How the Children Can Understand Christmas
Christmas is by our biggest holiday. It permeates our society. Every family emphasizes different parts of the holiday to fit their beliefs and those are passed down to their children. Some aspects of it though are almost universal, like the Santa letter. Every child loves getting a letter from Santa as well as gifts weather they are under a tree or not. But recognizing what you teach your kids about Christmas will stay with them, meld with their spouse’s, and then passed on to their own children. Parents need to think about the way they handle Christmas as they are lifelong lessons.
Many people stick almost exclusively with the secular Christmas. That means only Santa and gifts, Christmas trees, lighted lawns, and so on. It is easy to see the appeal. After all, who, especially children, doesn’t like getting gifts and getting wrapped up in the magic of Santa Clause. Who has not driven a little out of their way just to see that house that pulled out all the stops and has a yard so bright you can read by it and drawing enough power to light up Giant’s Stadium. How about the grown women wearing fuzzy antlers? There is a little humor in the way people get a little carried away. And that does not ever mention all the Christmas goodies (well, except fruit cake, nobody gets excited about fruit cake). Why shouldn’t you?
The secular Christmas has the best marketing. Many businesses live and die with the season. Every store harkens you in with pretty widow dressings and sales and it is fun. For a short time we suspend belief and live in the magical word of Santa.
Other people gravitate to the religious aspects of Christmas. Sure, nobody really knows what day Jesus was born so they picked one.
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