According to Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem the names of Santa's Reindeers are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
Friday, 19 March 2021
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
People have different perceptions as to the custom of The exchanging of Christmas presents some say it can be traced back to an ancient Roman custom of gift-giving which was practiced at the festival of Saturnalia.
It
would certainly appear easy to make the transition from making an offering to a
pagan deity to giving a gift.
Others
believe that when the custom was Christianized the reason for gift-giving was
attributed to represent the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh that the Magi
brought from the East when they sought out the newborn Jesus Christ.
But
the most popular belief by far is that the custom is derived from the greatest
gift-giver of all St Nicholas.
SANTA HAS TO WORK HARDER THIS YEAR
Santa has to work harder this year
At
the North Pole I fear
Since
the jackpot of Euromillions
THE BOARS HEAD
Serving a roasted boar's head was for many years associated with Christmas feasting in England.
It
probably harks back to the Norse custom of sacrificing a boar at Yuletide in
honor of the Norse god Freyr.
A
more amusing telling of the story relates to a student at Oxford's Queen’s
College who was attacked one Christmas Day by a wild boar.
As
the Boar charged the poor student was armed with nothing more lethal than a
copy of Aristotle, so with all his strength he thrust the book down the boar's
throat killing it in its tracks.
The
student however wanted his book back, so he cut off the animal's head which he
took back to the college where it was served for Christmas dinner amidst much
pomp and ceremony.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (2015)
Jamie Patterson Mason Douglas is jealous of his rich friend Blake Matthews (Juliocesar Chavez) so when he gets annoyed at his parents (Antonio Sabato Jr and Shannen Doherty) he makes a wish to swap families with his wealthy best friend at Christmas.
To
his delight his wish comes true, and he finds himself living the extravagant
lifestyle he always dreamed of true However despite
having everything he ever wanted, his new mother and father have little time
for him, and her grandmother has been dumped in a home and so he ends up trying
to put things back the way they were.
BELLS
On Christmas morning since medieval times Church bells are rung on Christmas morning to announce to the world the birth of Jesus Christ.
A
legend has it that the bells were rung for an hour before midnight on the first
Christmas Eve to warm the forces of darkness of the imminent arrival of the
Savior and at the stroke of midnight the pitch of the bells changed into a
joyous peal.
The
sounding of the bells had another purpose namely to announce the death of the
Devil which would come to pass upon by the coming of Jesus Christ.
This
is why the church bell is also known as 'the Old Lad's Passing bell', 'Old Lad'
being a euphemism for Satan.
The
pealing bells also chase away evil spirits which easy repelled by any joyous
sound.
The
bells also have more frivolous uses than announcing the Savior on Christmas
morning.
The
bells are often used as Christmas tree decorations and also, they adorn
Christmas cards.
Traditionally
Wassailers would use bells to announce their presence by ringing them and
Father Christmas has jingling bells accompanying the progress of his sleigh.
IN THE MORNING SANTA STOOD
In the morning Santa stood
by
the window to peer
And
said to Mrs Claus
“It
looks like rain dear”
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