Does anyone know alot about Christmas and why we celebrate it thoroughly? We need help, otherwise we haven't got any work to show our teacher. We need to find out about Christmas, Boxing Day, Epiphany, Father Christmas(Santa), Myrrh, Frankincense, Crackers and The Nativity.
2006-12-14 22:28:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Christmas is a Wiccan tradition regarding the time of year or winter solstice.
2. The tree comes from druid religions/customs, but also from Nimrod the king of Babylon. Nimrod's mother/wife made the evergreen tree a symbol to be worshiped after her son Nimrod died.
3. Myrrh, frankincense, are gifts usually given to kings.
4. The nativity is a scene used by Christian's to celebrate Jesus birth. this is a Babylon custom. Birthdays originated in Babylon, and are not Jewish custom. Jesus said we may celebrate his death not his birth.
So encyclopedias will help with your research as well as the individual customs.
2006-12-14 22:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by fire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can find information about nativity in the bible i believe its in the old testament. the movie nativity has a book out.
i watched a show based on why we celebrate christmas the way we do today. the christmas tree with ornaments was actually a new tradition that started in the 1800's. u can find lots of information about this. u should have no problem finding resources.
2006-12-14 22:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it relatively is particularly of information that exhibits Christmas is of pagan commencing place: *** rs p. 176 par. 4 holiday trips *** the hot Catholic Encyclopedia recognizes: “The date of Christ’s start isn't in many situations occurring. The Gospels point out neither the day nor the month . . . in accordance to the hypothesis reported by making use of H. Usener . . . and customary by making use of maximum pupils as we talk, the start of Christ became assigned the date of the wintry climate solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), by using fact on on the present time, by using fact the sunlight began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sunlight). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sunlight-god significant consumer of the empire and committed a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time whilst the cult of the sunlight became relatively reliable at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656. This comparable e book additionally defines the meaning of Christmas is: i desire you get good and decrease than the impact of alcohol and make merriment on the mass of Christ. Christmas has many roots is pagan, non Christian religions
2016-10-14 23:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes this research start with you..
2006-12-14 22:45:06 · answer #4 · answered by embe dodo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋