New at Christmas Across The Globe September 3, 2005
I have added new pages at Christmas Across The Globe.
History of the Christmas Tree
Perhaps the most noticeable symbol of the holiday season is the classic Christmas Tree. A Christmas tree is usually an evergreen tree that is decorated with ornaments, tinsel, and sometimes fruit, nuts, and even cookies and candy. "Santa Claus" puts gifts under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve night for all the good little boys and girls in the world--well, at least that's what the legend says. Christmas Trees symbolize the Christmas holiday, and the happy feelings, togetherness, and love for friends and family that go along with the Christmas season. They are taken for granted by most, simply erected and decorated in millions of American homes without ever knowing anything about them, or where the tradition had begun.
The Real Christmas Story
So what is the story behind Christmas, anyway? The American media has done a pretty decent job of telling the fairy tale side of the story of pregnant Mary and Joseph making their journey to and through Bethlehem for the Roman census (a count of the Roman people that the Emperor wanted conducted in every one's home town). For some reason, Mary and Joseph arrived a little later than every one else, and the pregnant couple was denied a room inn after inn, home after home. Eventually, they settled on a manger, where Mary gave birth to baby Jesus; the three wise men came to visit the Christ child bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The End. Right?
Christmas Time in the Classroom
Christmas time always puts a little bit of a hop in your step. All of the carols, food, and lights are hard to ignore and poor spirits are hard to keep up with all of the merriment in the air. However, as we get older, it is inevitable that Christmas just does not mean the same thing to us that it did when we were children. Having children around at Christmas time is truly magical, and if you are lucky enough to have, say, a whole classroom full of them, you are bound to be a busy happy grown up for the Christmas season.
Santa Claus
The conventional idea of Santa Claus is the symbol of the purity of the innocence and faith that children put in the Christmas season. He symbolizes hope, love, and In the present day, Jolly Old Saint Nick is portrayed as a happy, fat old elf with glasses and rosy cheeks that delivers gifts to the children on the Nice side of the Naughty/Nice list on Christmas Eve. Santa's wardrobe consists of mainly red suits with white trim, black boots, and red, white trimmed hats with a pompon on top. The modern day Santa Claus hates to shave, and his principal mode of transportation consists of a giant red sleigh and eight reindeer (one with a keenly red nose). He popped into and out of household chimneys, picking up scores of cookies and glasses of milk along the way.
Hope you enjoy.
History of the Christmas Tree
Perhaps the most noticeable symbol of the holiday season is the classic Christmas Tree. A Christmas tree is usually an evergreen tree that is decorated with ornaments, tinsel, and sometimes fruit, nuts, and even cookies and candy. "Santa Claus" puts gifts under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve night for all the good little boys and girls in the world--well, at least that's what the legend says. Christmas Trees symbolize the Christmas holiday, and the happy feelings, togetherness, and love for friends and family that go along with the Christmas season. They are taken for granted by most, simply erected and decorated in millions of American homes without ever knowing anything about them, or where the tradition had begun.
The Real Christmas Story
So what is the story behind Christmas, anyway? The American media has done a pretty decent job of telling the fairy tale side of the story of pregnant Mary and Joseph making their journey to and through Bethlehem for the Roman census (a count of the Roman people that the Emperor wanted conducted in every one's home town). For some reason, Mary and Joseph arrived a little later than every one else, and the pregnant couple was denied a room inn after inn, home after home. Eventually, they settled on a manger, where Mary gave birth to baby Jesus; the three wise men came to visit the Christ child bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The End. Right?
Christmas Time in the Classroom
Christmas time always puts a little bit of a hop in your step. All of the carols, food, and lights are hard to ignore and poor spirits are hard to keep up with all of the merriment in the air. However, as we get older, it is inevitable that Christmas just does not mean the same thing to us that it did when we were children. Having children around at Christmas time is truly magical, and if you are lucky enough to have, say, a whole classroom full of them, you are bound to be a busy happy grown up for the Christmas season.
Santa Claus
The conventional idea of Santa Claus is the symbol of the purity of the innocence and faith that children put in the Christmas season. He symbolizes hope, love, and In the present day, Jolly Old Saint Nick is portrayed as a happy, fat old elf with glasses and rosy cheeks that delivers gifts to the children on the Nice side of the Naughty/Nice list on Christmas Eve. Santa's wardrobe consists of mainly red suits with white trim, black boots, and red, white trimmed hats with a pompon on top. The modern day Santa Claus hates to shave, and his principal mode of transportation consists of a giant red sleigh and eight reindeer (one with a keenly red nose). He popped into and out of household chimneys, picking up scores of cookies and glasses of milk along the way.
Hope you enjoy.
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