Hello Everyone! Its Almost Christmas In July

Wow, how time flies. It's been almost six months since my last post on Christmas Gifts From Bronzi blog. I hope everyone is do well.
I will be posting a couple of post on this blog because it's almost "Christmas In July". Your probably saying, "what is Christmas in July" mean when evryone is thinking about the beaches and the BBQ's.

Well, it's when the smart Christmas shoppers start to by now in July for their Christmas decorations and anything they can get now for Christmas.

It saves them money and time to get their stuff early. Plus you get the best selections of everything. It's not picked over and all of the batteries are fresh and are still in the packages. lol

Many places have their old merchandise mix with the new merchandise and they want to get rid of the old merchandise to make room for the new merchandise, too! If there is still merchandise left from last year, then the merchants will have it on clearance. 

You have to be quick though because the clearance prices will go back to the regular price as it gets closer to Christmas.

Well, this was a quick lesson on for 'Christmas In July' and what you need to start doing as soon as July first hits and that is, Start Your Shopping List Now!

And of course I wanted to say, "Hello Again"!

We'll talk soon! 

Bronzi

P.S. Come by and have a cup of coffee at The Coffee Lovers Corner 




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Christmas Traditions, Then and Now

Author: Eztracks
The Birth of Christmas Traditions

Throughout history, Christmas has been celebrated by different cultures in diverse ways. In ancient Babylon and Egypt, there were mid-winter festivals that honored the ancient gods. The Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of peace and plenty. During this festival, which ran from December 17th to December 24th, public gathering places were decorated with flowers and gifts and candies were exchanged amongst slaves and masters. In Scandinavia, a period of celebration known as Yule was held each winter at the end of the growing season. During this time, the population feasted on the summer's bounty. The Celtic culture of the British Isles revered all green plants as symbols of fertility and contributed celebrations revolving around the decoration of homes with mistletoe and holly. New Christmas customs appeared in the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these was the carol. By the 14th Century, such Christmas songs had become associated with the religious observance of the birth of Christ. In Italy, a tradition developed of re-enacting the birth of Christ and the construction of nativity scenes. The tradition of celebrating Christmas by decorating an indoor tree was established by Queen Victoria of England, while the author Charles Dickens popularized the idea of having a Christmas feast through his writing.

Christmas in United States of America

Santa Claus was born in US in the 1860's he was named this as he had a white beard and a belly, so he was named Santa Claus as this was the Dutch word for St Nicholas, Sintaklaas. Although the Dutch had bought him with them in the 17th century, he did not become an important person at Christmas until the Novelist Washington Irving put him in a novel that he wrote in 1809. This first Santa Claus was still known as St. Nicholas, he did smoke a pipe, and fly around in a wagon without any reindeer, but he did not have his red suit or live at the North Pole, he did however bring presents to children every year.

The 12 Days of Christmas

A great way to interact with the family is re-enacting the 12 days of Christmas. There are ways to do this without being exceptionally literal, but it’s a great tool to energize the family for the holiday season.


The History


As the 12 days are literally the 12 days between Christmas and the Epiphany (25 December to 6 January), it’s a great time for education. The 12 days technically don’t lead up to Christmas; however, this shouldn’t stop the family from recognizing its significance. Traditionally, Epiphany is the day the Three Wise Men presented their gifts to the baby Jesus. That being the case, in traditional recognition of the 12 days, families give gifts on 6 January as opposed to 25 December. The twelfth night –usually 5 January– signifies the removal of all Christmas decorations and is celebrated with a great feast.


Christmas Decoration

A little history of Chanukah

Chanukah is glorious in December on the northwestern calendar and Kislev 25 on the Mortal calendar. The celebration lasts for cardinal life, figuration the octad life the oil lamp treated in what is illustrious as "the miracle of the container oil." Syrian-Greeks led by Mogul Antiochus IV Epiphanes seized the Individual tabernacle in 168 B.C.E and prefab compliance of Monotheism a transgression punishable by dying. They also desecrated the temple by dedicating it to Zeus. Patriarch Maccabee

History of Christmas Day

The traditional date for the appearance of Santa Claus, obviously from the birthdate of Jesus (the word Christmas is from old English, meaning Christ's mass). This date is near the shortest day of the year, from old times an important agricultural and solar feasting period in Europe.

The actual birthday of Jesus is not known and thus the early Church Fathers in the 4th century fixed the day as was most convenient. The best fit seemed to be around the old Roman Saturnalia festival (17 - 21 December), a traditional pagan festivity with tumultuous and unruly celebrations.

History Of The Modern Christmas Tree

The history of the modern Christmas tree goes back to 16th century Germany. In Alsace (Elsass) around Strasbourg there was a widespread practice of bringing trees (evergreens, not necessarily a fir-tree) into houses for decoration during Christmastide. This practice may well derive from pagan times. The evergreens were symbols of eternal life in ancient Egypt and China and in Europe trees were worshipped in many places - the ancient Finns used sacred groves instead of temples.

How to avoid the office oddballs at office Christmas parties

This is something that a lot women can relate to. I know a lot of you will be going to that big company Christmas party and this is tips on how to avoid the office oddballs.

Sarah Ivens, former editor-in-chief of OK! Magazine, and author of six books on
etiquette — including A Modern Girl's Guide to Etiquette — explains how gracefully avoid the office oddballs at parties.
So how do you avoid the creepy guy from shipping, or the colleague who gets drunk and pinches bottoms?




How to avoid the office oddballs at office parties

Get The Family Together With Christmas Movies

Christmas movies is a good way to get your family together. My mom taught me that you should always have family time together and not just at the dinner table. Watching Christmas movies together is also a bonding time with your children, friends and family.

Christmas Gifts

There are many roots of this custom. There is St.Nicholas the anonymous benefactor, there is the tradition of Magi giving precious gifts to Jesus, there is the Roman custom of giving gifts of good luck to children during Saturnalia. The day of gift giving varies greatly in different Christian cultures and times:

Christmas straw

In Finland straw was customarily spread on the floor for Christmas day. This symbolized the stable and manger where Jesus lay after being born. But it was also a

What Christmas Means To Me

What Christmas Means To Me
To me Christmas is about family and friends. During the year you can be quit busy and don't get to see your family and friends if they are fare away. But at Christmas time it's the one time of the year you make time to see your family and friends. You need that bonding time to show you care.

‘Good Ol’ Days’

Yes, I’m at that stage in life where remembering and comparing the ‘Good Ol’ Days’ to today just seem always to be better, and this most definitely includes Christmas holidays and how we celebrated them way

“CHRISTMAS!”

Yes, even Christmas’ today, which are totally geared toward shopping and who has the biggest Christmas tree with the most presents underneath, are still the number one holiday of the year. And yes, it IS a fun and