We are reaching the end of the year and the last festival of the year has knocked our doors. I wish all of you a 'Merry Christmas'. Christmas brings so much joy and togetherness to our lives . This festival gets celebrated all around the world differently, according to their religion and culture. On the birth of Jesus Christ the entire world gets dipped into the joy of happiness and celebrate the day with several traditional feasts.
There are some symbolic things we always use to celebrate Christmas, without them we will find the charms incomplete. So, what are these things? Lets have a look at the list of things who have become a traditional epitome of Christmas....
There are some symbolic things we always use to celebrate Christmas, without them we will find the charms incomplete. So, what are these things? Lets have a look at the list of things who have become a traditional epitome of Christmas....
The Christmas Tree-Today everyone decorates a Christmas Tree in their houses. So where this tradition comes from? Actually the fact of decorating an evergreen tree in winters comes from a way before Jesus birth. in the ancient time people believe that evergreen trees keep away the ghosts, spirits, evil and illness. Thus the decorate the tree to keep the goodwill and prosperity. And the modern era follows tradition as a Christmas epitome.
The Santa Claus-The name Santa Claus is a nickname of Saint Nicholas, who was a very kind and generous person. People say that he gives away all his wealth in helping poor and sick people. His feast day celebrated on his death anniversary on December 6. The modern Santa Claus is a Dutch figure of ancient Sinterklaas.
Christmas Bells-On Christmas, bells are often used to increase the joy of the festival. Actually in catholic church day starts on the sunset. So, the service after eve traditionally is the first service of the day. in churches bells are often rung to signal the start of the service.
Christmas Stockings-there was a man whose wife had died, live in a small cottage with his three daughters. He was so poor. He lost all his money in bad inventions. When it came time for the daughters to marry, he gets so worried that how would they get married without money.
On the day after the daughters washed the clothes and hung their stockings to the fire place, Saint Nicholas comes to their house. He threw three bags of gold down the chimney and they landed in the stockings.
From that day it becomes a tradition of hanging the stockings for kids.
So, these are the little things who have become such a big epitome of magnificent festival. I wish this Christmas brigs a lot of joy and happiness to your life.
Marry Christmas to all of you!!
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