Christmas is a traditional festival in western countries. Every December 25th is the birthday of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. Because the Bible records that Jesus was born at night, people call the night of December 24 “Christmas Eve”.
Christmas was originally a religious holiday. In the nineteenth century, with the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus, Christmas began to gradually become popular.
Danas, many countries around the world celebrate Christmas on this day, and it has entered everyone’s life. This post will tell you the stories and legends about Christmas.
Santa Claus
There are many legends about Santa Claus in Europe. Ali najšire rasprostranjena legenda je da je Božić tek poprimio oblik u trećem stoljeću nove ere, postojao je jedan vrlo bogat i ljubazan starac koji je često lutao uokolo u kolima s jelenima tijekom hladne zime. Kad bi naišao na siromaha, starac bi bio velikodušan da mu pomogne.
Jednog dana, neposredno prije Božića. Starac je došao u jedan grad i čuo da postoji kći jedne siromašne obitelji koja se sprema udati. Ali bila je siromašna i nije imala miraza ni lijepe odjeće, a mlada je bila jako zabrinuta zbog toga, a lice joj je često bilo tužno.
Starac je bio vrlo suosjećajan s djevojkom, pa u gluho doba noći, tiho je pustio vrećicu zlatnika kroz djevojčin prozor kao dar.
Kako je noć bila tamna i u žurbi, vreća zlatnika sletjela je u čarape koje je djevojka objesila kraj kamina. Djevojčica je pronašla zlatnike kad se sutradan probudila i obula čarape. Uz pomoć starca, djevojka se udala pristojno i živahno.
Ne samo da stari ljudi često daju zlatnike siromasima, ali također rado šalju darove poput slatkiša i igračaka djeci na Badnjak.
Međutim, njegovi se darovi ne daju otvoreno, a često ih u gluho doba noći baca s dimnjaka, tako da djeca uvijek dobiju iznenađenje rano božićno jutro.
Tijekom vremena, ljudi su otkrili da je te darove dao čovjek dobrog srca sa srebrnom bradom, crveni ogrtač obrubljen bijelim baršunom, crveni šešir s bijelim obodom, držeći štap, i vožnja saonicama.
Tako, ljudi su starca po imenu Nikola zvali Djed Mraz. Naravno, Djed Mraz ne donosi samo darove djeci. Za zločestu djecu koja ne slušaju savjete, on ne samo da odbija davati darove nego će podići štake i udariti po guzici zločeste djece.
Kasnije, kako bi djeci pružili lijep san i čežnju, prije Božića se čistio dimnjak koji vodi do ognjišta, i rekao djeci da objese čarape uz kamin prije spavanja kako bi primili darove od Djeda Mraza.
Djeca će poslušno otići na spavanje s željnim iščekivanjem, i probude se sljedeći dan misleći da je to dar od Djeda Mraza kada nađu svoje čarape pune dugo očekivanih božićnih darova.
Jelka
It is said that a farmer received a starving child on a snowy Christmas night and let him have a sumptuous Christmas dinner. The child broke a fir branch and planted it on the ground to express his gratitude to the farmer. thanks and blessings.
After the child left, the farmer found that the branch had turned into a small tree. Only then did he realize that the one he received was an angel of God.
This story became the source of the Christmas tree. In the West, whether you are a Christian or not, a Christmas tree should be prepared for Christmas to increase the festive atmosphere.
Christmas trees are generally made of evergreen trees such as fir and cypress, which symbolize longevity. The tree is decorated with various candles, colorful flowers, igračke, stars, and various Christmas gifts are hung on it. On Christmas Eve, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree and have fun.
Christmas Box
It refers to the boxing gift that Westerners give to postmen or servants at Christmas, usually in a small box.
Once upon a time, there was a kind-hearted nobleman whose wife died of illness and left him and his three daughters behind.
The nobleman tried many things but failed and ran out of money, so they had to move to a farmhouse and his daughters had to do the farm work themselves, such as cooking, sewing, and cleaning.
A few years later, as the daughters reached marriageable age, the father became even more frustrated because he had no money to buy dowry for his daughters.
One evening, the daughters hung their stockings in front of the fireplace to dry after washing their clothes.
Nicholas came to their door that night after learning of their father’s condition. From the window, he saw that the family was asleep, and he noticed the girls’ stockings.
Immediately, he took out three small packets of gold from his pocket and threw them down the chimney one by one, and just fell into the girls’ stockings. The next morning, the daughters woke up to find their stockings full of gold, enough for their dowry.
Kao rezultat, the nobleman was able to see his daughters get married and live happily ever after.
Kasnije, children all over the world carried on the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings. Children in some countries have other similar customs, such as in France, children put their shoes on the fireplace, i tako dalje.
