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A few years ago there was a push to boycot stores that said Happy Holliday’s rather than Merry Christmas.
The narrative was that Political Correctness was coming head to head with Christian tradition to undermine and attack our religious beliefs.
And then last year Fox News 50 ft Christmas tree was set on fire and it and was seen as an attack on everything we hold sacred.
Truth: it was a homeless guy that had exposed himself to reporters 3 days prior.
Not and evil general in the war on Christmas.
This morning we are going to look at the first battle in the War on Christmas and how we should respond.
Christmas Tradition
Jesus was not born on December 25th.
Middle of Winter was celebrated in Scandinavia (Winter Solstice) YULE
Large Log would be burned for up to 12 Days.
Winter was when most Cattle in Europe were slaughtered and when most wine had been fully fermented.
Fresh meat and wine.
Germany: Oden (of whom they were terrified) would fly over his people and see who was good and who was bad and would determine who would prosper and who would perish.
(Stayed inside)
Rome Winter time celebrations would be when slaved were temporarily set free and treated a equals.
Mirtha (Child God) was born on December 25th and they celebrated Juvenalia (kids would get gifts.
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Christian tradition: Easter was the holiday that was celebrated.
Pope Julius I is credited for declaring December 25 as the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth around 35 BC
By the middle ages, Christianity had replaced most of the pagan religions and Christians would go to church on Christmas and then celebrate in a Madi Gras type drunken festival.
LORD of the MISRULE.
The poor would go to the houses of the rich and demand their best food or deliver mischief.
In the 17th Century Oliver Cromwell (Puritan) put an end to the holiday in Europe.
Charles II reinstated the Christmas holiday.
The Pilgrims around 1620 banned Christmas in Boston while In Jamestown John Smith reported that it was celebrated.
In the 19th Century in America it changed from a carnival type holiday to a family centered one.
1828 Gangs of New York (Upper class changed the way it was celebrated)
In 1819 Washington Irving (Scetchbook) depicting a peaceful Christmas celebration.
Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
Santa Claus
280 AD A Turkish born monk named St.
Nicholas gave up his family fortune and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick.
He became the Saint of Children and Sailors.
In the 18th Century Dutch emigrants would gather and celebrated the death of “Sint Nikolaas” (Dutch for Saint Nicholas), or “Sinter Klaas”
In 1822, Episcopal minister Clement Clarke Moore wrote a Christmas poem called “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” (Twas the night before Christmas)
In 1881, when political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew on Moore's poem
Traditions are set by people.
You get to set the traditions you celebrate and how you celebrate them.
The Declaration of War
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