What makes Christmas so special? Is it really the birthday of Jesus Christ? Did Christmas have some other meaning behind all of the other meanings around it? Who is Santa Claus? When is Christmas celebrated around the world? In this blog, I will explain all the merriment and egg nog drinking behind this archaic ritual.
1. Christmas is not the original birthday of Jesus Christ. In fact, some orthodox Jewish cultures do not even recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Oy Vey!In fact, he was born between the Spring and Summer seasons. Although there is no accurate depiction of the birth of this son of God, some say he was born on March 28 while Elizabeth's son, Mary's cousin John, was born sometime in June.
2. Christmas was originally a pagan holiday before it became the Christian holiday of the birth of Jesus. We may have some beautiful nativity scenes going on in our version of Christmas, but originally the pagan holiday was that of the day of Saturnalia. It was a holiday originally converted by the Romans. now what is even interesting is that this type of stuff happened very often in the relations between Pagans and Christians. Holidays like Valentines and Halloween are some oft he few pagan holidays that are now Christianized.
3. Santa Claus was originally named after the following Saint Nicholas. However, Saint Nick didn't wear a red coat, have rosy cheeks, and command twelve reindeer to drive a big red sleigh. Saint Nicholas was from Turkey, a country near the Middle East but also nearby to some Eastern European countries as well (e.g. Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania). Saint Nicholas would often bring children some sweets or nuts on December 25th and eventually became known as Jolly Old Saint Nicholas as we know today.
4. Christmas is not exactly celebrated at the same time as the US. Christmas is celebrated January 6 in France (Joyeux Noël),December 1 in Australia, December 26th in British Canada and January 6 in French Canada, and December 27th to January 6 in Germany. Oh those Germans.
Well now that I have given you some holiday info for this year's holidays coming up or passed, now its time for you to do your own research on the rest of the holidays. My favorite holiday happens to be St. Patty's if you are wondering. Why? Because I am Irish! So now that you have some sort of sense on the holiday spirit and its official grumpiness that comes with it, I hope your days be merry and bright this upcoming Christmas.
1. Christmas is not the original birthday of Jesus Christ. In fact, some orthodox Jewish cultures do not even recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Oy Vey!In fact, he was born between the Spring and Summer seasons. Although there is no accurate depiction of the birth of this son of God, some say he was born on March 28 while Elizabeth's son, Mary's cousin John, was born sometime in June.
2. Christmas was originally a pagan holiday before it became the Christian holiday of the birth of Jesus. We may have some beautiful nativity scenes going on in our version of Christmas, but originally the pagan holiday was that of the day of Saturnalia. It was a holiday originally converted by the Romans. now what is even interesting is that this type of stuff happened very often in the relations between Pagans and Christians. Holidays like Valentines and Halloween are some oft he few pagan holidays that are now Christianized.
3. Santa Claus was originally named after the following Saint Nicholas. However, Saint Nick didn't wear a red coat, have rosy cheeks, and command twelve reindeer to drive a big red sleigh. Saint Nicholas was from Turkey, a country near the Middle East but also nearby to some Eastern European countries as well (e.g. Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania). Saint Nicholas would often bring children some sweets or nuts on December 25th and eventually became known as Jolly Old Saint Nicholas as we know today.
4. Christmas is not exactly celebrated at the same time as the US. Christmas is celebrated January 6 in France (Joyeux Noël),December 1 in Australia, December 26th in British Canada and January 6 in French Canada, and December 27th to January 6 in Germany. Oh those Germans.
Well now that I have given you some holiday info for this year's holidays coming up or passed, now its time for you to do your own research on the rest of the holidays. My favorite holiday happens to be St. Patty's if you are wondering. Why? Because I am Irish! So now that you have some sort of sense on the holiday spirit and its official grumpiness that comes with it, I hope your days be merry and bright this upcoming Christmas.
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