Christmas, what it really means and existence. Everyone has their own beliefs or ways of celebrating it.Often things change from time to time. Maybe in other words generations after generations. I would say that is mostly with traditions. Christmas is supposed to have all these meanings but the question still remains. What is it about, where did it come from, how is it and was it celebrated. What does a tree have to do with anything? Why do people go house to house in the cold? Better yet, Who is that man with the red suit fluffy white beard by the name of Santa? All these questions will answered in this. To begin with Christmas has had a deep meaning to families all over. It is the time of the year when you get cherish your loved ones and
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People that have a lot spirit often leave their warm homes in hopes of bringing joy to people by singing mostly known as Christmas Caroling. These have their origins in the past as well It was before Christmas the concept of Christmas carols became actualized. Most of the popular carols people sing were written in the 19th century. They were sung from house to house during the Christmas season. Soon the church adopted this tradition in the 1820 's. It gave these songs a greater sense of meaning. The Christmas tree comes from Germany. It was Martin Luther who was credited with the inspiration of the starry heavens one night. By expressing his feelings toward his family he brought a fir tree into his house then fitting lit candles on the branches. Fir meant fire, and fire is an ancient symbol for spirit. The tree also pointed toward the heavens. Evergreens were thought to represent the ever-burning fire of life. A Christmas tree usually has something called a topper. The two most common Christmas Tree toppers is a star and an angel. To the Christian faith, the star symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem. The angel symbolizes the host of angels in the Nativity story. The Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, is the star that led the wise men, or magi, to Bethlehem and revealed the birth of Jesus. The magi followed the star, which stopped above the spot where Jesus was born. The angel symbolizes the host of angels, angel of the Lord, or heavenly host from the
People that have a lot spirit often leave their warm homes in hopes of bringing joy to people by singing mostly known as Christmas Caroling. These have their origins in the past as well It was before Christmas the concept of Christmas carols became actualized. Most of the popular carols people sing were written in the 19th century. They were sung from house to house during the Christmas season. Soon the church adopted this tradition in the 1820 's. It gave these songs a greater sense of meaning. The Christmas tree comes from Germany. It was Martin Luther who was credited with the inspiration of the starry heavens one night. By expressing his feelings toward his family he brought a fir tree into his house then fitting lit candles on the branches. Fir meant fire, and fire is an ancient symbol for spirit. The tree also pointed toward the heavens. Evergreens were thought to represent the ever-burning fire of life. A Christmas tree usually has something called a topper. The two most common Christmas Tree toppers is a star and an angel. To the Christian faith, the star symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem. The angel symbolizes the host of angels in the Nativity story. The Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, is the star that led the wise men, or magi, to Bethlehem and revealed the birth of Jesus. The magi followed the star, which stopped above the spot where Jesus was born. The angel symbolizes the host of angels, angel of the Lord, or heavenly host from the