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Merry X'mas & Happy New Year 2022 |
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“Glory
to God in the heavenly heights;
Peace to all men and women on earth."
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Kids,
Please visit these links for more pictures, stories
of christmas
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All
Christians, celebrate Christmas as the birthday
of Jesus Christ on 25th December every year and
is an inseparable part of Christians all over the countries
around the world. It is the most significant and spectacular
of Christian festivals
and no other celebration is so auspicious and enriched
with so many customs and ceremonies. There is an array
of spectacles like Christmas Star,
Christmas tree, the Crib, Christmas Carol, Christmas
cake, Christmas presents, greetings and the Christmas
Father. Holy Mass
is held in all the churches. Carol
singing, setting up of decorated
Christmas tree in all churches and homes, with
a midnight mass depicts the beginning of Christmas.
Exchanges of greeting cards and
sending and receiving gifts are now became the
integral part of the festivities associated with the
Christmas. There is also a feast
in every Christian home with meat, Turkey, Cake as a
special item, and the celebrations of Christmas leave
good memories in every heart.
May your Christmas be filled with happiness, love, laughter,
and all the heavenly blessings …. |
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Interesting
Facts about Christmas
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Traditions say that Christmas has been celebrated
since the year 98 AD.
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In
137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of
the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast.
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In
350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose
December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
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In
1652 the Puritans banned Christmas in Britain. Christmas
returned to Christmas Day did not officially come
into being until 354 when Pope Gregory proclaimed
December 25 as the date of the Nativity.
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England in 1660 with Charles II,.
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Christmas as we know it today is a 19th-century
invention.
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The decorated Christmas tree, common in German countries
for centuries, was introduced to Britain by Prince
Albert, Queen Victoria's Consort.
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The custom of carol-singing, although with ancient
origins, dates mainly from the 19th century.
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The custom of singing carols at Christmas is of
English origin.
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Christmas crackers were invented in the late 19th
century by an enterprising English baker, Tom Smith
by 1900.
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Christmas
cards only became commonplace in the 1870s, although
the first one was produced in London in 1846.
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The familiar image of Santa Claus, complete with
sled, reindeers, and sack of toys, is an American
invention which first appeared in a drawing by Thomas
Nast in Harper's Magazine in 1868.
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Although
this familiar image of Santa Claus was introduced
into the United States from Holland and into England
from Germany in the mid-19th century, it has roots
in ancient European folklore and has influenced
celebrations of Christmas worldwide.
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The legend of Christmas Father is ancient and complex,
being partly derived from St Nicholas, the “spirit
of Christmas”.
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In Russia, he additionally carries a pink piglet
under his arm.
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Unlike the Santa in the United States and the United
Kingdom, the Japanese Santa Claus does not carry
any religious connotations.
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Poinsettia is the Christmas flower in United States
and it is white rose in UK.
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Christian
homes in Bethlehem are marked by a cross painted
over the door and each home displays a homemade
manger scene. A star is set up on a pole in the
village square.
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