Christmas Conceptions and Nativity Notions
The Christmas season began yesterday with the celebration of the Birth of Christ for those using the Revised Julian Calendar. For others on the Julian Calendar, there are a few days yet until the celebration begins. Yes. Christmas begins on Christmas day...not thanksgiving or November 1st as the commercial interests around us would have us believe. But that's another blog entry. Yesterday we celebrated at my eldest daughter's house. It was s wonderful day. All the kids were there, our grandson, and our two grandkids who will be making their appearances in 2023! It was a full house, full of warmth and love, great food and drink, and all the trappings of a wonderful holiday family gathering. After the lovely charcuterie and amazing meal, we gathered in the family room where I put forth the following conversation-starter: Setting aside all the cultural aspects of Christmas, and focusing only on the religious part, stated in it's most blunt terms: Christmas is the day we cele