The Allusion Of Christmas

Although, everyone knows on Christmas there are presents, that’s not what this holiday is all about. December 25 isn’t just Christmas, it is also the day believed to be the birth date of Jesus Christ. Christmas isn’t just about getting presents, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the reason for the season.

Christmas, which is on 25th December every year, is a religious event that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ but it becomes a holiday in many countries, especially western countries where their mainstream religion is Christian. People celebrate Christmas with many traditional rituals, they purchase decorations for houses, gifts giving and have the Christmas dinner with family and friends but the rituals may vary from different countries. Additionally, Christmas is a high consumption season due to the gifts giving culture of traditional activities in western culture and also consumers are offered discounts during the occasion in which Christmas creates ‘the consumption fantasyland’. ‘Consumption satisfices our basic survival needs and the more abstract needs of cultural, social and personal elements that are symbolic of taste, lifestyles and identity’ (Clarke, 2007: 3). This essay will discuss two perspectives, which are classical and cultural perspectives, separately through celebrations that drive consumer behavior before, during Christmas and then in the next section we will discuss about how the market creates and reinforces the fantasyland by the marketing communications for Christmas.

Christmas can have many meaning to different people depending on how they interpret it. However, if looking at the Christian aspect of it. The

As we approach the holiday season, we occasionally lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas while on getting a steal on our favorite pair of boots. Christmas is a time for honoring Jesus and giving. For my community service activity, I helped my grandmother decorate her house for Christmas on December 20th.

In Truman Capote’s short story “A Christmas Memory” imagery and symbolism are used by the author to show that friendship has no age limit. Truman uses very vivid details and many different types of figurative language to show his theme ,which is that friendship has no age. An example of symbolism is, “As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heaven” (6). After getting the news of his friend’s death, he goes outside and almost expects to see kites. In this example of symbolism, the author shows us how deep a bond Buddy and his friend have by showing us a glimpse of Buddy’s mind and how his heart is going to heaven with his friend. Furthermore, the author uses some imagery when he gives us a vivid description

I wonder why gift giving is so precious for Christians in the US that not only Christmas is a family event and Christmas shopping more of an important discussion that Christmas appears to be all about family traditions and less about the birth of Christ. Most of the Christians in the U.S. often like to discuss about wine, football, Disney, Star Wars, Star Trek and American movies during Christmas which is unfamiliar to one’s culture and values who is a non-American. It might be a cultural value for people in the west to discuss about “what they are doing for Christmas”; however, it seems Christians in the U.S. do not live out their values as believers of Christ but as Americans who have set themselves apart as people of the super power

Christmas Carol Literary Analysis: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) What if you passed Christmas during the Vietnam War? In the song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono this is the case. In the song John Lennon and Yoko Ono do a fantastic job using literary devices to make the songs message stand out more. Now, what is the message?

“One concern about Christmas comes from Christians who fear that the spiritual meanings of the season get lost in the midst of so many cultural symbols and activities” (Forbes, 2007, p. 1905). My number one concern has been and will continue to be the lack of spirituality and focus on Christ during the season, however,

“I do not doubt that the population of people who are not Christian but still celebrate Christmas has some positive intentions. ….While my family still does these things, most all of us understand that the birth of Christ is exponentially more important than what the media has tried to sell “Christmas”as”.

Everyone knows about Christmas because it is a holiday that has been celebrated for hundreds of years all around the world. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December and it is a tradition for many people that gifts are given on this day. This holiday is celebrated by different people, religions, and cultures. With the diversity in this world, Christmas has different meanings, but it is styled with the same traditional colors, delicious food, and common flowers and plants.

Christmas, the holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated by a majority of Christians on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. But early Christians did not celebrate his birth, and no one knows on which date Jesus was actually born (some scholars believe that the actual date was in the early spring, placing it closer to Easter, the holiday commemorating his

It is that time of year again -- Advent! Flocking to the stores to buy gifts; shopping with massive discounts; eagerly awaiting break from school; it is all part of the Christmas experience. Should it be, though? If you are of the Christian faith, the answer is absolutely not. Christmas is all about celebrating the coming of Christ, and the time leading up to it -- Advent-- should be dedicated to preparing our hearts for Him. If you really think about it, chalking Christmas up to gifts is one of the greatest tragedy of our era. From the time God made a covenant with Isaac and the Israelites to the time of Jesus’ birth, God spoke through prophets to foretell the coming of the Messiah who would save all of humanity from its sins. Through this

One thing that makes Christmas such a special holiday is the fact that it combines festivities and religion, two things that have driven humanity for centuries. The fact that Christianity is the most popular religion around the world, drives anticipation for a day tied to the centerpiece of the religion. There is also the historical context of religion and festivals that has stake in many cultures throughout history. These two things make Christmas uniquely positioned to drive anticipation in the lives of people around the world.

Christmas is the annual festival celebrating the birth of Jesus on the 25th December, at least that is what it began as initially. Since it has expanded into an international phenomenon for consumption, taking priority over our everyday practices of life (Michel De Certeau, 1980). Our time we spend divided between work and leisure in accordance to the codes and conventions of society shifts, Christmas derails these expectations. Yet surprisingly Christmas gains little attention in terms of social research, despite the fact that it can be explored diversely. The inquiry ‘What is Christmas?’ links to multiple aspects of social research. The aspects of Christmas can be subdivided into the following; religion, commercialism, gift-giving, social relationships, sensualism and mythology. This essay will analyse these fundamentals of Christmas through both psychological and sociological perspectives, as the theories among these two social sciences are best suited to the elements which make up Christmas itself.

Now a days most children look at Christmas as the time of year where they get gifts not at what the true meaning is. Probably, if you asked a group of children why we celebrate Christmas they wouldn't even know, i’m not saying the children should not keep getting the gifts, I’m just saying they should also know the true meaning behind Christmas with Jesus. You cannot blame these kids for this, form the time they were little its been this way, from all the