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My town has german settlers since 1845, many German immigrants began arriving from Prussia in 1840. There were 4 German towns that are now all combined into one because it has grown so much.Anyone going to Germany for Christmas? This could be an interesting investigation
Christmas was started 4,000 years ago and from everything I can find Christmas was very popular to the Germans at that time. Even some Hispanic grave sites I have found locally are draped in Christmas ornaments.My town has german settlers since 1845, many German immigrants began arriving from Prussia in 1840. There were 4 German towns that are now all combined into one because it has grown so much.
Aww, reminds me of my youth at a religious school and learning all of that for the first time. I didn't know that the Christmas tree went so far back in German history.Christmas is a combo of some pagan Yule celebrations and the Christian story of the birth of the Christ child. The Church actually purposefully combined some of the olde ways into the celebration to make it easier to bring the pagans into the fold. In Yule, the sun rises to give the world rebirth. In Christmas, the son is born to give rebirth to man.
Today, Christmas and Yule are separate celebrations, but the cross-over between the two is still evident in our celebrations. As someone who honors both Yule and Christmas, I think Christ wouldn't have a problem with the love that is shared in both, imo.
This explains HJ’s 4000 yr reference. I was thinking 2000 , but I follow it now. Thanks debiChristmas is a combo of some pagan Yule celebrations and the Christian story of the birth of the Christ child. The Church actually purposefully combined some of the olde ways into the celebration to make it easier to bring the pagans into the fold. In Yule, the sun rises to give the world rebirth. In Christmas, the son is born to give rebirth to man.
Today, Christmas and Yule are separate celebrations, but the cross-over between the two is still evident in our celebrations. As someone who honors both Yule and Christmas, I think Christ wouldn't have a problem with the love that is shared in both, imo.