Christmas is a joyous occasion, as it is the final holiday of the year and people love to spend time with their families and friends. Christmas is observed on December 25th and is both a holy religious festival and a significant global cultural event. Christians set aside this day to mark the birth of Jesus. The season begins on a Sunday, about four weeks before Christmas. Every year, children wait for this day to arrive as they get to enjoy vacation, gifts and also to participate in different Christmas traditions.

Christmas is a religious and non-religious holiday. Children enjoy celebrating Christmas as various fun activities are organized in different groups and communities. The beginning of Christmas is marked by creating an advent wreath, a circle of leaves typically decorated with pine or other materials with four or occasionally five candles. These candles are lit on Sundays during Advent, except for Christmas Eve, when the central candle is burned. Advent is a time for people to prepare themselves for Christmas by cleaning and decorating their houses, buying presents, writing cards and letters for their loved ones, making sweets and cooking the Christmas feast. Some people also utilize this time for prayer, fasting, studying, and meditation.

Christmas also includes fun traditions at the same time. Different activities are pre-planned for children to enjoy the Christmas spirit and have a fun time. Several Christmas traditions that have been followed from olden times bring a lot of joy along. Few of them are:

The tradition begins with constructing a Christmas tree, as children love building and decorating different ornaments and lights. Ornaments are sometimes handmade by these children, made of paper, cutouts, clay, wood and others. There are many ornaments decoration activities held in different communities and places for children to have fun and increase their Christmas spirit. Some ornamental lights are added to the tree to make it even more beautiful.

Christmas Crib is a custom in many places to set up the scene of the “Nativity” or birth of Jesus. Children come up with different themes and scenery, get together and build the Christmas Crib. There are many Christmas play stories and skits where children enact the birth of Jesus Christ and enjoy themselves. Children also enjoy watching these performances because they get to learn about different themes of the festival.

One of the benefits of Christmas is not only savoring the abundance of sweets but also participating in their preparation with family and friends. Families gather together and spend an entire day making Christmas sweets. Children appreciate participating in these events because they can spend time with their families while having fun. The practice of sending cards and presents has a long history. Children make handmade gifts and send them to their distant family members and friends. Another tradition of Santa Clause as the "Christmas Father'' is a joyous part of the Christmas Celebration for the children. It is believed that he brings gifts and grants wishes to the little ones.

Secret Santa is a fun game that is played on Christmas among family members, groups of friends, or even at the workplace. All the members of the group, relatives, or coworkers choose random chits with names written on them. The person who picks up the chit becomes the secret santa for the person whose name appears. The Secret Santa is given a wishlist or a budget to gift. After the receiver opens the gift they must guess which member of the group has gifted them. This is a holiday classic fun game where guessing is just as much fun as receiving the present. Online Secret Santa games are also available to play with distant family members and friends.

The celebration of Christmas cannot begin without decorative streets. They include lights, banners and statues. Many malls and social spaces put up a huge christmas tree. Children with their groups and communities gather together, sing Christmas carols and visit their communities and local places. Christmas is a time to spread cheer and happiness. Delicacies and gifts are shared in numerous churches, services, and charitable groups as they aim to assist the poor and lonely. All of this goes hand in hand with the desire to help the poor and needy on this winter festival.

The true meaning of Christmas is how to bring happiness to others by giving up one’s very self and thinking of others. It reminds us of the importance of sharing wealth and opportunities to people who are in need. Many people also see Christmas as a time to reach out to others and spread joy and happiness for all ages. People celebrate this day with utmost fun and excitement. Children especially are excited as they get to participate in so many activities and get gifts from their families and Santa Clause. While we celebrate the festival of giving, let's not forget about the people and underprivileged children who cannot afford to celebrate such a joyful occasion.

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“Every time we give, we also receive. Christmas is all about doing something extra-special for someone”