Christmas
Party Ideas and Christmas Party Games
By Christian N
Christmas party games and Christmas party
ideas are key to every grand Christmas celebration. Christmas party
games provide fun activities for young and old alike to enjoy the
holidays and the special time with family. Original Christmas party
ideas guarantee lasting impressions on family and guests. But, this
year, as Christmas party ideas are considered and Christmas party games
are constructed, Christians might want to keep in mind who we celebrate
and the reality of many of our Christmas traditions. Too often we accept
tradition as truth and we find ourselves caught up in activities that
have more to do with frantic goals and less to do with a Holy God. Click
the link below to take a Christmas Quiz.
When putting Christmas party ideas into
action and pulling together the Christmas party games, families could
use the opportunity to teach of Christ, his birth, life and death on the
cross. Planning a celebration with Christmas party ideas while working
with children and other family members might be an opportune time to
visit the truth about why we celebrate. There can be activities and
Christmas party ideas that will bring glory to Christ, and there are
creative ideas listed throughout the Internet and through church
resources. But, a simple investigation of where many of the current
Christmas traditions come from will reveal that many of the Christmas
party games we play and Christmas party ideas we use have their origins
in ancient pagan practices.
An eye-opening example is the tradition
of decorating a tree. The Christmas tree, the very center of many
Christmas party ideas, was actually a symbol of the resurrection of a
pagan god. The Pagan sun worshippers would place a Yule log on their
home fire to symbolize that their pagan god, Nimrod had died. This event
took place when the days were shorter due to the winter sunlight. But,
the very next day, the pagans would cut down an evergreen tree and erect
it in their homes to symbolize the resurrection of Nimrod through his
son, Tammuz. The green tree was a sign of life and it was decorated in
red berries with small balls that represented the sun, all as a
worshipful ceremony to a god that does not exist. "For the customs
of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the
work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver
and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move
not." (Jeremiah 10:3-4) To explore more about the Lord's desire for
your life, please take the Christmas Quiz.
There are many other Christmas traditions
and Christmas party games and activities that come from origins that are
older than Christ. If Christmas party ideas and Christmas party games
are to be the center of celebrating Christ, then we must evaluate what
we can do to keep Christ as the center of celebration. Understanding
where the symbolism for much of our Christmas party ideas comes from
will help us maintain the uniqueness of our Savior reigning King,
Christ. To discover more about the truth behind the story of Christ and
our Christmas celebrations, visit the links below. "For laying
aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men..."
(Mark 7:8)
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