How Do We Celebrate Christmas Eve

Some people even put baby jesus on the other side of the room and move him closer to the nativity every evening like a countdown until he s in the manger on christmas eve.

How do we celebrate christmas eve. In celebrating christmas we celebrate the savior because we needed deliverance. To celebrate christmas decorate. During the christmas season churches often have special services to go along with the holiday. The the family comes over with more presents and we have a special dinner with birthday cake of course.

It is traditional for people to kiss when they stand underneath this small scented sprig. You can set it up all at once or you can add everyone but baby jesus and only add him on christmas eve. Christmas eve is the evening or entire day before christmas day the festival commemorating the birth of jesus. We celebrate the lord who in humility took on the very nature of a servant for our sakes see philippians 2 6 8.

Christmas is a holiday filled with good cheer joyful decorations and time with family and friends. Christmas day is observed around the world and christmas eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of christmas day together both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in christendom and western society. I try to make christmas eve his day. Why do we celebrate christmas eve.

We have the presents all out in the morning with banners and balloons. On christmas night many churches hold a special midnight communion mass to celebrate the birth of jesus. On christmas eve we normally go to the candlelight service at our church where we worship and praise the lord in song and hear the gospel message and then come home and have a great dinner together with family and a lot of fun and laughter. We celebrate the christ in whom all of god s promises are yes and amen 2 corinthians 1 20.

Hang mistletoe in a doorway. In the weeks heading up to christmas many choirs sing traditional carols associated with the holiday. There s nothing pagan about it. Whether you are celebrating a secular or religious christmas it is a day for fun love and happiness.

Christmas day inclusive of its vigil christmas eve is a festival in the lutheran churches a holy day of obligation in the roman catholic church and a principal feast of the anglican communion other christian denominations do not rank their feast days but nevertheless place importance on christmas eve christmas day as with other christian feasts like easter ascension. Christmas eve is celebrated as a festival commemorating the birth of jesus. Then we will do something fun including lunch last year he went to build a bear and this year we are going to go to the cinema. Many people celebrate it as jesus is traditionally thought to have been born at midnight.

On christmas day people gather with family and friends to enjoy a festive meal and exchange gifts as they celebrate the birth of jesus christ.