Christmas is a time ... By Norm Cooper
Is a time filled with holiday cheer . a time of depression and despair .
Is a time of giving and sharing . a time of grieving and loneliness . Is a time of partying and making merry . a time of sitting at home alone Is a time of singing . a time of silence . Is a time of making memoriesfor years to come . a time of bad memories that haunt the mind . Is a time when love within a family grows . a time when bitterness hurts even deeper . Is a time when many eat bountifully . a time when hunger gnaws the worst . Is a time when wounds heal . a time when scars are opened again . Is a time when lights on the tree glIsten brightly . a time when the angel fades into darkness .
Is a time when stockings are hung with care . a time when some have no stockings to hang .
Is a time of anticipated joy . a time of unanticipated sadness .
Is a time for renewed commitment . a time to question the value of trusting .
Is a time of joy by being around family & friends . a time of withdrawal for those unloved .
Is a time of acceptance . a time of rejection .
Is a time of understanding . a time of uncompromIsing .
Is a time of consolation . a time of tribulation .
Is a time of harmony and condolence . a time for insensitivity and harshness .
Is a time for holidays with gladness . a time for hollow days with sadness .
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groups due to the dangers they could face along the way . Rulers and men of great nobility ( what is called in songs and poems We Three Kings ) took their servants and many soldiers along with them , especially if were carrying gifts of wealth .
They first went to Jerusalem in search for the child . Why Jerusalem ? They were looking for a future king and that was the capitol city . Their arrival set the city buzzing .
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Just across the border in North Carolina there is a nation - the Cherokee Indian Nation .
The true natives to the area live on the Q u a l l a B o u n d a r y . Many refer to it as the Cherokee Indian Reservation . They celebrate Christmas and have done so for a long time , because they consider the “ Protestant God ” and their own “ Great Spirit ” to be the same divine being , with a different name .
People who grew up speaking Cherokee say “ Merry Christmas ” several different ways . This is another phrase that cannot be translated exactly from English to Cherokee . Some say Tsisa Udetiyisgv ’ I which means “ It was Jesus ’ birthday .”
Others say Ulihelisdi Unadetiyisgv ’ i . To be happy ( because ) it was their birthday . “ Their birthday ” refers to the Holy Trinity .
Some Cherokee people say Danisdayohihv ’ i for Merry Christmas . This word means “ They were shooting .” This used to be the custom on Christmas and New Year ’ s , shooting off guns on the holiday . Not all English phrases can be translated into Cherokee . “ Tis the season to be jolly ” becomes : “ Nogwo ditsaliheligi ” -You all be happy now .
Cherokee is polysynthetic , tonal language belonging to the Iroquoian group . Individual words are almost like sentences . Cherokee has three traditional dialects . The Lower dialect is extinct . The Middle dialect is spoken by the Eastern band on the Qualla Boundary , not far from Union County . The Overhill , or Western dialect , is spoken in Oklahoma and by the Snowbird Community in North Carolina .
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They learned the place they were seeking was a little village to the south , called Bethlehem . By this time , Joesph and Mary and Jesus were in a house .
Scripture is clear , " when they were come into the house , they saw the young child with Mary his mother ".
The Magi brought gifts with meaning and importance , for instance , why gold ? The gold they brought was used as money during the time that Joesph , Mary and Jesus went on a trip away from Bethlehem and Judea .
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Name These Christmas Songs
Christmas Songs Answers
1 . Jingle Bells 2 . Walking in a Winter Wonderland 3 . Here Comes Santa Claus 4 . Joy To The World 5 . Rudolph , Red Nose Reindeer 6 . Oh Come All Ye Faithful 7 . I ’ m Dreaming Of A White Christmas 8 . Oh , Christmas Tree 9 . What Child Is This 10 . We Three Kings 11 . Deck The Halls 12 . I Saw Three Ships Sailing 13 . Oh Holy Night ( Holes in Knight ) 14 . Noel ( No ‘ L ’) 15 . Away In A Manger ( Weigh scales ) 16 . Twelve Days of Christmas 17 . I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus 18 . All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth 19 . Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire 20 . It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 21 . Let It Snow , Let It Snow , Let It Snow 22 . Silent Night ( Knight saying Shhhh ) 23 . Oh Little Town of Bethlehem 24 . Silver Bells
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