2006-12-24 08:35:39 · 8 answers · asked by Bri 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I agree, Christmas is supossed to be the celebration on the birth of Jesus and everything, and most kids don't think a though about that. I do love giving and getting presents though!!
2006-12-24 08:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Christie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does everyone make a big deal of your birthday with presents and parties and so on? You have to happy that you're getting presents and gifts for the bday of Jesus. Technically he gets nothing. All little baby jesys gets is the same old three wise men bringing him the same presents every year. Yeah, Surprise, surprise!!!
The truth is that santa claus was orginally St. Nicholas 100s of years ago, gave presents to children on Christmas day who has been good/bad and he became known later as santa claus (obviously non-christians, don't want to associate santa claus with a saint , right). So they coined this name similar to st. Nicholas.
"In a well known story illustrating St, Nicholas' benevolence, we find two of the basic principles of the holiday spirit - giving to others and helping the less fortunate - as well as the tradition of hanging stockings by the fireplace.
According to this legend, there were three Italian maidens whose families had fallen on hard times. Because their father could not afford the dowries necessary for them to marry, he was considering selling one of his daughters into slavery to get dowries for the other two. When the good saint heard of the family's plight, he went to their home late one night and anonymously tossed three bags of gold down the chimney. Miraculously, a bag fell into each of the sisters stockings, were hanging by the fire to dry. His kindhearted gift made it possible for all three sisters to marry.
A variation of this story is that as each girl was ready to wed, St. Nicholas came in the middle of the night when no one could see him and tossed a bag of gold through an open window into her stocking. The idea of gifts being delivered through an open window may have begun as a way to explain how Santa enters homes that have no chimney.
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2006-12-24 08:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by thewiseone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called commercialism.All about making money,instead of focusing on the birth of Christ.its all about buying and selling presents.
2006-12-24 08:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tell us Miss Bri, you seem to have the answer!
2006-12-24 08:38:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people love to receive gifts
2006-12-24 08:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by KerryAnn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
childhood fun i guess
2006-12-24 08:44:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a money-making conspiracy
2006-12-24 08:39:04 · answer #7 · answered by buy my llama costs $1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i really wouldn't no
2006-12-24 08:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by GuNthEr'S_girl►♦♠ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋