Do you really know
the meaning of Christmas? Are we celebrating the season for the
right reasons? Did you know according to the Jewish Calendar Jesus
Christ was not born on December 25th?
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| History of Christmas |
I will discuss the
History of Christmas at this Blogger's Meet and Greet Blog Party
1. Jesus Christ
For Today's Meet and
greet we will talk about Jesus Christ and Christmas. Now according
to the Jewish Calendar, Jesus Christ was born on October 4, BC 4. So where does December
25, 2017 Christmas originate?
Oliver Cromwell and
Puritan forces took over England in 1645, they vowed to cancel
Christmas. From 1659 to 1681 Christmas was outlawed in Boston and
anyone exhibiting Christmas spirit was fined 5 shillings. Christmas
was declared a federal holiday June 26,1870. Although it has been
referred to as a pagan holiday people started embracing Christmas in
the 19 century.
Today, Christmas is
one of the biggest money makers for retailers and other
organizations.
2. Santa Claus
Do you know when
Santa Claus originated? According to History.com the legend of
Santa Clause dates back to a monk named St. Nicholas; around 280 A.D.
in Patara. The Anniversary of his death December 6 was traditionally
considered a lucky day to make large purchases or to get married.
Stores began to advertise Christmas shopping in 1820. Christmas
became a legal holiday in 1870 which was declared by President
Ulysses S. Grant.
I recall my children
coming to me and telling me they needed to talk to me. They said, “
Momma there is no Santa Claus.” I replied, “How do you know?”
Their answer was, “That Santa Claus you took us to see had a black
beard showing up under the white beard.” (Out of the mouths of
babes),
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5 comments:
Interesting, thank you!
Thanks for stopping by Lisa. Merry Christmas.
I love that you do so many Meet and Greets.
Just once a month Dr. Elise.thx
Thank you for sharing this interesting information with us. The older I get the more I love history. Stopping by from Party in Your PJs. Thanks so much for linking up!
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