Christmas in the doorway

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Christmas in the doorway

The holiday is celebrated on December 25 in most Christian denominations, but some Eastern churches mark the date according to the Julian calendar, so that in fact they celebrate the holiday on January 7.
Christianity of today it is common to see on the day of the birth of Christ. According to the New Testament, Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem where it is in the Church of the Nativity.
Christians believe that the birth of Christ is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the Messiah from David who redeem the world from his sin, and bridge the gap between God and the people.

A Christmas traditions

Christmas tree :
Christmas tree in a Danish family placing the Christmas tree is a Christian custom is held by Christians all over the world for Christmas.

As part of this practice is customary to place at home or in a public place evergreen tree, usually a coniferous tree and decorate it in the decorations and lighting. It is customary not to push the tree and decorate up to Christmas Eve – December 24, and to remove the tree and ornamental after Twelfth Night (January 6). According to superstition placing the tree before this date may bring bad luck.
Also, superstition holds that if the tree decorations are not removed, Twelfth Night should be left in each subsequent year.
In the United States it is customary to place Christmas trees have been the night after Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November). Germany traditionally Catholic remove the trees already on January 2.
Russia tends to place a Christmas tree New Year on December 31, and the old New Year celebrated on January 14.

Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner is traditionally eaten lunch at noon Christmas Eve, with most participants all family members. In modern times this term refers also sometimes meals eaten on Christmas Eve.

England, Scotland and Ireland

Christmas dinner is eaten in England, Scotland and Ireland at noon on holiday, or on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. The meal usually includes roast turkey, roast chicken or other (goose, chicken, duck or pheasant), and rarely more than roast beef or pork (“pigs in a blanket”).
When chicken is usually served stuffed, cooked vegetables and side (usually Brussels sprouts and carrots), and mashed potatoes. Dessert is customary to serve Christmas pudding or trifle.

UK Christmas dinner tradition has changed over the years. During the middle Ages most meals are served pork or venison. Only during the 17th century developed a stuffed goose custom file, and only in the early 20th century developed the practice to file roast turkey and stuffed, due to the price reduction.
Tradition submitted at the end of the meal the Christmas pudding covered the middle Ages.

Eastern Europe

Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia are customary to serve a vegetarian meal on Christmas Eve that includes 12 servings, depending on the tradition of fasting on Christmas Eve. Noon meal eaten holiday includes roast meat – usually pork.

France

The traditional Christmas dinner in France called “réveillon” and she is preparing on Christmas Eve.

Germany

Christmas dinner in the center of Germany is customary to serve roast duck or roast carp, but also presenters have stuffed pork. Serve the meat along with sauerkraut, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower. There are traditions according to which we will have dinner feast, and there are traditions that the meal eaten at noon on holiday. Usually festive dessert marzipan

Australia

Australian Christmas dinner is based on the British Christmas dinner traditional. However, while England is served in midwinter, Australia is at the same time the height of summer, so some dishes such as roast dinner is served cold, and sometimes barbecue-style meal prepared Mgost yard. Australian typical dessert for Christmas is Pavlov.

Gift giving

Is an element found in every place where great holiday. Usually say that folkloric character (usually called “Santa Claus” in honor of St. Nicholas Bishop fourth-century Asia Minor was known kindness) gives children gifts. In many places it is called the “father of the cold.”
According to tradition comes Santa Claus on Christmas Eve on a sleigh, reindeer-drawn north, and lands on rooftops. Year-round Santa Claus involved in preparing the gifts, and the preparation of lists for the good boys deserves to receive the gifts. British tradition associates the receipt of gifts conduct a “good” or “bad”.
Bad boys will receive a gift such as a piece of coal, or stick used by their parents beat them, and which they want to present. French equivalent of this figure, Père Noël (“Father Christmas”) developed similar lines. In other cultures (like Holland) accompanied by assistant character called “Black Peter”, or elves (called Elves), which help him in preparing the gifts. In addition to these gifts Santa Claus brings, it is customary that the family members give each other gifts.

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