what is the meaning of christmas
We should break free from rushing to shop, eat, drink, and feast in traditional ways of celebrating Christmas, take a moment to rekindle the new Christmas fireworks, and leave the more “live” Christmas spirit at home.
1. Candle light
The bright candlelight drives out the darkness and becomes a prominent symbol of vitality in winter. On the first day of Advent (the Sunday four weeks before Christmas), some Christians lit candles in churches and brought them home. The candles burned one by one until Christmas Eve. Candlelight dinners for the whole family. You can also traditionally light up to 3 more candles, each representing the week of Advent.
2. Donate to public welfare undertakings
If you know someone who is willing to donate to a good cause, then donate in her/his name.
3. Write a letter
Do you have someone who helped you in your life you will remember? Or want to reconcile with an old friend who had a dispute? Or want to say “I love you” to a loved one? So now is the best time to pick up a pen and paper and express yourself.
4. Give the most needed gift
We often give gifts for the sake of “gifting”, when in fact people already have or don’t need them, we should find ways to give gifts that are not on the gift list.
5. Plant a real Christmas tree
A fun way to remember Christmas is to give those nature lovers a “last minute” gift. With a phone call or the Internet, you can spend $10 to help America’s oldest non-profit civic preservation organization, the American Forest Organization, plant 10 trees where forest ecosystems are most severely damaged.
6. Create a new family holiday
If you traditionally spend Christmas Eve with your loved ones on your husband’s side and have to spend Christmas with your loved ones on your own, then you will regret not being able to celebrate the holiday at home with your husband and children. Some even complained that they and their children never had the time and space to spend Christmas together. Well, we could create a new holiday, like Adam’s Day on December 23 – because Adam was born before Yves. On the 23rd, we can share gifts, have dinner with our family and children, and celebrate the festival.
7. Create a Christmas gift notepad
Buy a nice notepad to keep track of the gifts you and your family have received and given. Next year when you want to write a congratulatory message or give a gift, keep a notepad handy so you can avoid giving people duplicate gifts. Notepads are a sign of your thoughtfulness to yourself and others.
8. Division of labor to decorate the Christmas tree
Let the family divide the work to decorate the Christmas tree. Divide the tree into sections with red ribbons so everyone has their own place to decorate, this will keep the tree decorations from looking the same year after year.
9. Have dinner by the Christmas tree
After the Christmas tree was decorated, everyone gathered around the tree for dinner. Turn off all the lights except on the tree and imagine how beautiful this tree is! This idea is perfect for the evening after a tiring afternoon of Christmas shopping.
10. Make Christmas Eve Simple
On Christmas Eve or Christmas, suggest a simple dinner, such as pizza, or let the guests self-serve sandwiches, rather than exhausting the fancy dinner. Because only in this way can we relax and enjoy the joy of being with each other, which is what Christmas is all about.
11. Make a place for Christmas dinner
Every year, there are many people who cannot spend Christmas with their families. If you know someone like this, invite him to dinner. Although it is not too much burden for you to eat for one more person, it is of great significance to him.
12. Go to church
Throughout the year, no matter what your religion is, Christmas is a great time to cleanse our hearts. Many people find that the most memorable time of the year is singing the familiar carols and hymns together.
