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There’s a lot of Christmas
giving this year for the kids that
otherwise may not have the
Christmas they deserve. Bikers
wearing Biking for Santa shirts
and participating in the Biking for
Santa Foundation distributed
Christmas gifts to families at the
Bamberg Civic Center before
Christmas.
Between the Bikers for Santa,
the Bamberg Detention Center, the Red Cross Toys for Tots and
Teens, the Marine Corps Toys for
Tots, the various churches of the
area, and individuals who’ve
adopted a family for Christmas,
there will be a lot of happy
children this Christmas.
According to an early
estimate, Bikers for Santa will be
giving at least 130 children a
merry Christmas this year, not
“merry holiday” but merry
Christmas. Sadly, There has lately
been some tendency to replace the
greeting Merry Christmas with
Happy Holiday.
Regardless of the
commercializing of the Christmas
season, regardless of those who
think that Christmas should be
renamed “the holiday season,”
regardless of those who’ve been
able to delete the idea of Christ in
Christmas, it’s still the season for
giving, the birth of Jesus. Our
nation, for goodness sake, was
(and is) founded on Christian
principles. Those who want to
celebrate the season as other than
Christmas can find elsewhere to do so.
Although nominally a
Christian holiday, Christmas is
also widely celebrated by many
non-Christians, and many of its
popular celebratory customs have
pre-Christian or secular themes
and origins.
Popular modern customs of
the Christian holiday (and I
emphasize Christian) include gift giving,
music, an exchange of
greeting cards, church
celebrations, a special meal, and
the display of various decorations;
including Christmas trees, lights,
garlands, mistletoe, nativity
scenes, and holly.
In addition, several similar
mythological figures, known as
Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas
and Santa Claus among other
names, are associated with
bringing gifts to children during
the Christmas season, so thanks to
all who celebrate Christmas in the
name of the children.
The word Christmas
originated as a compound
meaning "Christ's Mass," and so it is.
Ever hear someone say, “For
Christ’s sake”? Well, that’s
Christmas in a nutshell. |
