What Christmas Symbols are Common in the USA

Firstly, in Christmas days people can see Christmas tree everywhere. Christmas tree is a lighted tree, they are usually in shape of a pine or evergreen tree. Christmas tree is put in the middle of the house or yard with many gifts on the foot of the tree. Meaning of Christmas tree is presented in many ways. Some of the basic in Christianity while other is about human’s wishes. According to a Christianity story, the connection between Christmas and the Garden of Eden (or Paradise) is insightful. Before coming to a people must save, gold used to have a sin was eating life fruit which was a serious mistake. Because of this reason, tree is an important aspect of Christianity.

However, with people who don’t believe in religion, the Christmas tree is a symbol of hope and everlasting life. Some believe that the top as needles of the tree point towards to the heaven which symbolizes for man connect with the Lord in the heaven. Secondly, Bells one of the most significant of course is Christmas has long had an intimate association with Christian churches. It is no surprise when bells are a familiar during this holidays on Christmas tree or at the door. Although bells were used long time ago and temple of Jewish, their relationship with the Christian Church have come from different source. According to traditional story, the famous bell of resides named St. Patrick a missionary in Ireland moved to Emerals Island in the 5th century. He used the bell to gather the Irish people together for delivering God’s Word. Gradually, the bell become a symbol with the Lord’s work and terrify.

Finally, when the Irish bell is common in the Western world, they chances the shape follow the same as the bells in Ireland but beginning as a small iron cow-bell and transforming into the large bronze instrument which we are familiar today. The ringing of church bells is marked the time. It starts weddings, funerals or other services. At Christmas in America, the sequence of tones and the number of bells rung to mark the begging of the Christmas. The bell still symbolizes the Lord’s work up to now. Thirdly, we can’t forget to mention about Santa Clause, reindeer, and sleigh in this holiday. Santa clause is an old man with long white beard bringing a full backpack of gift at Christmas, The name Santa Claus is came from the English by St. Nicholas Sinterklaas.

The modern period Santa Claus is related with a world of fantasy that in history St. Nicholas was a godly man famous for his charity and generosity. Furthermore, the idea of giving gifts in Santa’s name is a useful practice. When gifts are given in Santa’s name, they are given anonymously from the man whom they haven’t met before. Secret bigheartedness is accordant with how St. Nicholas gave gifts, more importantly, it follows Jesus’ instruction to let our giving be done in secret. As Jesus said, “Your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” Reindeers are Santa’s chosen animals to pull his sleigh on which he makes his journey from the North pole and brings lots of gifts for children. There were originally eight reindeer named Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.

Next, whether in the arms of his mother or in a manger, images of Jesus as an infant abound at Christmas time. After many centuries, Jesus is the focused on our Christmas holiday as his birthday. Christian believed that Jesus was born into the world to die – to pay the consequence of sin. The Bible teaches that “since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death–that is, the devil– and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” Bible also teaches that remember that one day “every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” All of them show how the symbol of Jesus plays an important role in traditional Christmas culture of American.

Finally, whenever hearing Christmas Carols is playing, Christmas is coming to the town. Christmas carols are songs meant to spread Christmas cheer. In the past, Carols singing is an old custom wherein friends and relatives come together to share in the joy of Christmas. Carols are loved by all American. It is the best way to spread the Christmas spirit to everyone. The story of Carols was started in 1880, The Christmas carol service was found in Truro by a man named Edward WhiteBenson. The story goes that on Christmas Eve everybody in Truro would get disgustingly drunk, there were some serious fighting. Also the Bishop of Truro (Benson) was so disgusted, because of alcoholics he decided to bait everybody out of the pub into the church with his new service that singing Carols which were folk songs; originally they were folk dances (that’s what ‘carol’ meant: ‘a dance in a ring’.

At first, Christmas carols been sung in the pub, they hadn’t been sung in the church. Time by time, carols are common in churches, pub, stores, on the streets around USA as a melody marks the beginning of Christmas season. They are some most popular as Adam lay bounden, A Great and Mighty Wonder, Angels from the Realms of Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, etc. To sum up, Christmas tree, bells, Santa Clause, reindeer and sleigh, Jesus, Christmas carols are always symbols at Christmas in America. There is no that surprise them brings special significance and symbolism behind them. Therefore with American, those symbols play an important role in the concept of American culture 

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