THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

IT IS THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. WHAT A WONDERFUL, JOYFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! FOR CHRISTIANS, CHRISTMAS IS A TIME OF SPIRITUAL REFLECTION ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE GOD’S LOVE FOR THE WORLD THROUGH THE BIRTH OF THE CHRIST CHILD, JESUS.

THE NATIVITY SCENE EVOKES THE MIRACLE OF THE HUMBLE VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. IT ENGENDERS THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS. CHRIST TAUGHT US TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

THE CANDLES AT CHRISTMAS SYMBOLIZE THE IMAGE OF CHRIST, HIS PURITY, AND HIS SAVING GRACE. THEY ALSO REPRESENT JESUS AS THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS, AND HIS DIVINE OR SPIRITUAL NATURE.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS SYMBOLIC OF THE BIRTH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. ITS EVERGREEN BRANCHES AND NEEDLES ARE CONSIDERED AN EMBLEM OF IMMORTALITY. THE LIGHTS AND ORNAMENTS ON THE TREE REPRESENT THE STARS AND THE PLANETS IN THE SKY.

CURRENTLY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHRISTIANS GLOBALLY IS 2,469 BILLION, (30.8%) OF THE TOTAL GLOBAL POPULATION OF 8,006 BILLION.

I WISH YOU ALL  A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR 2023 BE FULL OF LOVE, PEACE, GOOD HEALTH, HOPE, AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL.

THE VIDEO OF THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY SONG ΤΕLLS THE SIMPLE STORY OF A BOY WITH A DRUM WHO FEELS HE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER THE BABY JESUS. OTHERS COME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO OFFER GIFTS, AND THE BOY, STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE OF VISITORS, FEELS UNWORTHY, HAVING NOTHING TO OFFER. SO HE OFFERS TO SING AND PLAY FOR THE BABY JESUS ON HIS DRUM. THE BOY SOON RECOGNIZES THAT HIS GIFT IS AS WORTHY AS ALL THE OTHERS. IT OFFERS CHILDREN A WONDERFUL, WARM GLIMPSE INTO THE MEANING OF GIVING.

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Christos P. Tsonis was born in the small village of Grizokampos, near Finikounda, Messinias, Greece. After completing Primary School in Finikounda and High School in Pylos, He moved to Canada and then to the U.S.A. to study Chemistry, earning BS, MS and PhD degrees in Chemistry at the University of Akron, Ohio. He taught and/or conducted research at the University of Akron, Laurentian University, the National Research Council of Canada and KFUPM. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer reviewed scholarly research articles, reviews, book chapters, invited book chapters and books that have been published in some of the most prestigious international chemical publications, including the Journal of American Chemical Society, the Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer, the Journal of Molecular Catalysis, the Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Comprehensive Polymer Science and the Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia. Currently, He resides in Toronto, Canada, with his family, where He is an avid investor, managing his multimillion dollar Investment portfolio and still marvelling at the mysteries of chemistry in our world that make life so rich.

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