CONTENTS PRINT CITE Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.
Items in the basket such as the colored eggs means that Christ has Risen, the bread and salt are for good health a prosperous life and the sausage is supposed to be a wish for enough food and fertility for the coming spring. And on Easter Monday which is known for " switching day " on this day boys swat their girlfriends with small willow branches. But on Easter Tuesday the girls get even by swatting the boys back. It is also a custom to decorate the eggs with run yarn . Dyngus or Smingus Dyngus is celebrated in Poland on the first Monday after Easter.
Traditionally, a candle is placed inside for light to shine through, but others now use bulbs. We also have pamasko, Aguinaldo where children would visit their godparents and elderly relatives on Christmas morning. Filipinos begin a novena (a series of nine masses) on December 16th. The masses are part of the cherished religious tradition of Simbang Gabi, Filipinos go to church at four o’clock in the morning and afterward have breakfast together. A traditional drink during this season is a warm ginger tea called salabat and a traditional treat is a flat but thick yellow rice cake called bibingka.
Christmas is celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world and is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is not just a single day but actually a season of the year. In most Western church traditions the season begins at sunset on Christmas Eve, December 24, and lasts through January 5. Christmas is the most observed and most popular holiday in most parts around the world, and a civil holiday celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians. History: It’s controversial about the date of Jesus’ birth, but if named the day Christmas is certainly on December 25.
A lot of people throw large parties for Norouz. These parties are a gathering of close family and friends in which the host supplies a lot of food, fruits, and pastries. Some traditional Persian New Years dinners that are served are Sabzi Polo Mahi, which is rice with green herbs that is served with fish, Reshteh Polo, which is rice cooked with noodles, and Dolme Barg, which is vegetables mixed with meat that have been cooked and rapped in a vine leaf. During this party there is dancing and lots of socializing. Children are given gifts from Hajji Firuz and families usually give the younger generation money.
Jewish Holy Day Hanukkah is one the Jewish holidays, which is celebrated for eight days. Hanukkah is also known as a “Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication.” hanukkah. (n.d). Retrieved from http://wikipedia.org. The joyous festival of Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Jewish calendar, which Americans celebrate as Christmas.
Everything is starting to go back to the way that there supposed to be. Melinda is more happier, and her and heather have become very close like as though they were best friends. There is other images of trees that Melinda has had. Like when Melinda and her family had set up the Christmas tree around Christmas time. When she was younger, her and her family would sit around the Christmas tree and drink hot chocolate.
Christmas Carols A Christmas carol is a song or hymn about the theme of Christmas and the winter festivities. It is also called a noel. Christmas songs are usually sung or played in the time period before Christmas, known as Advent in the Christian calendar, up until the new year. Christmas caroling is the act of singing Christmas carols, usually at public spaces or by door to door travelling. It has become a tradition to sing carols in the streets to declare joy and sing praise.
It was a time when my mother’s eyes would gleam as she loved to work in the kitchen. It usually started just before Thanksgiving and ran all the way up to Christmas Eve. It was all about the candy. My grandma and mom would usually start baking just before Thanksgiving. Pies and cakes would be on the menu.
History of Christmas Celebration What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. - Agnes M. Pharo The approaching of winter season tells us that Christmas is around the corner as we associate the winter with the Christmas celebration. The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years and it tells us that celebration during the winter season were common, way before the Christ child was born and celebrated as Christmas on 25th December.