Compare And Contrast Christian And American Culture
Christmas: American Culture vs Christians
Santa. Jesus. Red and green. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Xmas. Christmas. American culture and Christians share some similarities of timing, dinner and being with family members. But they have different reasons on how they celebrate, why they celebrate, and the majority of songs shared.
Colorful wreaths suspend from doors. Mistletoes dangle from door frames. A brightly lit evergreen squats in the corner. Carolers half-heartedly sing typical Christmas songs. This common scene is witnessed by many Americans. Our culture sees Christmas as a traditional commercial holiday that brings sales, cheerful music, and red and green décor to stores around the nation. Children look forward to no school for two …show more content…
The church body congregates on December 25th. Worship on high. Unlike American culture, Christians celebrate Christmas because of Jesus’ birthday. A birthday cake for Jesus follows a large dinner. Families gather to not only celebrate His birthday, they also gather to be with one another. Self-less acts of kindness are well-known among the Christian community. Some families go to food pantries and serve the homeless/poor. While others help an elderly neighbor shovel snow or go to the grocery store. During December, my church acquires a list of the homebound elderly. Then we go from nursing homes to personal homes and would sing praises to Jesus and common Christmas carols. We also sign up for Rainbow Table, which is serving the poor and homeless meals every Tuesday and Thursday. Churches, including my own, have a Christmas play put on by the junior youth as a way to educate the younger generations about why we celebrate Christmas. My family sat around the Christmas tree while my grandmother would read the story of Jesus’ birth and then the passage of Jesus giving his life for our sins. Prayer followed and then we could open our presents! Decorations of a Christian home may or may not have a Christmas tree, but a nativity scene is guaranteed to be proudly displayed. Multiple shelves were decorated with numerous nativity scenes in my grandma’s home. Christmas to Christians is about helping others and celebrating Jesus’
Santa. Jesus. Red and green. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Xmas. Christmas. American culture and Christians share some similarities of timing, dinner and being with family members. But they have different reasons on how they celebrate, why they celebrate, and the majority of songs shared.
Colorful wreaths suspend from doors. Mistletoes dangle from door frames. A brightly lit evergreen squats in the corner. Carolers half-heartedly sing typical Christmas songs. This common scene is witnessed by many Americans. Our culture sees Christmas as a traditional commercial holiday that brings sales, cheerful music, and red and green décor to stores around the nation. Children look forward to no school for two …show more content…
The church body congregates on December 25th. Worship on high. Unlike American culture, Christians celebrate Christmas because of Jesus’ birthday. A birthday cake for Jesus follows a large dinner. Families gather to not only celebrate His birthday, they also gather to be with one another. Self-less acts of kindness are well-known among the Christian community. Some families go to food pantries and serve the homeless/poor. While others help an elderly neighbor shovel snow or go to the grocery store. During December, my church acquires a list of the homebound elderly. Then we go from nursing homes to personal homes and would sing praises to Jesus and common Christmas carols. We also sign up for Rainbow Table, which is serving the poor and homeless meals every Tuesday and Thursday. Churches, including my own, have a Christmas play put on by the junior youth as a way to educate the younger generations about why we celebrate Christmas. My family sat around the Christmas tree while my grandmother would read the story of Jesus’ birth and then the passage of Jesus giving his life for our sins. Prayer followed and then we could open our presents! Decorations of a Christian home may or may not have a Christmas tree, but a nativity scene is guaranteed to be proudly displayed. Multiple shelves were decorated with numerous nativity scenes in my grandma’s home. Christmas to Christians is about helping others and celebrating Jesus’