The Gift of Giving Why do we give each other gifts on Christmas? 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. How are gifts given around the world? All over the world, families and friends give presents to each other. Most children around the world believe in a Christmas gift bringer. It's often St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or Father Christmas, but in Germany they believe that it is the Christkind, in Spain they believe it is the Wise Men and in Italy they believe it is an old lady called Befana. Where are these gifts placed? These presents are also left in different places! In most of Europe, the presents are left in shoes or boots put out by the children. In Italy, the UK and the USA presents are left in stockings, often left hanging by a fire place. In many countries, presents for friends and family may be left under the Christmas Tree. In the UK, they are often opened on Christmas day morning with all the family together. When are they opened? Presents are opened on different days over the world as well. The earliest presents are opened is on St. Nicholas' Eve on December 5th when children in Holland of ten receive their presents. On St. Nicholas' Day (6th December) children in Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic and some other European countries open some of their presents. Children in the UK, USA and many other countries, such as Japan, open their presents on Christmas Day, December 25th. The latest presents are opened on January 6th (a month after the earliest). This is known as Epiphany and is mainly celebrated in Catholic countries such Spain and Mexico. How can I participate? One popular way of giving presents in groups such as clubs, school classes and workplaces is to have a 'Secret Santa'. This is where you pull the name of someone else in the group out of a hat (or other container!). You then buy a present for that person. When the presents are given out (often at a Christmas party) each person is given their present but they have no idea which person in the group bought it for them! Message from me to you! It's finally getting close to Christmas! So I am going to be giving out gifts to EVERYONE who comments on this thread (by December 24th), explaining their Christmas and what they do for Christmas! Hopefully this will give us some interesting stories and some holiday cheer! Merry Christmas everyone! I apologize if you do not participate in Christmas! If you are offended in any way please know I did this for all my Christmas lovers! Happy holidays! * Limit one gift per person until Christmas Eve *
I posted something at the bottom (font is small, going to change that in my new post) about that problem. This is focused on people who celebrate Christmas (or are just looking for a gift from me). I figured it'd be fun and something silly. If you're offended I'm sorry ?
We don't celebrate Christmas but I hope Santa Claus could give gifts to other children around the world just in time for them.And to all the children who celebrate Christmas:Merry Christmas and have a very nice day.
My grandmother, mom, and I bake christmas cookies , sugar, chocolate chip, santas whiskers (coconut), and one other that has candied cherries in it. While my mom gives us a new sheet of freshly baked sugar cookies to put sprinkles on my grandmother and I stuff some in our faces. My mom turns around and all she sees is our cheeks puffed with the cookies missing. This year i plan to cook christmas dinner. With some help of course.