How to Blend Christmas Tradition and Religion

Christmas traditions such as Santa Claus, setting up Christmas trees, exchanging gifts and hanging Christmas lights are fun ways to celebrate the holiday. Families with a religious background often feel the need to abandon these traditions in order to teach their families the religious importance of the holiday. Blending religion and tradition allows families to take part in fun Christmas traditions and still honor the religious reasons for celebrating Christmas.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Christmas decorations
• Christmas stories
• Christmas music

1. Decorate the outside of your home for Christmas. Decorating gets your family excited about the holiday and by setting up a nativity scene or other religious decorations you can spread the spirituality of Christmas.

2. Read traditional and religious Christmas stories. Rotate back and forth between secular and religious Christmas stories. Encourage your family to enjoy both sides of the holiday.

3. Listen to religious and secular Christmas music. Point out to your family the difference between the two and reinforce the meaning behind songs such as "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger."

4. Attend church on Christmas Eve after exchanging gifts with friends and family. Enjoy the feeling of giving to others and then experience the joy of worshiping on Christmas.

5. Believe in Santa Claus. He is a wonderful Christmas tradition and you can easily incorporate the giving aspects of Santa Claus with the religious reasons for celebrating Christmas.

6. Create your own special family tradition that incorporates the tradition of giving and religion. Find a religious charity to support or volunteer at a shelter during the holiday season.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make Santa Claus a believer, too! Have Santa Claus leave a note for your family on the Christmas tree incorporating the religious reason for celebrating Christmas or have him give religious gifts to your family.

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