(Baonghean.vn) - Christmas is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. In Vietnam, although it is not an official holiday, Christmas has gradually become a festival for people to decorate their homes beautifully and gather with relatives and friends. Christmas decorations not only make your family atmosphere warmer but also have special meanings.
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| Traditional blue - red:Green and red are the two traditional colors most used and used throughout Christmas decoration designs. Green represents the strong, continuous vitality of green trees even in the cold winter, just like Christians believe that Jesus is forever. Red symbolizes the pain and flesh of Jesus that fell when he was nailed to the Cross. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas tree:In winter, while all the trees wither, only the pine tree remains green. That is why the ancients considered the pine tree a resurrection tree. At Christmas, the Germans used to have the tradition of planting small pine trees. The pine tree was first known as a Christmas tree in Germany. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas Star:The star has become a meaningful symbol during the Christmas season, symbolizing God's miracle. According to legend, when Jesus was born, a brilliant star appeared, its light could be seen for hundreds of miles. From the far eastern regions, three kings followed the light to find the place where Jesus was born to offer incense and gold and silver. Therefore, the five-pointed star is often placed on the highest position of the Christmas tree. Photo: Internet |
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| Glitter:Tinsel is an indispensable element when decorating a Christmas tree. Legend has it that a very poor family wanted to decorate a Christmas tree in their house but had no money left. That night, when the whole family was fast asleep, spiders released shiny silk threads. Accordingly, from the star on top of the tree, the newly decorated tinsel, balls... radiated in all directions, shimmering and beautiful. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas Bells:In some Asian cultures, bells are used to signal to the people that a happy or sad event has just happened. In Western countries, bells are rung to welcome the coming of Christ to earth. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas Candles:There are many legends about Christmas candles. However, people often tell each other the story of a little boy who got lost on Christmas Eve. He was very hungry and cold when he suddenly saw the familiar flickering candlelight in his mother's window in the night and found his way home. Candles on the party table, in the living room, in the bedroom,... help the Christmas Eve atmosphere become warmer and more romantic. Photo: Internet |
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| Santa Claus:He is a character loved by many people, especially children, every Christmas season. Santa Claus is a symbol of kindness, always bringing luck and peace to everyone. He often rides a reindeer sleigh in the sky, comes to houses with Christmas trees and climbs through chimneys to bring gifts to sleeping children and often leaves gifts in socks. Photo: Internet |
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| Socks:The story goes that there was a family with 3 girls of marriageable age but no young man was interested in them because their family was too poor. Bishop Myra was very compassionate so he threw gold coins down the chimney and accidentally fell into the girls' stockings that were hanging by the fireplace. The girls were very happy to have the opportunity to fulfill their wishes. Since then, there has been a custom of children hanging stockings by the fireplace to receive gifts as their dreams from Santa Claus. Photo: Internet |
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| Advent wreath:Hanging an Advent wreath high above the door represents the struggle between light and darkness. The Advent wreath is a circle made of green branches decorated with 4 candles or colorful decorative fruits. Like the infinity of the circle, the green wreath represents God's boundless love for humanity. The green color represents the hope that the Savior will come to save humanity. In addition, in the West, there is often an Advent calendar, a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days waiting for Christmas. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas Cards:It originated in 1843 when Mr. Henry Cole (1808 – 1882), a wealthy British merchant, asked John Callcott Horsley (1817 – 1903), a London artist, to design a beautiful card to give to his friends. On Christmas that year, Horsley introduced the world’s first card and then printed 1,000 copies. Photo: Internet |
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| Christmas Gift:When Jesus was born crying in a manger, three kings from the East came to pay their respects. They brought three precious gifts, which were gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold symbolized Jesus as king, frankincense symbolized Jesus as God and myrrh represented Jesus being nailed to the cross or more specifically, Jesus' death to redeem humanity. The poor people gave Jesus fruits and small toys that they made themselves. Today, gifts express people's love for family and friends. Photo: Internet |
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