUND IN THE GOSPEL (PARTICULARLY THE SHEPHERDS).THE REASONS FOR WHY WE CELEBRATE ON THE
25TH ARE MULTIFACETED, AND HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. THE FIRST REASON STEMS
FROM JEWISH TRADITION.
JEWISH TRADITION SAID THAT THE FIRST DAY OF CREATION WAS
THE SPRING EQUINOX. EARLY CHRISTIANS, PARTICULARLY JEWISH CHRISTIANS, VIEWED
THE COMING OF CHRIST AS THE START OF A NEW CREATION, AND SO SET THE DATE OF HIS
CONCEPTION TO BE THE SPRING EQUINOX. (CATHOLICS STILL CELEBRATE JESUS'
CONCEPTION ON THIS DATE). NEXT IS THE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE PERSECUTED
CHURCH.
THEY WISHED TO CELEBRATE CHRIST'S BIRTH, BUT IT WOULD BE RATHER...
OBVIOUS... IF THEY WERE CELEBRATING ON A DAY THAT OTHERS WERE NOT. VERY EASY TO
SPOT THE CHRISTIANS IF THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES HAVING THE PARTY. SO INSTEAD, THEY
HAD THEIR PARTY IN THE MIDDLE OF WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IN ROME WAS CELEBRATING:
DECEMBER 25TH.
NINE MONTHS AND SOME CHANGE LATER IS DECEMBER
25TH. SO THERE IS THAT. AS THE CHURCH GREW IN POWER AND BECAME THE DOMINANT
RELIGION IN THE WORLD, DECEMBER 25TH REMAINED A GOOD DATE FOR THE CELEBRATION
OF CHRIST'S BIRTH AS IT WAS EASY TO CO-OPT PAGANS BY TELLING THEM TO JUST
CELEBRATE THEIR SOLSTICE A FEW DAYS LATER AND WORSHIP JESUS INSTEAD OF WHATEVER
OTHER GOD THEY WERE WORSHIPING AT THE TIME.AND FINALLY... IT BECAME TRADITION, AND TO DO IT
ON ANY OTHER DAY WOULD JUST SEEM STRANGE.
CHRISTMAS:
EVERY YEAR DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON.
PEOPLE S FULLY OCCUPIED WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS RATHER IT WILL BE BETTER TO TOUCH UP TO GIVING TIME TO
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
BUT THEY SPENT SOME TIME WITH FRIENDS DURING
CHRISTMAS
THEY WENT TO SHOPPING WITH THEIR
FRIENDS, FAMILY, LOVERS, ETC…
CHRISTMAS PARTY:
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WENT TO
CHURCH FIRST EARLY OF THE DAY WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS , ENJOY SERVICE, MOSTLY
THEY WILL SPEAK THE MESSAGE IN CHURCH, LATER WITH THEIR FAMILY & KIDS WENT FOR SPECIAL BREAKFAST & WILL HAVE FUN. WITH
KIDS .AFTER NOON CHICKEN TOAST, ETC…WITH FRY CURRY.
KIDS WILL LEAD THE PARTY.
EVENING VISIT SLUMS, NEEDY ARES SHARE THE LOVE OF GOD WITH THEM
&DISTRIBUTES CHRISTMAS SWEETS MORE GIFTS WITH THEM. NIGHT FAMILY PRAYER
AFTER CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH ALL MY FAMILIES GET TOGETHER AND FINISH THEIR
FAMILY CHRISTMAS.
CHOCOLATES AND DISHES:
EVERY ONE SHARES THEIR HAPPINESS WITH
CANDIES, BECAUSE SWEET MAY SYMBOLIC OF SHARENESS.ESPECIALLY CHILDREN LIKE
CANDIES BUT SPEACIAL DAY CHILDRENS EXPECTING MORE CANDIES.
AFTER DISHES EVERY
ONE WHAT THEY LIKE EAT THEIR FAVOURITE FOODS AT THAT DAY.
SANTA CLAUS:
AT THE TIME OF CHRISTMAS CHILDRENS HERO IS SANTA CLAUS
,BEACAUSE SANTA GIVE MORE CANDIES,GIFTS ETC…..KIDS ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK ON SANTA
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bharath kumaran
