Chris' Christian Blog

December 15, 2018

"December 15, 2018" 

Prompt: "Use these words in your entry today: mistletoe, snowman, angel, cactus, demolish and pickles."

Mistletoe is a symbol many use for Christmas. The old Celtic belief was that if you kissed a woman under the mistletoe that was the woman you would marry. Of course the Celts put a lot of stock in mistletoe because they were primarily Druid and the oak tree is sacred to Druids. Even the Bible mentions people worshiping under the "spreading oak."
I never have quite figured out how the snowman is suppose to figure into the Christmas story. Of course it could just be that the snowman is a symbol of winter. If one follows astronomy and the Bible we can ascertain that Jesus was actually born in June, not December so our whole celebration is off. Since we worship the winter solstice though the snowman is understandable.
The angel is from the scene in Luke in which the angel announced the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah, the birth of Jesus to his mother, and of course the announcement to the shepherds. Speaking of shepherds, does anybody truly believe the shepherds would have had the flocks in the field on a winter night in Israel? It can be bitter cold that time of year so it is unheard of to keep sheep out overnight.
How to use cactus is beyond me. I'm surprised somebody doesn't decorate a cactus for Christmas though!
It is time to demolish these old hypocrisies and pagan worship customs. Bah humbug!
Instead of ham some people will be lucky if they have pickles for Christmas. Of course we want to make sure everybody eats good for Christmas even if they starve the rest of the year!

"Prompt: Does the winter weather put you in a Bah Hum Bug mood this time of year? If so, how do you change your mood?"

There is a medical condition known a SAD (seasonal affective disorder), which can be devastating. It is thought to be caused by lack of exposure to sunlight and can be treated with various remedies. If you live in a place where there is 24 hours of darkness you can make or order a light box and stand in it for extended periods of time each day. They say 20 minutes is plenty so some people set the light box up in front of a treadmill or stationary bike. If you live where there is some daylight a 20 minute walk will do the trick. Of course there is always anti-depressants as well.
As for me, I am always bah humbug this time of year. My bah humbug is due to the hypocrisy that goes on and the commercialism. It sickens me!