Do you know the origins of Christmas traditions? Currently, the exchange of gifts has been sold and, unfortunately, are forced to spend more than they can afford to keep Jones. Maybe if we follow the example of early Christians and gifts to the poor or invited to participate in the festive meal, which would the true meaning of Christmas.
The act of giving began with the families inviting the poor to share Christmas dinner with them. The aim was to ensure that you get the value several times over the next year.
Your Christmas tree represents the triumph of life over death and now refers to the living Christ. Sparks from the Yule log symbolizes the light that came from heaven when Christ was born.
In the U.S., in the light of Christmas candles represent the Star of Bethlehem. Because holly is evergreen Druids believed that is favored by the sun and is the living Christ. The flowers are white for purity, red fruit, blood, leaves, his crown of thorns, and the bitterness of his grief of the cortex.
The results of hanging mistletoe Freyja, a Norse god, get the mistletoe promise never hurt anyone after her son was killed by an arrow of mistletoe. His goodness promise of winter flowers for next year and are a symbol of peace and love.
We sing carols door to door to represent the life of Christ. In Scandinavia, a party has been given to the god Thor symbolized by a goat. It is intended to die after have sung a lot of dancing and then come back to life.
In ancient Greece, Poseidon, god of the sea, was known as the giver of all good, because of its ability cause terrible storms and sea grant a safe journey. After the rise of Christianity, Nicholas of Myra, a bishop of Asia, wearing red, rode a white horse I could fly and delivered gifts anonymously has been honored as the gift giver and became St. Nicholas or Santa Claus.
Thomas Edison invented bulb in 1879 and in 1882 his partner, Edward Johnson, lighted Christmas tree with colorful balloons the size of nuts. In 1890, Edison electrically Christmas lights on the market. Its brochure says: "There are few forms of decoration more beautiful and more fun than miniature incandescent lamps placed between the flowers or garlands or woven wreaths, Christmas trees or conservatories … "
The first Christmas card was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, an artist, John Calcott in 1843 .. It was a leaflet and read "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you." Sir Henry had a thousand printed.
Did you know that the "Twelve Days of Christmas" was originally written to help children in England, remember different articles of faith.
The "true love" represents God's ideas and different gifts.
1. The partridge in a pear tree was Christ.
2. doves were the Old and New Testaments
3. French Hens Faith, Hope and Charity, the theological virtues
4. birds were the four Gospels and / or the Four Evangelists
5. Gold Rings were the first five books of the Old Testament, the Pentateuch, which conveys the story of man's fall from grace.
6. Geese a-laying represent the six days creation
7. Swans a swimming pool were the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8. The maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes
9. The Ladies of dancing are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
10. The lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments
11. Pipers Piping The eleven apostles were faithful
12. The drums were drumming the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed "
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