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Christmas is a holiday that adults enjoy as much as children🥳.
The preparations, the shopping for gifts, the cooking, and the singing is not hard for a grown-up to get into the spirit of Christmas.
hristmas season is the season of joy and laughter, during which Christians everywhere give thanks to God, the Father for the birth of His Son, Jesus Christ. This joyous cycle is celebrated onDecember 25, the Festival of the Nativity of Lord, every year.
hile Scripture contains many details about Christ's nativity, it does not record the exact date of His birth. However, ancient documents show that the Christian community in Rome began celebrating the Lord's Nativity on December 25 starting around the year A.D. 336. No one knows for sure why the early Roman Christians chose December 25, but a widely held explanation is that they appropriated the already existing winter solstice festival honoring the pagan sun god, Mithras. This popular festival was known as Natalis Solis Invicti or "Birth of the Unconquered Sun." According to this theory, Christian leaders in Rome chose December 25 to turn people away from the pagan Sol Invictus (Unconquered Sun) and toward Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness.
he possible linkage to the Roman sun cult has led some critics -- including some Christians -- to claim that Christmas was originally a pagan celebration that was co-opted by the early church. However, the alleged connection between the date of Christmas and Natalis Solis Invicti is quite difficult to demonstrate in light of the documentary evidence that survives.
he Santa Claus tradition is based on the life of a Christian bishop of the fourth century, Nicholas of Myra, whose feast day occurs on December 6th. Christmas trees seem to have originated in medieval Germany. These two are possibly the most popular and recognizable symbols of our society's non-religious celebrations during Christmas.
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hristmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, church celebrations, the exchange of cards, and the display of various decorations ; including the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. Santa Claus/Father Christmas, although the two figures have different origins, is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas for children. Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but has also come to be celebrated by many non-Christians as a secular, cultural festival.
For sure I'm going to be kicked out of this forum...😲
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It's a season of forgiveness, please forgive me
By Hollie and Gisel
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