The Importance Of Christmas

Christmas Christmas is a Christian holiday that takes place on December 25 each year. Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, but is that just what American’s celebrate? “Ironically, at most Christmas parties the person whose birthday we 're supposed to be celebrating is completely ignored. He 's never even mentioned. Although Jesus is the reason for the season, he 's often overlooked or merely mentioned along with Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus, the Grinch, elves, and a long list of celebrated fictional characters” (Warren). There are so many fictional characters, along with Christmas lights and Christmas trees, that are the first thing to come to mind when someone mentions Christmas, with that in mind are people really celebrating the true meaning of Christmas? Christmas is usually celebrated by family and friend gatherings, which can bring a large variety of emotions. On this holiday some people feel happiness, and are cheerful because they are surrounded by their loved ones. The “Christmas Season” is the time many people reunite with the ones they have not seen all

“One of the main reasons we have the custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas, is to remind us of the presents given to Jesus by the Wise Men: Frankincense, Gold, and Myrrh”(Cooper). The tradition of gift giving has created more emotions towards the holiday such as jealousy and greed. Majority of the time parent’s want to give their children the best and gift them lots of presents. This can unfortunately cause a feeling of jealousy from children who are less fortunate, along with their parents who may feel bad for not being able to give them what they want. As a result of gifting for the Christmas holiday, many people tend to get greedy when it comes to this holiday season and think that it is truly only about gifts and a lot of times forget the real meaning of