There are many different ways to celebrate Christmas in the world. I picked Germany and France & Canada (as one b/c the info I got was on both). In France, they use Christmas trees just like we do. It’s used as a symbol of showing what creation has to offer: light and the movement of angels, the gifts of orchard and field, forest and sea, all topped off by the star that pointed to …showed first 75 words of 719 total…

…showed last 75 words of 719 total…fruit. On December 26, people usually go and visit with their other relatives and friends. This is an actually holiday in Germany and no one goes to school or opens any shops. Few German families actually adopt our tradition of Santa Claus and say he brings the presents. There are many different ways to celebrate these wonderful holidays, but no matter how you celebrate them they same meaning is always there: the birth of Jesus Christ.