The Meaning of Christmas
What does Christmas mean? The celebration of the birth of Jesus, versus the commercialisation of today? Father Christmas? Christmas Fact and the accepted fiction?
Explaining Christmas to a baby is simple; you don't have to. However, as a child grows up, there is a lot about the world that needs to be explained; Christmas is a good example of this, as it's a fusion of tradition, religion, commerce, status, location and more. A proper mix.
Read Dawkins and you'll be wary of indoctrination; but, in a way, that's missing the point; Christmas only exists in a widely accepted fashion due to it's religious roots.
And then there's Father Christmas; how do you explain him? If you accept his existence as a necessity for children, then how do you explain his inevitable unveiling?
It was easier when you were a kid.
Explaining Christmas to a baby is simple; you don't have to. However, as a child grows up, there is a lot about the world that needs to be explained; Christmas is a good example of this, as it's a fusion of tradition, religion, commerce, status, location and more. A proper mix.
Read Dawkins and you'll be wary of indoctrination; but, in a way, that's missing the point; Christmas only exists in a widely accepted fashion due to it's religious roots.
And then there's Father Christmas; how do you explain him? If you accept his existence as a necessity for children, then how do you explain his inevitable unveiling?
It was easier when you were a kid.
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