A guide to creating new Christmas traditions with your family.
Christmas is a joyous tradition. Friends and family spend time together and create traditions. These traditions are cherished by young and old alike. Christmas truly brings out the child in each one of us and this information was written to help you to develop your own traditions for your family to look forward to each year.
The most widespread holiday thing to do is sing Christmas songs. Christmas carols are a favorite of everyone and it is easy to include them in your festivities. The first Xmas carols were sung by Pagans to celebrate the longest night of the year which normally occurs on December 22. Initial followers of Christianity then adopted these practices but rewrote the lyrics to represent Christianity. Our more recent Xmas songs came from in the eighteenth century in England. During this era, musical church services and singing Xmas songs in public became trendy as well. These customs are still in practice today throughout the world. Some well-known carols include: Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman and White Christmas. One of the most universal customs is putting ornaments on a pine tree. Putting up a tree can be dated back to the 1400s in Germany. Monks initially sang around the tree and then set it aflame in celebration. Other accounts from that era indicate that a small tree being ornamented with dates and pretzels. The kids would then collect the treats on Christmas Day. This custom is reminiscent of our current practices. More modernly people put ornaments on a tree and place gifts underneath. Father Christmas goes down the chimney and places gifts near the tree. Decorating a tree as a family is a common tradition that people carry out each year. Make it your custom, by encouraging each member of the family put up their own decorations and create new ones each year.
One of the most universal Xmas traditions is putting a stocking on the hearth and having a gift hidden inside. Children from different countries carry out this custom in different ways. Children from France put their shoes by the fireplace. In Hungary, kids shine their shoes and put them near a window or door. Children in Puerto Rico have a special way of celebrating this custom. They put flowers and plants in small containers underneath their beds to feed the Three King’s camels. Being given a present in a stocking has a magical quality. It is no surprise that this Xmas custom is so widespread.
Another thing that is always anticipated are the special treats. Each person has a preferred recipe that is only made at Christmas. Some deserts are only baked at Christmas like fruit cake and gingerbread men. Usually, families pass down instructions for their traditional foods so that each generation can carry on enjoying the treats. Like families, different countries have diverse holiday fare. If you come from a place with its own customary holiday food, it is even better. You can include all of your special holiday fare, and add some new ones to make your festivity unique to you. The best way to get a fantastic new Christmas recipe is to look online and experiment with a bunch of recipes. You will find a keeper that you can bake each year.
Xmas is a magical time of year. By starting fresh customs, your loved ones will come to appreciate Christmas all the more. So pick out the tree with your loved ones, find a new Christmas recipe and find your favorite Christmas songs and sing them with friends. Make Christmas the best time of year for yourself and loved ones!
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