Christmas Days Are Here, Once Again

Christmas days are back with the new message of love and peace to the troubled up hearts of man.

Just make a hang around the city, you will find yourself the festive mood of Christmas all around. The streets are lighted up with stars, attractive with colorful decorative items, Christmas trees and more. People are busy with buying new things, dresses and gifts for their loved ones. As you go on, you can hear melodious carol songs around the streets accompanied with drumbeats and bugles.

Jesus, born in Bethlehem many years back on December 25th, yes, that is what Christmas is. Many years back, on a cold winter night, Jesus came to this world with a new message of love and humility. That is what every Christmas tells about. This great event of Christ’s birthday is celebrated with enthusiasm. Christmas brings about a new spirit of love, joy and peace to the hearts of many.

As a preparation for Christmas, Christians observe twenty five days lent by keeping away from consuming meat, fish and egg. Christmas is a great occasion for the Christians for family get together and to keep themselves in the festive mood. In Kerala, wide scale celebration of the event takes place.

All the relatives and friends gather in Christian homes to make themselves in the celebration and merry making. All the schools and colleges of Kerala are in a celebrative mood. Regardless of caste and creed, all these educational institutions celebrate Christmas that truly follow the message what Christmas gives. Homes prepared to receive infant Jesus by decorating it with colorful guilt works, stars and special cribs that holds the still models of Jesus, Mother Mary, St. Joseph, Shepherd, Angels, Kings etc.

Together with all these celebrations, it time for all to treat their appetite. Christmas cakes and wines have a great demand at this time. All the bakeries and shops are filled with Christmas cakes, sweets and other yummy foodstuffs. Ladies are busy with making delicious foods, children go on with different games and elders find enjoyment in tasting all these foodstuffs.

All churches present an impressive sight by the beautiful decorations inside and cribs that hold the miniature model Jesus and stable. While the choir sings “ Gloria”, the church bells rings and bursts crackers. In addition, the priest brings a small statue of Jesus as a sign of Jesus Christ’s birth. Faithful celebrates the holy mass with great respect that brings about good peace of mind to all hearts. In the midst of the Holy Mass, the priest make the faithful to celebrate the Christmas with Jesus and not to get involved in celebrations forgetting the real meaning of Christmas. After the Holy Mass, people are busy outside the church to wish the dear and near ones a spirit filled joyous Christmas.

On this auspicious event of Christmas, its time for all to forget the troubles of daily life and to fill the hearts with the new message of peace that each Christmas brings.