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Why Celebrate Christmas?
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Good question or maybe it should be for some What are we celebrating at Christmas time?
i am not really religious but do understand something of the Christian Bible. And think it has got to the point in the amount of commercialisation and therefore consumption at this time of year. There is very little mention of the Nativity story or even Carols.
A few years ago I went to one of those German or European markets in a certain cathedral city. The market was right next to the cathedral and on the nearest corner, the dean had put a shed with several boards allowing you to put what you thought abot Xmas!
In contrast what would do at this time of year if we had No Xmas. In a way we eat lots more to keep warm in the longer darker nights or shorter days. Maybe we are trying to combat hibernation which happens in other mammals.
I suppose tge super commercialisation has on has come to an extant from the US of A. With the scarlet red cloaking of St Nick into Father Christmas air Santa Claus.
And several of of those traditions from countries like Germany for the Xmas tree etc
Also what of the word Christmas? That must be from Christ Mass. ie celebrating Nass from the Roman Catholic Christianity and thus originally from Italy.
And then there’s the addition of all those sales. The newest one being that Black Friday thing just because it’s after American Thanksgiving.
its no wonder we don’t know what it’s abot?!!
TK
Families and relationships require compromise to be successful. This is an unfortunate fact. Our lives isolate us enough we should not contrive to isolate ourselves in addition.
TK
Choosing a set of beliefs or a specific stance for or against something would not make me better than others, nor would it make me worse. It just makes me ME. I may be of little importance to some or of great importance to a few but I am still myself in all things. People have the freedom of choice and the ability to choose their own path through life and I will not condemn others simply for making bad choices. Everyone makes mistakes. I learn from mine to become a better person, not everyone is so lucky.
TK