Stories Behind the Great Traditions of ChristmasZondervan, 2010 M05 4 - 208 páginas Ever wonder where some of our unique and meaningful Christmas traditions come from? Why are red and green popular colors of the season? Why is exchanging gifts a family tradition? Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas reveals the people, places, and events that shaped the best-loved customs of this merriest of holidays and how they all point to Christ. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas includes insights about:
This is the perfect gift to infuse your celebration with spiritual insights, true-life tales, and captivating legends to intrigue you and your family. Bring new luster and depth to your modern traditions while you celebrate Jesus' birth. The traditions of Christmas lend beauty, awe, and hope to the holiday, causing people all over the world to anticipate it with joy. Warm your heart as you rediscover the true and eternal significance of Christmas. |
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... worship, prayer, and reflection; rather, it was a day set aside to sing bawdy songs, drink rum, and riot in the streets. For centuries, Christmas was anything but a holy day. It was most often a sinful parade of excess, a day set aside ...
... worshiping Saturn, a majority of Roman Christians still participated in every facet of the weeklong revelry. Church leaders were often horrified as their members fell prey to their old habits and customs. To the leaders it seemed like ...
... worship Jesus, the old traditions and holidays continued. So while the persecution may have stopped and Christian faith might have replaced the old pagan ways in much of the empire, the party of Saturnalia, as well as a host of other ...
... worship and the quiet reflections of some families that shared the story of the Savior's birth at home, Christmas was anything but holy in almost all of the English-speaking world. After failing to stop the sinful nature of Christmas ...
... worship. Thanks to Moore's St. Nick, Santa Claus was everywhere—in stores, on street corners, and in advertising displays. Buying presents and decorating trees became important. In America, states began to declare Christmas an official ...
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DECORATIONS AND ORNAMENTS | |
EPIPHANY | |
GIFTS | |
HANDELS MESSIAH | |
HOLLY | |
LIGHTS | |
MISTLETOE | |
MOVIES OF CHRISTMAS | |
CHRISTMAS SEALS | |
CHRISTMAS TREES | |
THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS | |
NATIVITY SCENES AND CHRISTMAS PAGEANTS | |