How Does Christmas Affect The LIfe Styles And Customs Of Cristians Today
How does the festival affect the lifestyles and customs of Christians today?
Introduction
In this essay I will look at the key factors which determine the impact of Christmas on practising Christian’s lifestyles.
Christmas is celebrated today by both devout Christians and also socially by most people.
To Christians, Christmas is a time of prayer reflection and happiness. It is a time that Christians believe that God came to earth in human form, through Jesus, this is called the incarnation. Celebrating Christmas does not mean that a Christian attends church on December the 25th and that’s it. Christians change their lifestyles around the entire advent period. This starts four Sundays before Christmas; it represents the beginning of the Christmas period and is a special time for Christians. To Christians the only true meaning of Christmas is the coming of Jesus, for many others Christmas revolves around presents and parties etc. Many of the customs today have no bearing on the way Christians celebrate Christmas.