sooda
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The Christ child has been removed from the holiday as pagan traditions replaced Christian ones by Nordic pagans upon their Christianisation.
I live in Mexico, where Christmas is still very Christian.. Later this month will be the posadas, where local children reenact Joseph and Mary's search for a place for Mary to deliver her unborn child. Burros and horses stand in for camels. One home is selected to be the posada (inn), and the children knock on several other doors first, are turned away, only to be finally accepted at the chosen posada. Magi then appear, and eventually, the children celebrate with pinatas and candy
Contrast that with the American holiday. Where's Jesus?
And its not just Baby Jesus that has vanished. The camels and the sand have been replaced by reindeer and snow. Joseph has been replaced by Santa. Mary was replaced by Mrs. Claus. Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph sit on the lawn. Bethllehem has been replaced by the North Pole, and the manger by Santa's workshop there.
The three wise men have been replaced by elves. "Silent Night" and "Little Town of Bethlehem" are now "Jingle Bells" and "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." The Christmas trees, yule logs, tinsel, Christmas lights, holly wreathes, flocking, and mistletoe sold at Wal-Mart are further testimony to the Ice Giants' conquest of the desert holiday and its replacement with their icy pagan holiday.
NO... I mean NO CAMELS.
Jesus is still in North American Christmas.