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  2. 17 Traditional Christmas Symbols (Including Bells, Holly and ...

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    Believe it or not, there is a special meaning behind each one of those traditional Christmas decorations and rituals—and many of the symbols associated with the Christmas holiday actually have ...

  3. Discover the Secret Meanings Behind 21 Popular Christmas Symbols

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    Wrapped Gifts. The Chinese have known how special wrapping is since the 2nd century, but the tradition of specifically wrapping Christmas presents began later with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

  4. Honor the True Meaning of Christmas With These ... - AOL

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    Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man – His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God – when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.” The ...

  5. Moravian star - Wikipedia

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    Moravian stars in the Striezelmarkt in Dresden A Moravian star half assembled A completed Moravian star hanging by a church. A Moravian star (German: Herrnhuter Stern) is an illuminated decoration used during the Christian liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany representing the Star of Bethlehem pointing towards the infant Jesus. [1]

  6. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    These symbols derive from the Bible; for example from the tongues of fire [27] that symbolized the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and from Jesus' description of his followers as the light of the world; [28] or God is a consuming fire found in Hebrews 12. [29] Compare Jewish symbolism.

  7. 101 Best Christmas Bible Verses To Share This Year - AOL

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    Related: 17 Traditional Christmas Symbols and Their Meanings. 101 Christmas Bible Verses. 1. “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ...

  8. Nativity of Jesus in art - Wikipedia

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    Nativity pictures, on the other hand, are specifically illustrative, and include many narrative details; they are a normal component of the sequences illustrating both the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin. The Nativity has been depicted in many different media, both pictorial and sculptural.

  9. The history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors

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    Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and white aligns with God’s promise of life everlasting and the purity, hope and goodness that Jesus’ life and death represent,” Sawaya says.