History of Christmas
Traditions including gift-giving, advent calendars, wreaths, caroling, Nativity plays, exchanging of cards, attending church services, a special meal, and displaying various decorations including trees, lights, and nativities are all a part of this holiday.
What is Christmas?
Jesus Christ is the greatest being to be born on this earth, he is our perfect example, Lord of lords, Creator, Savior, and because He came to earth we are able to do this.
What is Live with God again?
This is a Christmas tradition that came from England.
What is candy making?
It is in this book and chapter in the New Testament that we most often read the Christmas story.
What is Luke 2?
This song talks about a fictional character that is magical.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
The meaning of this word means birth.
What is Nativity?
This would have failed without our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It is this part of candy making that can make one cry?
What is blowing the peppermint?
It was for this reason that Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem.
What is to be taxed?
This song is about the peaceful night a baby was born.
What is Silent Night?
During this European century, many Protestants changed the gift bringer to the Christ Child, and the date of giving gifts changed from December 6 to Christmas Eve.
What is 16th-17th Century?
This activity kept Mary and Joseph from knowing where 12-year-old Jesus was when they were returning home and they discovered He was not with them.
What is teaching in the temple at Jerusalem?
It was this year that we started our Christmas Eve family parties.
What is 1999?
Because there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the inn, Mary laid her firstborn son in swaddling clothes in this.
What is a Manger?
This popular song has many versions and many meanings to the song.
What is The 12 Days of Christmas?
In the 17th and 18th centuries these places were among some of the countries that canceled or condemned the celebration of Christmas, considering it a religious trap, devilish, or superstitious.
What are England, Scotland, and early American settlements?
At this age Christ was baptized.
What is 30 years old?
This family decorates their tree with candy bars and as we visited them at Christmas time they let us choose a candy bar off their tree.
Who is the Neiderhauser family?
They came with haste to the babe lying in a manger.
Who are the shepherds?
The line, "Let ev'ry heart prepare him room", is included in this song.
What is Joy to the World?
In the 19th century, this novel helped revive the "spirit" of Christmas and seasonal merriment.
What is Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol?
Jesus wanted His gospel taught to people all over the earth so He chose these individuals to testify of Him. They were the original leaders of His Church.
Who were the twelve Apostles?
It was at this house that we went to celebrate Christmas day every year.
Who are Grandma and Grandpa Christensen?
The three wise men asked for directions from this King, but they did not return to tell him where the Christ child was.
Who was King Herod?
This song means Merry Christmas in a different language.
What is Feliz Navidad or Mele Kalikimaka?