By: Riya Gupta
“... It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere you go…” - Michael Bublé The streets are shining with a million dazzling lights; downtowns are crowded with people dressed in coats and hats walking hand in hand; and the displays in shops are decorated with Santas, reindeer, snowmen, and Christmas trees. The aroma of hot chocolate and fruit cake fill up the atmosphere. America’s favorite holiday is almost here! Christmas is celebrated December 25th to commemorate Christ’s birth. Christmas is a time to reflect on important principles of Christian faith and celebrate God's love of the world through the birth of Jesus. So, how did Christmas become the red and green, bright and merry holiday that it is? It seems that early Christmas celebrations were first derived from Roman and English harvest festivals. People celebrated these festivals by decorating their houses, giving gifts, and singing special songs. One of the most iconic symbols of Christmas (after Santa, of course) is the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree originated in Germany, where it was put up December 24th each year. Now that Thanksgiving has passed, there are lots of things happening to get ready for Christmas. Rochester Downtown’s ‘Big Bright Light Show’ is a huge display of colorful lights on the downtown shops and restaurants. Recently, the Detroit Tree Lighting took place. Several special appearances were made, the biggest being figure skater and Olympic star Nathan Chen. All around town, people have started putting up luminous lights and beautiful wreaths on their houses to get ready for Santa’s arrival. Kids decorate gingerbread houses, and families prepare tasty Christmas dinners. Halls are decked with ribbons and garlands, and the fireplace is extravagantly embellished with lights and holly. Stockings with each family members’ name are hung for Santa to fill with lots of goodies. Best of all, people spend quality family time by trimming the Christmas tree, and sitting together under warm blankets to watch Christmas movies. Sources:
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |