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A brief history of celebration
a 2011 compilation by Only 4 U Kids |
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Christmas is for joy, for giving and
sharing, for laughter, for coming together with family and friends, for tinsel and
brightly decorated packages... But mostly, Christmas is for love. It was this love for
which Jesus came to this world and sacrificed his life.
Thus Christmas is a celebration of love and mirth symbolized by the Nativity, the Santa,
the caribou, the poinsettia and the evergreens. All that bring home the spirit of love and
life. And this is the spirit that makes Christmas so popular throughout the world.
Though originated by the Roman Catholics who commemorate the December 25th as the day of
birth of Christ Child, it has gradually come to be celebrated by the non-Catholics as
well. As far as the United States goes, the celebration of X'mas is comparatively of
recent origin. Much of the world was already well into Christmas celebrations by the time
the United States began to wake up. In the first half of the 19th century the Sunday
schools in America held Christmas celebrations. And the celebration of Christmas in
America owes its origin to these schools. Alabama was the first state to grant legal
recognition to X-mas in 1836. The DC did it in 1870. By 1893 all the states and
territories had made similar acknowledgements.
So be it the United States of A or in other parts of the world Christmas is celebrated as
the commemoration of the birth of Christ Child -- very likely the holiest event ever to
take place anywhere on the Earth, and an entirely worthy occasion to celebrate. But don't
we often wonder if we've got these things about it right? And why is the difference of
opinion (however immaterial) regarding the date of birth? Is it even on the right date?
We bring to you a story of the Birth of Christ Child along and offer you a short
tour across the world to know the way Christmas is celebrated in different parts.
But before doing this please don't forget to brush up some historical trivia regarding
Jesus' birth. Click here to know the answers to some simple yet vulnerable
questions.
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