Merry Christmas!
By: Morgan K.
Don’t you just love Christmas? It’s my favorite holiday because in the morning I get to wake up and open my presents. Ever wonder how Christmas started? Well, I do. Christmas wasn’t originally made by Christians, but it was originally from the ancient Romans. Every year in December, they held a festival called “Saturnalia” in honor of their god, Saturn. Saturnalia was a time of freedom and pleasure without consequence. People could do anything they wanted to do, they can steal, they can hurt others (which no one should ever do), and they can threaten others.
The Christmas customs for most us now is sing carols such as We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The 12 Days of Christmas, Jingle bells, and Dashing through the Snow. But, as we all know, there are so many more Christmas carols in the world. Most people also put up Christmas trees to celebrate; they put up ornaments, candy canes, a star or angel, some Christmas lights, and even their own decorations. Over all, I think Christmas is the best holiday because you get to spend time with your family.
Every Christmas evening, my family and I go over to my great aunt’s house to have dinner. After dinner we give each other presents and open them all together. Over all, we have lots of fun just seeing each other on a very special occasion. Do you celebrate Christmas and what is your favorite part? If not, what winter holiday do you look forward to and why?
23 comments:
In my religion,(Muslim)we are not aloud to celebrate Christmas.But thank you for sharing about how Christmas was made.
Wow, Morgan, great post!!! Yes, I celebrate Christmas, but unfortunately, I don't think we'll have a Christmas tree this year seeing as I'll be in Hawaii. I am also spending the whole winter break there, so I won't be able to play with my friends. Good post!:)
Hi Morgan,
I celebrate Christmas and my favorite part of it is getting the gifts and opening them. You make a wish list and you get whatever you want! I think that Christmas is really fun because you also get more than one thing if you put it on your wish-list! I love Christmas!
Winter is one of my favorite holiday.
Usually at Christmas, a family friend would come over and bring presents(of course) and we would celebrate it together. It was always fun. I always wake up early on Christmas morning( I don't know why) and wake up my parents and bring their presents to them and my sister and I would beg them to open them. We would bring our own presents too. My sister and I would always open it together. That is the best thing in the world! As you can see, I love Christmas and I always will.
Morgan,
I love Christmas, but the thing I look forward too is the smell of the delicious foods my mom makes on Christmas morning! Opening the presents are really fun,too because I never know what I will get! I think I will stay home or go out and have fun on Christmas. You sound like you have a lot of fun on Christmas! Hope you get what you want!
I love Christmas too! For decorations we buy a real tree and put all our ornaments on them. We have so many ornaments that we bought a fake tree for the family room,and put all our snowmen ornaments on that one. My mom has a huge collection of Santa's and we arrange them on the mantel. We also have many other indoor decorations. Outside my dad puts up lights. Usually on Christmas morning my brother and I smash together into my sister's bed and wait until we are allowed to wake my parents up. This is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. When we finally go down stairs, we open all of our presents, see that Santa ate the cookies, and see that the reindeer ate their carrots. For breakfast it is a tradition to eat strata that my mom makes. My mom hosts a Christmas dinner and we show everybody our new toys. As you can see I absolutely adore Christmas.
Nice post Morgan! My favorite part is opening presents. On Christmas morning I get up and open my presents, but the bad thing is my parents show me the gift before Christmas. The only year they didn't is when I was 5. We usually have a party when friends came over and played games. Over all great post!
Great post Morgan! I celebrate Christmas every year at church and at home. My favorite parts are eating candy canes, opening presents, and singing Christmas songs. I do not decorate my house though, because my family does not have enough time.
To be truthful with you, I celebrate New Year's Eve. But if you say they celerbrate Saturn as their god, that would be about 6000years away in the past. Saturn is Cronos (Kronos) and he was ruler of the World. Well, before the first Titan War. Achilles and Odysseus are some people you might know. They fought beside gods and were demigod heros. What I'm trying to say is, Jupiter is supposed to be the respected one, not Saturn.(Jupiter = Zues Saturn = Cronos ...) Back from mytholgy, Christmas is still a great holiday(for kids).
Hi Morgan! I look forward to Christmas too but my sister is sooo lucky. She gets extra presents since her birthday is on Dec. 18! But I still love Christmas. Especially when my uncle and aunt come and we have a chocolate mousse cake! Well, that's it for now. Toodles!
Great post Morgan. I don't celebrate Christmas, but I do get gifts on Christmas. I get one and only one gift of my choice on Christmas. That is what Ido on Christmas.
Good post Morgan! I like Christmas too, and the best thing I like about Christmas is opening my presents. My uncle comes over and we have lunch and dinner at our house. And overall, I think that Christmas is one of my favorite holidays.
Well, I don't exactly celebrate Christmas, but if I did, I'd be looking forward to being with my family, and of course being able to open my presents.
Nice Post! I celebrate Christmas by setting up a tree and getting presents(which is my favorite part). I don't go to other people's houses but I celebrate a little in my house.
I celebrate Christmas and I also get presents. I also celebrate the Christian way of Christmas where they say Christmas was the day Jesus was born.
Great post, Morgan. Like many families, ours celebrates Christmas. My favorite part of Christmas is, like you, opening the presents. You never know what "Santa" will give you.
I celebrate Christmas. My favorite part is receiving presents and money becuase I sometimes use the money to buy games. Sometimes I recieve Gift cards, and one I got three Gold AMC Tickets.
I am Christian and I celebrate Christmas. My favorite part of Christmas is opening the presents. I think most kids like this part because you get something you really want and you have very high expectations for it.
Great post! I celebrate Christmas and my favorite part is present time!Though will not be here for Christmas I will still put up a Christmas and a list of the things I want before I go. Still I will get presents where I am going. You know why? I am going on a cruise!!
Great post Morgan! I never knew that Christmas was made by Romans. I hope nobody got hurt in the days people celebrated Saturnalia. I have always wondered how Christmas made. Do you know why people named Christmas, Christmas? Anyways, I celebrate Christmas too. It is my favorite holiday because we can get presents. Just like you, I go visit my family friends. We also give gifts to each other.
-Rohan I.
Hey Morgan,
I like Christmas because first of all the presents but also how much time I spend with my family. When Christmas arrives, I go up in Oakland to my grandma's house and celebrate Christmas with my cousins, Aunts and Uncles. But when I am at home, we celebrate in our living room and set up a big tree. All in all, I like the fact that I have fun and get a lot of presents.
Yes, I celebrate Christmas, because I am a christian. Well, basically all christian celebrate Christmas. The reason is not because for fun, it's because that it was the day that Jesus was born. I like Christmas because at my church, we have a Christmas choir. This time, we get a talking part.
Hi Morgan!
I celebrate Chritmas, and my favorite part of it is opening presents. Oh, and of course, meeting my friends!
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