Re: Christian holidays . . . to celebrate or not to celebrate and how?
this was such a good read...so much diversity.
On another parents forum i used to go to, i was involved in a very heated discussion about Santa and Christmas with a bunch of mothers, who basically where picking on this mother who said she wouldnt tell her child that santa was real, so i jumped in to say that my mother did the same thing and i never felt like i was denied my child hood.
It was really nice to read this and see mothers sharing their thier veiws and beliefs while still being so accepting of how all families choose to celebrate or not !!!
I really have no idea what i believe or feel about these things, i have never really come to terms with any one believe system that works for me.
My view changes one day to the next, last night i watched that "Jesus" movie and walked away feeling so overwelmed...the story of Jesus is a very powerfull one...
but then i look up at the stars....and .....
NE WAY...
I was brought up in a very different way from most people I know . We celebrated most Christian Holidays but not in the same way, but reading this i realise that a few people do celebrate the same way.
For intstants emmandcasp ideas are really close to what we celebrate....
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For Christmas I tell Casper that it is a time to celebrate friendship and thank our friends and loved ones for all their help and friendship through the year- hense the present giving.
Easter- we explain as a celebration of new life- flowers, babies, animals etc, and eggs represent new life because they are baby chickens.
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At Easter we also make our New Years resolutions, and it is is a time to celebrate "new beginings"....eggs representing new life and new beginings.
At Christmas we talk about Saint Nick, and the good he did for all the children back in his time, who didnt have lots of things like we do, so we all go and pick a toy we really want and we wrap it up and give put it under the Kmart wishing tree, or some where. ANs we buy small gifts that get hidden away untill Christmas eve, when we know that mum and da will pretend to be St. Nick and put the presents under the tree....keeping st nicks spirit alive.
We where also taught the history of Christianity, and the history of other beliefs as well. Mum had many books she used to read to us about all sorts of different cultures...but mostly we folowed the Basics of Christianity.
Thats us ne ways!