I love Christmas time. Do you celebrate Christmas/
I love Christmas, the whole story of Mary and Joseph, the stable, christ being born, I love everything about it
Yes, I read once that Jesus was not even born at Christmas time and that it doesn't say that anywhere in the bible. Have you heard that before?
I have not, as far I have heard, I always heard he was bon on December 25th and that is all, that is interesting, does not stop the celebration for sure!
Yes exactly. I heard that Christians moved the celebration of his birth closer to the older Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, because they were trying to concert them.
That makes sense to me, I think it is at a good time of the year though, so we get off new years and christmas, I am a fan of that
Yeah, I agree. It's nice to spend time with the family and eat delicious meals!
Christmas traditions
Christmas traditions vary from country to country. Christmas celebrations for many nations include the installing and lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of Advent wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, setting out cookies and milk, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind or Grandfather Frost. The sending and exchange of Christmas card greetings, observance of fasting and special
with the celebration of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and claim a connection to the 14th century's connotations of romantic love, but there is no historical indication that he ever intended such a thing. Also, the dates do not fit because at the time of Gelasius I, the feast was only celebrated in Jerusalem, and it was on February 14 only because Jerusalem placed the Nativity of Jesus (Christmas) on January 6. Although it was called "Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary", it also dealt with