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The word “Christmas” means “Mass of Christ,” later shortened to “Christ-Mass.” The even shorter form “Xmas” – first used in Europe in the 1500s – is derived from the Greek alphabet, in which X is the first letter of Christ’s name: Xristos, therefore “X-Mass.”
Today we know that Christ was not born on the 25th of December. The date was chosen to coincide with the pagan Roman celebrations honoring Saturnus (the harvest god) a nd Mithras (the ancient god of light), a form of sun worship. These celebrations came on or just after the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, to announce that winter is not forever, that life continues, and an invitation to stay in good spirit.
What difference does Christmas Make?
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Why is Christmas such a big deal? What difference does it make? How can a baby born 2000 years ago on the other side of the world have such an impact on the entire world in 2010?
It’s because it was no ordinary baby. The Bible says, God came to earth. That’s what Emmanuel means, God with us. That’s bigger news than when man landed on the moon. God invaded earth. And that event split history into A.D. and B.C. Every time you write a check, what’s your reference point? The birth of Jesus Christ. 2010 — from what? From the birth of Jesus Christ.
But He was no ordinary baby. If He had stayed in the crib, we wouldn’t be here today. He grew up and He taught some powerful things about God because He was God.
So? Even if He was God. What difference does it make? It makes a big difference!
The reason why Christmas is such a big deal. BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST CAME AT CHRISTMAS, MY PAST CAN BE FORGIVEN.
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-A time to give joy to children.
-A time to honor the values of selflessness, companionship and service, reach out to those less fornunate.
Christmas is for Children
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Christmas is for children
But birthdays are for children,
Most of all of that you will ever earn gets spent on children!
The children’s birthday party schedule makes a parent dizzy,
They get dropped off; they get picked up; they get into a tizzy.
Easter is for children,
Every weekend is for children,
It sometimes seems to me that every second is for children.
Holidays are tailor-made so no child’s ever bored,
And every single childish whim is not to be ignored.
It snows – it’s for the children;
It’s sunny – for the children;
And Dads are sick to death of being funny for the children.
You may as well add Christmas is for children to the list;
They won’t know what a ‘mas’ is and they won’t have heard of ‘Christ’.
So, yes – Christmas is for Children; ain’t that the sad and tatty truth?
Christmas ain’t for you when you’ve said farewell to youth.
The fact that, as such, you’ll then have buy all of the presents and wrap all of the presents and
cook all of the food and then clear up everything afterwards – is painful but incontestable.
While your children show their appreciation for all of your efforts by being utterly detestable.
Christmas plays a very special role in just about everyone's life. Because it's the holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ it is EXTREMELY important to Christians. We celebrate the miracle-virgin birth of the Savior of the World. Without this birth there would be no salvation. Christmas is also a time where we exchange gifts (representing how God gave his son to us as a gift), and to many, giving and receiving is important. This simple tradition gives joy to those who partake, and brings family and friends closer together. There are many less-fortunate people who receive gifts during Christmas as well. During the Christmas season there are many charitable programs that give gifts (sometimes essential to life such as food and clothing) to people who can't afford them. Altogether it provides traditions and emotions that are important to people everywhere- and all because of the most important- Jesus Christ.
What makes Christmas important? THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
"Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21.
But birthdays are for children,
Most of all of that you will ever earn gets spent on children!
The children’s birthday party schedule makes a parent dizzy,
They get dropped off; they get picked up; they get into a tizzy.
Easter is for children,
Every weekend is for children,
It sometimes seems to me that every second is for children.
Holidays are tailor-made so no child’s ever bored,
And every single childish whim is not to be ignored.
It snows – it’s for the children;
It’s sunny – for the children;
And Dads are sick to death of being funny for the children.
You may as well add Christmas is for children to the list;
They won’t know what a ‘mas’ is and they won’t have heard of ‘Christ’.
So, yes – Christmas is for Children; ain’t that the sad and tatty truth?
Christmas ain’t for you when you’ve said farewell to youth.
The fact that, as such, you’ll then have buy all of the presents and wrap all of the presents and
cook all of the food and then clear up everything afterwards – is painful but incontestable.
While your children show their appreciation for all of your efforts by being utterly detestable.
Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic: Milad Majid
Argentine: Feliz Navidad
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Bosnian: (BOSANSKI) Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina
Brazilian: Feliz Natal
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese: (Mandarin) Sheng Dan Kuai Le
Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsian: Pace e salute
Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian: Sretan Bozic
Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish: Glædelig Jul
Duri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
English: Merry Christmas
Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
Ethiopian: (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal
Faeroese: Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish: Hyvaa joulua
Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French: Joyeux Noel
Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Galician: Bo Nada
Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
German: Fröhliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Haiti: (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'cho o Rish D'Shato Brichto
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi: Shub Naya Baras (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Hungarian: Boldog Karácsonyt
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Jiberish: Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Kurdish: Serî sallî nwê pîroz
Lao: souksan van Christmas
Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian:Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lettish: Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu
Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Luxembourgish: Schèine Chreschtdaag an e gudde Rutsch
Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb
Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Navajo: Merry Keshmish
Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul
Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado
Papiamento: Bon Pasco
Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Philippines: Maligayang Pasko!
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese:Feliz Natal
Pushto: Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche: (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele or Craciun fericit
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Scots Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh
Serbian: Hristos se rodi.
Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene: Vesele Bozicne Praznike Srecno Novo Leto or Vesel Bozic in srecno Novo leto
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Switzerland (Swiss-German): Schöni Wienachte
Tagalog: Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tamil: (Tamizh) Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Z Rizdvom Khrystovym or S rozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
What makes Christmas important? THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
"Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21.
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