Observance Of A Pre-School

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Observance of a pre-school

Introduction

Being Christian, I have been observing many festivals since I was five years old and still, I could feel the same excitement that I used to have when I was a child. But one of my favorite festivals is Christmas as it is celebrated with great enthusiasm and preparation across the globe. I still remember my parents and other family members used to plan things before the Christmas day. Religiously this day has great importance for us as it is being celebrated as the birthday of our holy Savior Jesus Christ. One of the most fascinating things for me about Christmas is the Christmas tree that we plant in the center of our garden after decorating it. On this day, I give cards and gifts to my parents and teachers. When the Christmas season starts, we start having family prayer and we sing carols for praising the Lord. Christmas is an event that synchronizes the social gathering with religion, taking into account that it is an event that enriches spiritual and social paradigms by bringing family members close to each other where not only celebrations are made, but due importance is given to the religious events.

Discussion

I along with my parents went to the market for buying decoration material for our Christmas tree and mainly the items that we buy are lamps, toys, streamers, flowers, and stars. Christmas day begins with greeting each other, after that we attend Church, where we learn what is the actual meaning of this day and how important it is in our lives. After the Church, my father being the eldest member of the family invites my uncle and aunt. This has now become a family tradition for us, as we have been observing this big family dinner for years now. My mother used to do all the preparation for this family dinner. My aunts and sister help my mother in serving food and preparing the dinner for this great feast. My mother mingles with arrived guests with joy and gives them a warm welcome. Christmas, no doubt is one of the most respectable occasion for Christians, but it has equal charm for others as well as it gives them a change and relief from their busy life routines. So for us, it is also a tie when the whole family gathers at our home, and my father being the eldest member of the family gives gift to all my cousins. My sister and I also got presents from our uncle and aunt as well. After having the meal, we usually sit in our lounge where we all take our coffees together while talking about our lives. Christmas also provides us an opportunity to come close to each other as we all used to be stuck in our busy schedules. After all this, we also arrange a bonfire in our garden, where we share words of God and share some teachings of the Holy Bible related to this occasion.

I desperately wait for this day, as it fills my heart with new enthusiasm and belief. Environment of my home during the Christmas season makes me feel warm and motivated. By looking at the respect and cherishing belief of my elders for this day, I learned a lot for my future as well that would teach me how to give respect and how to gain respect. It is the time that makes me feel out of this world because I used to get a golden opportunity to spend time with my family where they teach me and my cousins, importance of this day. A new thing that I have learnt from Christmas celebration is that there is a purpose behind singing the Christmas carols on this special day. My father has told us a brief history of these carols. I learnt that carols were there even before the birth of Jesus Christ and they were known as the Saturnalia at that time. People used to cheer them up in the dark and cold nights, but when Christianity started becoming popular people began preaching by singing proper carols about the birth of Christ, so they replaced new Christian words with the few old favorite songs. He also told us that there was creation of many carols in the 19th century and right from there the carols became part of Christmas celebrations.

Conclusion

Though many festivals grab my attention but Christmas has always been my favorite for which I used to wait for the whole year. There are many things that I learn each year as the process of learning never stops no matter how old you are. As a whole, I could conclude that this festivity provides us most precious moments of our life. This is the time of our spiritual revival, and I found me nearer to Jesus as I found myself being one of the happiest people while cutting the Christmas cake on this particular occasion with this belief that Lord would be watching me. For me, it is the time to enjoy, learn and share. During this season, we specially remember needy people who cannot afford to have new clothes, but as this festival also gives us the message, we should include others in our celebration and it is their right too, to celebrate the birth of Jesus with same enthusiasm like, the rest of the world. In my opinion, Christmas is like a blessing for all the Christians of this world, as it gives them peace of mind and relief.