I have been thinking about Christmas for a while now and it occurred to me to ask the question “Do we need Christmas?”
I
am sure that all of my readers who follow the main Christian religions would
say that Christmas was a very important religious time for them; so they need
Christmas as part of their Church year.
What
if you took the religion out of Christmas and asked the question again, I
wonder what you would get in response? Here are my thoughts, you are at liberty
to agree or disagree as you will.
- Christmas gives us permission to have some time out
- Christmas gives us a deadline, so that we make some extra effort to catch up with friends and relatives we have not seen for a while
- Christmas gives us permission to party
- Christmas gives us permission to be friendly to strangers
- Christmas gives us permission to give presents to our friends and family
- Christmas gives us permission to eat and drink to excess
- Christmas puts pressure on us to spend more money than usual and often we go over our budget, which leaves us a debt to pay off during the year. However, it is the best time of year for Retail businesses and helps them to flourish, which is good for the community.
Maybe the value of the Christmas season (and again I have
taken out the religious aspect) is that it allows us a period of time each year
where we do things a little differently from what we do during the rest of the
year. We allow ourselves the time to indulge in some treats and be with friends
and family. We have some time to re-charge our batteries ready for the year
ahead. And that has to be a good thing.
Did you know that?
- CHRISTMAS pudding was originally a soup made with raisins and wine.
- KISSING under the mistletoe is thought to spring from Frigga, the Norse goddess of love, who was associated with the plant.
- BEFORE turkey, the traditional Christmas meal in
- CAROLS began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
Warning – Take care at Christmas because:
- Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling accidents.
- Three people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
- Nineteen people have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
- Five hundred and forty three people were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
Wishing you a very happy Christmas season what ever you do.
Hilary Thompson 
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