Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day – Christian

 

Wishing everyone the love and peace of the season.

There is a lot that goes on within a few days for Christians at Christmas time.

Christmas Eve is always on 24th December and is an important day because it is part of the preparations for Christmas Day. Christians attend church at midnight and pray, receive Holy Communion and sing hymns in celebration of the birth of Jesus.

Christmas Day, on 25th December is a special time spent with family with food and presents to celebrate and represent the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh given to Jesus upon his birth. Click on the link below to find out more about what Christmas is like for a Christian family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO6hjEjPxoM

St Stephen’s Day or Boxing Day  takes place on 26th December.

Since the time of the early church and the apostles, this day is known as the Feast of St Stephen, collection boxes would be opened and the money within them given to the poor.

Click on the link to find out more about the life of St Stephen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u9eN72iFjo

The term Boxing Day came about as a tradition for people who worked in the service of others on Christmas Day. Employers would give their servants a day off to spend with their families and would send with them a box containing gifts, money and leftover food.

Click on the link to find out more about Boxing Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmw7uFZP3Pw