Heart touching Christmas Story – A Poor Father’s Tale

Jacob was a nobleman whose life was not so good. His wife had died of a disease leaving him and his two daughters in utter depression.

After losing all his money in bad and useless inventions, the family had to move from their castle into a small house, where the daughters did their own sewing, cleaning and cooking. Jacob became even more disheartened when the time came for his daughters to get married, as his daughters could not get married without property, money and dowries. One night, the daughters hung their stockings to dry, after washing it over the fireplace. Saint Nicholas, knowing the misery of Jacob, stopped by his hut on that night.

Christmas is one of the most important Christian festivals, celebrated with great fanfare worldwide. Christmas is the time of the year when everyone is kept busy with gifting, party invites, holiday accommodations, last minute work as well as shopping. There are many interesting facts about Christmas that are little known –

• 25th December is the day for the Christmas celebration, which was first celebrated by the Christian Church in 440 ADs.
• The word Christmas is derived from the Old English word “Cristes mæsse” and Modern English word “Christemasse”.
• Christmas day is the 359th day of the year.
• Caesar Augustus told Joseph and Mary to go to Bethlehem.

Christmas is a time of fun and celebration. Christmas decoration starts at least a week before the Big Day and includes thorough scrubbing, cleaning, washing, ironing and polishing, the most tiresome of all tasks. But at this time of the year, you want to do something to make your home look special and joyful to create an astonishing Christmas festival environment. Simple and sober decorations always score over flamboyant and complex ones. Thus, no matter what idea you might have in your mind, just ensure that you keep it simple.

Christmas Color and Icons

The traditional colors of Christmas are heart red, pine green (evergreen), and snow white. Silver and gold are also very common like any other metallic color.