subject: Christmas Tradition And Weird Practices [print this page] Just when I thought that there would never be any hope of hearing something good about the state of Alabama, they go and win themselves a National Championship in College football. While they do not have a pro team of their ownyet, they have produced such players as Hershel Walker, Lionel James, James Brooks, and Bo Jackson. There is something else they produced that affects almost every man woman and child on almost the entire planet, Christmas. Alabama is the first state to celebrate Christ's Birthday on December 25th. I found out from my letter from Santa. IF anyone would know, it is the little guy with the big belly. In fact, my Santa letter was full of fun and insightful information. Here are just a few of the things I learned from my letter from Santa.
When Jesus was born, a new star rose in the east, heralding to the kingdoms of the world the birth of the King of Kings. Upon seeing this glorious sight, three wise kings gathered their entourages and headed towards the star bearing gifts to lay before him, each man from a different kingdom but sharing the same vision. They met on the road somewhere along the way and when they learned they were on the same glorious quest, they decided to travel together. Can you imagine the excitement these three wise men must have felt? It took them twelve days before they reached the baby Jesus, hence, the twelve days of Christmas.
English Parliament made Christmas illegal. They thought that revelry and partying down into the night was no way to honor the birth of Christ. It was Oliver Cromwell, A puritan leader who banished Christmas. Sixteen years later, when he finally lost power, the voice of the people was heard and the Christmas holiday became official. The people thought that having a feast and partying into the night was the perfect way to celebrate a birthday especially that of someone whose life changed the world forever. Let's face it, conquering death and paving the way for all of mankind to someday be with the Father is something to celebrate!
Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth President of the United States and the first President to erect and decorate a White House. Of course, I doubt that he decorated the huge tree himself. There is, no doubt, an entire team of White House Decorators standing around with their hands in their pockets, waiting for the next holiday. Now there is an excellent example of our tax dollars hard at work.
What incident took place in 1854 that made firefighters around the world smile? The implementation of a recent invention, the string of electric Christmas tree lights, brought the end of what was usually a very busy time for them because fewer candles burning in the Christmas trees meant far fewer fires.
In 1841, a Philadelphia store called J. W. Parkinson premiered a visit with Santa Clause. This was a very successful campaign; however, it was not repeated by other stores until 1890. Since then, Santa Clause has made an appearance in almost every mall ever since.
It is traditional in different countries around the world to eat a certain meal at Christmas. In America, many people eat Glazed Ham for Christmas, Turkey for Thanksgiving, and black-eyed peas and rice for New Years Day while many people in China, however, reserve Christmas Eve for Fried chicken and strawberry shortcake.
by: Ellie Evergreen
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