June 30th, 2006 by debbysibert
Explaining Christmas
If you had an alien visiting you or even just as odd, someone
from the "Bush" who had never heard about Christmas would you be able
to answer all their questions about it? If they showed up any time after
Thanksgiving, decorations would be up everywhere and I’m sure he/she would have
many questions.
First of all what is Christmas […]
June 29th, 2006 by debbysibert
Should your children believe in Santa?
Whether you teach your children to believe in Santa or not, is a personal choice. Most do, and having to tell your child at a later time that it all was a fantasy is always hard on everybody and a bit of a disappointment and let down for the child, but they can still learn […]
June 24th, 2006 by debbysibert
Christmas in Iraq
According to Christmas.com, less than 3% of the population is Christian so Christmas is a day that is barely noticed by most of it’s inhabitants. Because of our military involvement over there, I thought it might be interesting to know how the Christian Iraqis celebrate Christmas.
According to Christmas.com, Christians in Iraq celebrate Christmas in a […]
June 20th, 2006 by debbysibert
Christmas in Washington DC
The first Christmas observance in what is now the United States was celebrated in an authentic Spanish style.
Hernando
de Soto and his army set up their winter camp in the present day city
of Tallahassee, Florida in 1539. Since that […]
June 16th, 2006 by debbysibert
The History of Christmas
The following exerpt is from Christmas.com which is a portal of excellent information about Christmas which I thought you might find interesting. I will gather a few articles from there to share with you. This article is about the history of Christmas.
Christmas is a holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the Christian birth of […]
June 15th, 2006 by debbysibert
How did the Advent Wreath get started?
To continue with exploring Christmas trivia, I thought we’d discuss the advent of the advent wreath. The Advent Wreath is a Lutheran custom that originated in Eastern Germany.
They are round as a symbol of God’s eternity and mercy, of which every
season of Advent is a new reminder; and it is made of evergreens to
symbolize God’s […]
June 14th, 2006 by debbysibert
What was the first Christmas card like?
According to Domestic-Church.com, the orginal Christmas card was a Victorian creation, which began as a kind of
stationery. They claim that the first Christmas card was produced by Sir Henry Cole who worked
for the British Postal Service, and an artist he hired named John
Horsley.
This early card was a depiction of a Christmas scene […]
June 9th, 2006 by debbysibert
The origination of the Christmas Stocking
Where did the hanging of Christmas stockings over the
hearth get its start? Legend has it that a wealthy widower squandered his
money away until he had lost it all and was left poor and
destitute. Sadly, this left his three young and beautiful daughters
without any dowries.
Saint Nicholas, hearing of their misfortune, wanted to help the
girls. He secretly came to their […]
June 9th, 2006 by debbysibert
How the Poinsettia became a symbol of Christmas
One
of the most popular and beautiful Christmas plants is the Poinsettia. The Poinsettia is a plant native to Mexico
and prized for its bright colors, most commonly the festive dark red one. It was first introduced to the United
States in 1828, by Joel R. Poinsett, the U.S.
ambassador to Mexico.
This most popular holiday plant can now […]
June 7th, 2006 by debbysibert
The origins of the modern nativity scene
Now that
we know where Christmas trees came from what about the origins of the modern
nativity scene? Saint Francis of Assisi
was the creator of the nativity scene or crèche. In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi
was in the town of Grecio to
celebrate Christmas. When he gathered a
crowd at Midnight Mass, he wanted to visually represent the birth of Jesus to
the […]
