The
Three Wise Men: Los
Reyes Magos Father Christmas:Santa
Claus Baby Jesus:Niño
Jesús Nativity
scene:Belén
Christmas
tree:árbol
de Navidad
Merry
Christmas:Feliz Navidad Happy New Year:Feliz
año nuevo Christmas eve:Noche
buena New Year's eve:Noche
vieja New Year's day:Año
nuevo Peace on Earth!: ¡Paz
en la tierra!
snowman:muñeco
de nieve
snowflake:copo
de nieve snowy: nevado
snowball:bola
de nieve Holy: Santo,
sagrado bells: campanas jingle: tintinear
gifts, presents:regalos gift giving:intercambio
de regalos toy:juguete
Christmas cards:tarjetas
de Navidad nougat: turrón feast:banquete
Christmas
Traditions (Tradiciones de Navidad)
The
Christmas tree
The Christmas tree is one of the most dominant symbols
of the Christmas season all over the world. The decorated
and fully lighted Christmas tree has an aura in itself.
It fills the air with warmth, love and happiness that
are symbolic of the holiday season.
Santa
Claus
Legendary bringer of gifts
at Christmas. He is generally depicted as a fat, jolly
man with a white beard, dressed in a red suit trimmed
with white, and driving a sleigh full of toys drawn through
the air by eight reindeer. Santa is said to visit on Christmas
Eve, entering houses through the chimney to leave presents
under the Christmas tree and in the stockings of all good
children.
The
Candy Cane
The candy cane represents one of the oldest symbols of
Christmas, the shepherd's crook, for the shepherds were
among the first to experience that first Christmas.
The colors of the candy cane have special meaning, too.
The wide red stripe represents the sacrifice of Christ,
"For by his stripes we are healed." The narrow
red stripes represent our own sacrifices (giving). The
white stripe is a symbol of purity.
The peppermint plant is a member of the hyssop family,
referred to in the Old Testament as a medicinal herb used
for cleansing.
Gifts
and Wise Men
The giving
of gifts as Christmas is an old tradition. The first Christmas
gifts were given by the wise men to Jesus. They came from
the east of Jerusalem to greet the Babe with gifts of
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
