Definition Essay: The True Meaning Of Christmas

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The True Meaning of Christmas Most children in today’s generation celebrate Christmas. However, when most children think of Christmas, they think of presents and a big fat man coming down their chimney and delivering presents (kind of freaky if you ask me). Most children do not even realize what the true meaning of Christmas is or how we came to celebrate this present filled holiday. I believe that children should not only be aware of the true meaning behind Christmas, but that they should be able to understand this true meaning. If you ask any young child today what the true meaning of Christmas is, most of them are likely to say something along the lines of; Santa coming down their chimney, mom and dad buying them presents, or perhaps …show more content…

It is a time of God showing His great love for us” said Martha Noebel in CBN. This quote begins to dip into the true meaning of Christmas. Many children are unaware that Christmas became a celebrated holiday originally because of the birth of Jesus Christ. All of these American traditions such as, Santa coming down the chimney and eating cookies or presents being left under the tree, are simply fictitious events created to spark children’s imagination. While it may seem unethical to sit a child down and tell them there is no such thing as Santa, it is not unethical to sit a child down and explain to them the bigger …show more content…

It is a time to spread the love that Jesus so happily gave to us and it is a time to share His story. How will today’s children ever know the meaning behind Christmas if someone does not tell them? It is important that children today not only believe in Santa and have great imaginations, but, that they believe in Jesus Christ and Him being the reason we celebrate Christmas. It is important that children obtain real world knowledge and begin obtaining that knowledge at a young

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