Sunday, 07 December 2008
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Is Christmas, Christmas Anymore?
Christmas has changed so much, some people don't even know the meaning of it anymore. If you ask some children what they think Christmas is they'll tell you it's a time when Santa comes and leaves them gifts under the tree.
Christmas is the day chosen to celebrate the day of Jesus' birth. December 25 is also the day of the Winter Solstice. Christmas is also an adapted version of Yule. Yule is an old Pagan holiday that the Germanic peoples celebrated.
Christmas is the time of year for "giving". It's a time for being with your family and friends. It's a time for spreading joy, happiness, and having making great memories to share with generations for years to come. At least, this is what it's supposed to be.
Modern day Christmas is a time for buying and selling products to distribute between friends, family, co-workers, ect. Isn't that giving? Yes of course it is but that's all we get out of Christmas now.
When we talk about Christmas it's always about what we want to have. It's about getting all of the shopping done before it's too late. Everyone's so busy all the time running around, doing this and that, no one really sits down to relax and sit down with the family.
The Christmas season seems to start the day after Thanksgiving on Black Friday. From then on there's no rest until the day after Christmas.
What do you think? Has Christmas changed a lot? Has Christmas changed for the better or worse of our now very materialistic world?
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