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Onam-The National Festival of Kerala
| Vishu | Navarathri
| Mahasivarathri
| Makaravillakku
at Sabarimala
| Thrikarthika
| Thiruvathira
| Christmas
| Easter | Ramadan
| Eid-Ul-Fitr
| Eid-Ul-Zuha | Milad-Ul-Nabi | Muharram | Gramam(Village Fair) | The Great Elephant
March | Nishagandhi
Dance Festivals | Flavour
Food Festival | Attukal Pongala
| Vetta and Arattu
| Sarkara Devi Temple,
Chirayinkeezhu | Sree
Subramanya Swamy Temple, Ulloor | Aruvippuram
Siva Temple, Aruvippuram | Thiruvambadi
Sree Krishna Temple | Christ
the King Church | Beemapalli,
Trivandrum |
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History
reveals that Christmas, New Year, etc... all originated
in Babylon as festivals celebrated by the Heathen
in honour of their Pagan Gods, but were given
"christian" meaning by the Catholic
Church in order to convert the idol worshippers
to Constantine's new "Christian" religion.
The Catholic Church simply took these seasonal
feasts and festivals celebrated by the heathen
and transformed them into 'Christian' celebrations
or "Christianized" them in order to
make christianity more meaningful to pagan converts. |
They
came to focus their eyes upon Jesus
the infant and Mary His Mother. Many
people were coming to the notion that
his birthday should be observed. This
idea came about as the "Church"
began to regard Mary, the mother of
Jesus in a new light. She had long been
revered along with the saints and Apostles,
but only along with them. But in the
same fourth century she emerges as the
Queen of Heaven. The christmas story
of the Birth of Jesus has marked an
era of time, recording ends and beginnings
as years glide into centuries, and centuries
into millennia.
Come to the basic of Christmas with
reference to The Holy Bible. The basic
story occupies hardly a page of the
Bible which is divided into two sections
the 'OLD' and 'NEW TESTAMENTS' |
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old Testament contains many prophecies, one of
them speaking of a redeemer who would bring back
people to God and give them complete salvation.
According to the Christians the birth and life
of Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy
Mathew 5:17 says "Do not think that I have
come to do away with the Law of Moses and the
teachings of the prophets. I have not come to
do away with them,but to make their teachings
come true". |
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The
birth of Jesus Christ explained like
this. "His Mother Mary was
engaged to Joseph, but before they were
married, she found out that she was
going to have a baby by the Holyspirit.
Joseph was a man who always did what
was right, but he did not want to disgrace
Mary publicly; so made plans to break
the engagement privately. While he was
thinking about this, an Angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream and
said, "Joseph, descendant of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary to be
your wife, for it is by the Holy spirit
that she has conceived. she will have
a son, and you will name him JESUS because
he will save his people from their sins". |
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all this happened in order to make what the Lord
had said through the prophet come true, "a
virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and
he will be called Immanuel" (which means,
"God is with us").Mathew (1:18:23). |
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