Christmas Gifts Decorations
Posted in Gift Boxed Baskets Ideas on 07/26/2006 03:56 pm by admin
Christmas Gifts Decorations Questions
can anyone tell me what is Christmas and a Christmas tree?
my family hates Christmas because it is witchcraft to them,we have never ever celebrated it,i have no idea what this thing called Christmas is,is it something you eat,I need to know what the following are
1)Christmas presents
2)Christmas tree,decorations,nativity,gifts,wrapping thing that gifts are wrapped in.
Christmas is a holiday that occurs every year on December 25th and is celebrated by Christians and most of the Western world. Its traditions are both secular and religious in nature.
Christmas can find its origins in the pagan Roman solstice celebrations of Saturnalia, Juvenalia (with its emphasis on children) and the birth of Mithras, child of the unconquerable sun supposedly born December 25th. These celebrations included feasting, the exchange of gifts, and evergreen boughs. Many cultures featured evergreens as part of their solstice celebrations. The evergreen came to symbolize the coming spring, and was sometimes seen as a promise from the gods that spring would thaw the cold and snow-covered world. Germany is generally credited with bringing a full tree indoors instead of just boughs, and Martin Luther is credited with decorating a tree with candles in an attempt to recreate a scene he witnessed while passing through a forest. As Germans emigrated around the world, so too did their traditions and the German husband of Queen Victoria put up a tree at the palace.
In the 4th century AD, the Church decided to cement its popularity with the people and gain converts by adopting the Roman solstice celebrations and giving them a new spin. It was decided to honor the birth of Christ on December 25th even though the Bible gives no date for his birth. Most scholars agree that Christ was probably born in the spring, since shepherds don’t tend their flocks in the fields on cold December nights (a key point of the story of the Nativity).
A quick synopsis of the story of the Nativity: Joseph and Mary are traveling and Mary, a virgin having been impregnated by God, is about to give birth. They stop in Bethlehem and are told the inn is full, but they could sleep in the manger. Jesus is born, animals gather to witness, three wise men from the east arrive bearing gifts for the child having been lead to him by a bright star in the sky, and angels appear to shepherds in the field to announce the birth.
Modern secular traditions of Christmas include the tree, ornaments and decorations, the giving of gifts, and Santa Claus – a mythical figure said to pop down chimneys to fill the stockings of good boys and girls with gifts. Other countries and cultures have different versions of a gift-giving figure from Father Christmas to Bobo Natale.
The link will give you a lot of information about Christmas, its traditions and their origin.
My spirit is CRUSHED. 4 deaths in my family in 1 year, having Christmas BLUES, please uplift my spirits?
I was the girl that looked forward to Christmas, bought over 50 gifts for everyone, decked out my home, put pretty lights outside. This year, I’m just not myself, not feeling Christmas. I’m not in a shopping mood and dreading the fact that I have to go shopping. And believe me, I am a very very generous and giving person.
The outside of my house looks so dark, not one light is up. 
My husband put up a Christmas tree (those fake ones that look real), he decorated it. Looking at the tree depressed me, so I removed all decorations from it. It is still standing, just without no decorations. My next move was going to be to put it back in its box and store it away in the garage. I just feel so sad this year. Please tell me something nice to uplift my spirits. Please, no sarcasm.
My heart is aching for you and the pain that you must be feeling.
Putting away the tree will not help. Can you ask some friends to come over and rally together to help you decorate inside and outside?
Play carols on your CD player, take your husband for a walk together, just the two of you, and look around the neighbourhood lights at night, and have some quiet reflective time.
This Christmas will not be the same, do not worry about buying gifts, all your family and friends will know what you are going through, none will expect you to be yourself.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and those you love.
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