Christmas in United States

The Christmas season begins in November

In the United States, the Christmas season traditionally begins after
Thanksgiving Day that falls on the fourth Thursday in November. Saturday
immediately after, performed a spectacular parade in the city of New York, with
the arrival of Santa Claus marking the start of the Christmas shopping season.
Christmas is a religious and secular
Christmas was originally a strictly religious celebration which marks the birth of
Jesus Christ on December 25. In the United States has become very
commercial and secular celebration. Department stores, malls and small shops
elaborately decorate their stores and entice customers to spend liberally on
Christmas presents. However, for many people Christmas is still holding a
major religious significance. It is the occasion for an annual family gathering
throughout the country creates an atmosphere of generosity and goodwill
known as the "Christmas Spirit."
Suburban neighborhoods in the northern states may become indescribably
beautiful after a snowfall and millions of colored lights shining on the houses
and árboles.Esta holiday season is more than just Christmas
The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah is celebrated in mid-December and the
Afro-American celebration of Kwanzaa falls in the same period. Along with
Christmas, make a joyful holiday season.
Santa Claus is St. Nicholas of America
Santa Claus was originally based on St. Nicholas who was a European bishop
known for his generosity in giving gifts to poor residents during the harsh
winters. In the United States, Santa Claus is usually presented as a jolly, fat
man with a big white beard and wearing a red suit. He drives a magical sleigh is
pulled by eight reindeer and flies around the world, the night before Christmas,
delivering toys and candy to all children.
Christmas trees are a tradition
Many families in the United States placed a small pine tree in their homes and
decorate with colored lights and bright ornaments. On Christmas morning the
children awake to find their gifts in colorful wrappers under the Christmas tree.
The small, often empty stockings hanging in the fireplace and also find them
filled with candy and small toys.
Families decorate their homes for the holiday season with lights decorating the
outside and small trees and hedges of propiedad.Las Christmas lights create
wonderful scenes
Families decorate their homes for the holiday season with lights decorating the
outside and small trees and bushes on your property. Neighborhoods take a
look festive and happy every night. Some are so bizarre that surround their
homes with thousands of lights and to put a Santa Claus, reindeer and
snowmen, lighted and of normal size, in their gardens or on their roofs. Many
churches and houses illuminated birth place commemorating the humble birth
of Jesus. Suburban neighborhoods in the northern states may become
indescribably beautiful after a snowfall and millions of colored lights shining on
the houses and trees.
Many Americans send Christmas cards
During this season, many people exchange Christmas cards or greeting Merry
Christmas. The cards are mailed to friends, neighbors, relatives and business
associates during the month of December. If you receive a card is not
necessary to send one back because some people just do not send cards. If
you want to send a Christmas card and not sure of the religion of those who
receive it, always choose a card without any issues to avoid offending religious.
Usually Christmas is a family celebration
Typical activities in the month of December are shopping for Christmas gifts or
Hanukkah and Christmas partying. At parties there are usually plenty of food,
drink and joy. Christmas Eve and Christmas are set aside for religious
observance and family celebrations. The members of the family, near and far
gather at Christmas for the annual celebration party. When invited to a family
party, it is appropriate to bring a small gift for the family. If there are children,
sweets and a small gift is greatly appreciated.
Some are so bizarre that surround their homes with thousands of lights and to
put a Santa Claus, reindeer and snowmen, lighted and of normal size, in their
gardens or their techos.La New Year's Eve is a night of party
During the week after Christmas, the stores are filled with customers will
change their gifts and take advantage of clearance sales. On New Year's Eve,
parties abound in restaurants, bars and clubs throughout the United States.
They are usually full of noise events with drinks, dancing and raucous
celebrations. Some cities have big outdoor parties that end with fireworks at
midnight. The festival is the most famous Times Square in New York City. The
first day of the year marks the end of the holiday season and people stay at
home recovering and watching football on television. Some families have a New
Year dinner for friends and neighbors

What is Christmas?

Christmas is Joy, do not be sad!

Christmas is peace, if you have enemies, reconciled!
Christmas is a find, looking for friends!
Christmas is Don, there are poor, help them!
Christmas is humility, if pride, sepúltala!
Christmas is Justice, if you have commitments, stick to it!
Christmas is Sorry Repent Christmas is Light, if you're in darkness, light your
lamp!
Christmas is Truth, if there are errors, reflect!
Christmas is love, if you hate, forget it!
And if to live in harmony we have to wait for Christmas ... wasting the day we
live!
 Santa Claus also

"Santa" or "Santa Claus" is the same "San Nicolas", Catholic bishop dcl fifth
century. The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 19, pages 648-649,
says: "St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, a saint revered by the Greeks and Latins
on 6 December. . . It says a legend that secretly gave gifts to the three
daughters of a poor citizen ... gave rise to the custom of giving gifts in secret on
the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas [Dec. 6], quc date was changed a day after
Christmas. Dc where the association of Christmas with Santa Claus ... "
Parents punish their children by telling lies, but to get the Christmas they
themselves are responsible for telling the lie of "Santa Claus", the "Reycs Magi"
or "Christ Child"! So why are we surprised that upon reaching adulthood also
believe that God is a myth?
One child, feeling sadly disappointed to know the truth, he told a friend: "Yes,
and I'll report about this Jesus Christ!"
Is it Christian to teach the vernier myths and lies? God says: "No deal falsely
nor lie to one another" (Leviticus 19:11). Although the human mind and seems
well justified, God also says: "There is a way which seems right, but its end is
death."
Studied the facts, as we see with astonishment that the custom of celebrating
Christmas is actually not Christian but pagan custom. This is one of the ways of
Babylon in the world has fallen!

What they say encyclopedias

The word "Christmas" is a contraction of "Nativity", which means birth. This

party made its appearance in the Catholic Church and from there it spread to
Protestantism and the rest of the world.

Now, where he received the Catholic Church? It was not the teachings of the
New Testament. It was not the Bible or the apostles who had been trained
personally by Jesus Christ. Christmas was introduced in the Church during the
fourth century, from paganism.

Since the celebration of Christmas was introduced to the world by the Roman
Catholic Church has no other authority than itself, let's see what he says about
the Catholic Enciciopedia (Edition 1911):

"Christmas was not included among the earliest festivals of the Church ... the
first traces of it from Egypt ... The pagan customs associated with the beginning
of January focused on the feast of Christmas. "

In the same encyclopedia, under "Natal Day", we find Origen, one of the fathers
of the Church, recognized the following truth: "... We see in Scripture that no
one has kept a feast or held a great feast of his birth. Only sinners [like Pharaoh
and Herod] celebrated with great joy the day they were born in this world. "

The Encyclopedia Britannica, edition 1946, said: "Christmas was not among the
ancient festivals of the Church ..." It was instituted by Jesus Christ and the
apostles, nor by scriptural authority. He was later taken from paganism.

The Encyclopedia Americana, 1944 edition, says: "Christmas. . . according to

many authorities not celebrated in the early centuries of the Christian Church,
and that the custom of Christianity in general was to celebrate not the birth but
the death of important people. [The "Communion" or inejor said, Passover,
instituted by biblical authority in the New Testament is a commemoration of the
death of Christ.] ... In memory of this event [Christ's birth] was instituted a
festival in the fourth century. In the fifth century the Western Church ordered it
to be held forever in the same day of the ancient Roman festival in honor of the
birth of Sol, as no one knew the exact date of birth of Christ. "

Take note of this important fact. These historical authorities show that during
the first two or three centuries of our era, Christians did not celebrate
Christmas. This festival was introduced in the Roman Church in the fourth
century AD and it was not until the fifth century that officially established
Christian party horn!