The Christmas and holiday season brings many decorations and symbols, but what do all these things that we use really symbolize? We all love the decorating that goes along with Christmas but there is more meaning to them than just making everything look nice. The Christmas tree is one of the most common decorations that people all over the world use to symbolize it is Christmas time. The Christmas tree stands as a symbol of Christ so that we are reminded that Christ is who we are remembering during the Christmas season. The star or angel that goes on top of your tree symbolizes the star of Bethlehem, and the angel represents how the angels brought the news of the birth of Christ to the shepherds. The use of decorative, festive lighting during the Christmas holiday season has been apart of the Christmas tradition for many years. The brightly shining lights symbolize Jesus being the light of our world. The sweet and tasty candy canes symbolize the shepherd's staff. The traditional Christmas colors red and green have a special meaning too. The red symbolizes the blood shed by Christ during his crucifixion and the green represents the eternal life of Christ. Another popular decorative Christmas symbol are poinsettias. They are frequently used because of the story that tells of a few poor children from Mexico wanting to give Jesus a gift. They could not find any other gift so they picked up some weeds and presented them to Him. Miraculously, the bright red poinsettias bloomed out of these weeds and now the poinsettias are an important part of the Christmas tradition. The Christmas season is filled with so many beautiful decorations, but what is the point of them if we don’t know what they truly mean and stand for? Be sure to take the time this holiday to understand what each symbol really means.
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