How do Christians respond to the variety of Christian festivals?-(
AO2 Coursework
How do Christians respond to the variety of Christian festivals?-(how do we change?) 14 marks
There are many festivals for us to respond to and the first festival is Christmas. The festival of Christmas is a time when we remember the birth of Jesus and how he died for us. During Christmas and the time leading up to it we change our attitudes and behaviour towards people who are in need of help or care e.g. the poor. We do this by giving food to the school hamper or raising money for charity. We also change our lifestyles by doing things we normally wouldn't, like try to be more friendly towards people we may not like or just be more friendly in general. Even if the most we can give is only a little and we do it quietly it will still be the right thing to do. When we do this it is called giving alms. It is like the woman in the story of the widows offering, were she gave a little donation, but it was all she had. When we give alms we feel good about ourselves because we are helping others and showing God that we respect him. In order to give alms we also have to give things up and make sacrifices e.g. don't buy any sweets from the way home from school or stop getting the weekly magazine you usually get. This effects our attitudes and behaviour by putting us in other peoples shoes and recognising the different views and perspectives of other people who are less privileged. Our school got to experience the good feeling of helping others last year when we raised £4,000 and sent it to Sudan to build a public library.
How do Christians respond to the variety of Christian festivals?-(how do we change?) 14 marks
There are many festivals for us to respond to and the first festival is Christmas. The festival of Christmas is a time when we remember the birth of Jesus and how he died for us. During Christmas and the time leading up to it we change our attitudes and behaviour towards people who are in need of help or care e.g. the poor. We do this by giving food to the school hamper or raising money for charity. We also change our lifestyles by doing things we normally wouldn't, like try to be more friendly towards people we may not like or just be more friendly in general. Even if the most we can give is only a little and we do it quietly it will still be the right thing to do. When we do this it is called giving alms. It is like the woman in the story of the widows offering, were she gave a little donation, but it was all she had. When we give alms we feel good about ourselves because we are helping others and showing God that we respect him. In order to give alms we also have to give things up and make sacrifices e.g. don't buy any sweets from the way home from school or stop getting the weekly magazine you usually get. This effects our attitudes and behaviour by putting us in other peoples shoes and recognising the different views and perspectives of other people who are less privileged. Our school got to experience the good feeling of helping others last year when we raised £4,000 and sent it to Sudan to build a public library.