What We Celebrate At Christmas

In this pictorial feature we can think about America's traditional Christmas symbols of lights, wreaths, the Poinsettia plant, Saint Nicholas, angels, and Christmas trees.

Are there other symbols I might have included? What about the Christmas star, Christmas stockings, gifts, reindeer, and even lumps of coal? Perhaps those also are on your list.

Stop for just this moment and consider those I have listed below, and ponder what each of these means to you.

And, have a very merry Christmas once again.

There are more in depth discussions of what others ascribe to the meanings behind these symbols so many Americans associate with Christmas. If you feel so inclined, seek them out using your search engine for the worldwide web. Doing so can only add to your understanding of this exceptional season when, more so than any other, Christians celebrate the birth, promise, life, and sacrifice of a savior, Jesus Christ.