REAL CHRISTMAS FACTS

12/22/12 - Penthouse of Resorts World Casino for the Irie Jam Radio Christmas Ball

Well tis the season to be jolly!  You went to school, there was a special assembly and you learned all these songs like frosty the snowman, rudolph the red nose reindeer, Santa Clause is coming to town, etc.  Is Christmas really a time for Christians to celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ?

Many people continue and are comfortable with tradition.  The traditions they grew up with most adults carry with them and pass it on from generation to generation.  Lots of people do lots of customs that they are unaware of its origins and have no desire to even question themselves into why it is that they carry on in such traditions, customs and sayings.  (I had to put that all in there)

For example, someone asks you "how are you feeling?" and you reply "much better knock on wood."  Then you look for a piece of wood to knock on.  Did the wood help you get better?  No, so why knock on it?  BUT there are people in this world that look at objects as sources of healing and wood being one of them.

Here's another one, why when it's someone's birthday that you take candles, light them, MAKE a wish THEN blow out the candle?  If you WANT something the "wish" should be a prayer, and perhaps you should light the candle, after the prayer. (that's just me)

Back to traditions & customs - as a business woman I look at every holiday on the calendar as a ways of generating more revenue for my business.  There is a holiday just about every month.  Holidays generate more profits because the consumer is out shopping for whatever the occasion may be taking advantage of the sales and keeping the economy going.  Holidays being that most working people have the day off, can be used as an opportunity to get together with family, friends and loved ones. SO TO ME, THAT IS THE BEST PART OF ANY HOLIDAY.

HERE ARE SOME REAL CHRISTMAS FACTS:

1. JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH, but the ancient Babylonian King Nimrod was, Mithra the god of the sun, Osiris & a host of other sun gods were all born on December 25th.  Back in ancient times the folks had all kinds of festivals for all kinds of reasons to drink & get besides themselves.  December 25th was one of those high festival days.  Biblical evidence indicates a much warmer season for Christ's birth.

2.  Christmas became a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.  The United States reinvented Christmas and pulled from different customs from around the world in making Christmas what it is today.

3.  Pope Julius I is the person responsible for choosing December 25th as the day to celebrate Jesus Christ's Birth.

There are a lot more facts that I can share with you, but just about every holiday on the calendar has its pagan origins.

Now It's nice to know that society has decided to acknowledge such an important gift as Jesus, that ultimate sacrifice, his purpose while on Earth, his purpose as High Priest.  It's nice that people can reflect on the Nativity, the Cross and his Return.  

Celebrating Christmas is an individual decision.  I am not catholic so  Christ & Mass - you wouldn't see me at a church I don't do "mass."  The origin behind wreaths & evergreens and trees all stem from pagan celebrations.  That's what they did back then.  What you do now should matter to you.  You should at least want to know why you do the things that you do, or where did the whole idea stem from, don't you think?

Either way during this holi - day season - spread goodwill towards men and do good deeds for the less fortunate, help someone in need of it.  Now I see no harm in spreading good cheer.  Do something to bring your home and community together.  There's no harm there.

May God Bless you - during this time of year and all throughout 2013!

Till my next entry...