It really doesn't start on Nov 1 or the day after Thanksgiving. The four weeks before Christmas is the Advent Season.
2006-12-27 14:23:03 · 14 answers · asked by musicgirl31♫ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I live in a small outport community in Newfoundland and we celebrate from the beginning of Advent until January 6th, as does everyone else in the community. Lights, trees and decorations all stay up and lit (in the case of lights) until the 6th when everyone has one last night of visiting, and often mummering. Then Christmas is over....sigh.
2006-12-27 15:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by I Can Preach Too! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By whose definition is that? Then why does the anticipation and preparation begin the day after Thanksgiving? Is that not part of the Christmas season as well?
Advent is only part of the Christian religion. Most of the country, and the world for that matter, are not Christian and you are completely dismissing their validity with your comments.
2006-12-28 02:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure - the 12 days of Christmas, right? Partridges and calling birds and lords a-leaping, etc. In our house when I was growing up, the celebrations lasted 12 days, beginning with midnight mass on Christmas eve (or early Christmas morning, if you prefer) and ending with the feast of the Epiphany, or the feast of the Magi.
Did you know that some Christian cultures extend it to as many as forty days, ending on Candlemas, or February 2?
2006-12-27 22:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by irish1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jan 6 is the Epiphany. While the Christmas season doesn't really begin until Advent, why can't it begin whenever someone wants it to? I'm sure God wouldn't mind when we begin celebrating Jesus' birth.
2006-12-28 01:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by Judith 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do. My family has always celebrated the whole Christmas season - all 13 days. It doesn't matter that we've adapted some pagan traditions, nor does it matter that Christ wasn't born in December, or what modern people would consider a stable. What matters is that we remember the child Christ as well as the adult Christ.
2006-12-27 22:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by JelliclePat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
And did you know that Jesus was born in a cave and NOT on December 25th? And did you know that the traditions of Christmas, such as Holly, Trees in your house, Yule log Burning, etc. are really pagan based? Christians adopted pagan rituals to convert Pagans to Christianity.
Isn't it ironic that Jesus was born Jewish.....therefore Christians actually worship a Jew, yet Jews don't worship one of their own?
2006-12-27 22:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by rightys_wife 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should find my question called, "December 27?" Enjoy your Christmas Season!!
2006-12-28 00:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by BookLady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. That is how we have always celebrated Christmas at my house.
2006-12-27 23:02:22 · answer #8 · answered by Piano girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. And Jan 6 is three kings, right?
2006-12-27 22:26:27 · answer #9 · answered by mared 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I did.
2006-12-27 23:03:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋