| Christmas Party Theme | | | | sat Mary. They traveled peacefully for 4-5 days. |
| The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. | | | | When they reached Bethlehem, the town and the local |
| Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated | | | | inn were crowded with visitors. They took shelter in a |
| centuries before the Christ child was born . The 12 | | | | manger and that is where Jesus was born. He was |
| days of Christmas, the bright fires, the | | | | present with gifts of Franken scents and mur from |
| Yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals (parades) with | | | | three wise men who followed the north star Christmas |
| floats, carolers who sing while going from house to | | | | is the most widely celebrated festival world over, and |
| house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions | | | | also the most popular festival globally. when we see |
| can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians. In | | | | the Santa riding on a reindeer sledge with the stocking |
| the Western world, the birthday of Jesus Christ has | | | | full of gifts and candies; or the familiar coniferous green |
| been celebrated on December 25th since AD 354, | | | | trees being decorated with tinsels and stars, and |
| replacing an earlier date of January 6th. Joseph and | | | | gingerbread and fruits; or houses being decorated with |
| Mary left Nazareth and traveled to Bethlehem, the birth | | | | holly twigs and mistletoes - we know Christmas has |
| place of King David. The Roman Emperor, Augustus, | | | | come. Christmas party supplies like paper plates, |
| wanting to know the size of the population of his | | | | napkins, and cups are a nice way to complete a |
| empire, had ordered a census to be taken. The | | | | Christmas Party Theme. Using party decorations like |
| Governor issued orders that all Jews should register | | | | Christmas Trees as a centerpiece can also double as |
| their names in their ancestral home town. Joseph set | | | | party prizes. |
| out for Bethlehem on foot, leading a donkey on which | | | | |