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“A search for the Meaning of Christmas.”

What is Christmas? This is a question many should ask themselves. In the past few years, Christmas seems to have becom a commercialized holiday. It seems like Christmas is a synonym for presents. The attitude taken by many is outrageous. Christmas is no longer a holiday used to spend time with friends and family, it now seems to be a time for head aches and stress. The true meaning of Christmas is being totally distorted. The focus of Christmas is the birth of Jesus, but it now seems to be about presents, and decorating the tree. Christmas is supposed to be a time filled with love, but it seems to be becoming a time filled with vanity and materialistic attitudes. Christmas is nothing else but a commercialized holiday, which is getting out of proportion.
The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes masse, or “Christ’s Mass.” Christmas is the birth of Jesus that first originated in Rome in 336 A.d., Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. This holiday is t...

Posted by: Amy Hetzel

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