Why do people hate spending Christmas alone?
- Because it means that no one loves them.
Christmas only comes once a year, but that's more than enough.
What?
- Nothing. Just wondering how you'll celebrate Christmas if you kill Santa?
On all the faces, no matter where you looked, celebration was visible: he was licking his head, imagining how he would break his fast with sausage; the girls thought about how they would skate with the boys on the ice; The old women whispered prayers more diligently than ever.
The night of the cheerful corpses of Christmas trees.
Every year it becomes more and more difficult to discern the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ through all the layers of its packaging.
Christmas: the season of trading things you can't afford for things you don't need.
Do you want to sit on my lap and ask me for something for Christmas?
- No thanks. I don’t want to run to venereologists later.
Christmas is when Santas turn into buyers to make the dreams of sellers come true.
Christmas is when a father tries to convince his children that he is Santa Claus and his wife that he is not Santa Claus.
Sorry, sorry. Celebrated Christmas Eve on the roof. So starstruck that my brains almost flew out! Don't worry, the fat guy will come to you later.
Christmas is the time of year when we have to buy things that no one wants and give them to people we don't like.
If there is no Christmas in your heart, you will not find it under the tree.
Waking up after the Christmas holidays is like being hit in the face by fifteen Mondays at once.
Here's a real miracle: everyone receives more Christmas cards than they sent themselves.
Don't be afraid that your Christmas tree will be too small. In the eyes of children, it is always three-dimensional.
Alcohol, tears, police... So it's Christmas again.
A Christmas gift? You know I don't like Christmas!
- What's wrong with Christmas?
- I don’t even know where to start. Indoor trees, the overuse of the words “cotton wool beard,” and that absurd one-sock tradition. Everyone knows that socks come in pairs. Who uses one sock?
- One-legged pirate.
- And this is a thought. Thank you, I feel better now.
Christmas is the Disneyland of Christianity.
Homer and the dog lived together - like Christmas and suicidal thoughts.
Whether Santa Claus exists or not, that's not why I love Christmas. When I was a child, no matter how bad things got, my mother always managed to make Christmas Eve magical. Every year she acted out The Nutcracker. And I thought that if she did this in our tiny apartment, when we were all alone and we had almost no money, it gave me hope that everything would work out. I love this feeling, this feeling of hope. You know, this is crazy. On one of the shortest and darkest nights of the year, people of all religions celebrate the triumph of light. Plus, who doesn't love gifts?
If you want to celebrate Christmas like you've never celebrated before, try going to
church.
What's the news?
- I got a role in a Christmas play. I am a lobster.
- Omar? In a Christmas play?
- Yes, the first lobster.
- So the newborn Jesus was surrounded by lobsters?
- Yes.
Have we forgotten the original meaning of Christmas - the coming of Santa Claus into the world?
Remember what the spirit of Christmas is all about.
- In desperation?
Santa Claus is better than anyone in the world at finding the right address, but he has absolutely no understanding of colors and sizes.
Christmas comes even to the battlefield.
From a commercial point of view, if Christmas didn't exist, it would have to be invented.
Why kill so many Christmas trees?
To celebrate one and only birthday?
Many girls never grew up and see Santa Claus in every man.
Gifts are not the main thing. Christmas means the smiles of passers-by, the joy of friends and family, the expectation of a miracle in the eyes of children...
Youth is when you are allowed to stay awake on New Year's Eve; middle age is when you force yourself not to sleep on New Year's Eve.
Christmas is not the time of year. This feeling.
Christmas is a holiday for those who are surrounded by loving people.
- And you?
- But not me. When I was young and famous, I was greedy and stupid. And now I’m lonely, wrinkled and no one needs me.
Merry Christmas to all my friends except two!
Sheldon, didn't you like the movie at all?
- No, quite the opposite. I think the Grinch is a very real and entertaining character. And I was on his side until the very moment he succumbed to social convention, returned all the gifts and saved Christmas. Well, what a bummer?
You can’t imagine how lonely it can sometimes be on Christmas night...
Fining Santa Claus on Christmas, where are we going? All that remains is for the Easter Bunny to get vaccinated against rabies...
This becomes a family tradition. We forget it...at Christmas! But here's the funny thing - we never forget suitcases.
They flew by quickly, these days, filled with the aroma of pine branches and a Christmas tree, in the flickering light of Christmas tree candles, in the sparkle of sparkles and tinsel, they flew by like in a dream, where every minute of life is equal to one heartbeat.
The truth of Christmas is that we are not alone.
Brick, have you made a list for Santa?
- This year I would like to get answers: what is the true meaning of Christmas, what is our purpose, what is the meaning of life?
-...Maybe a bicycle?
The moon and stars are shining
And they seem cold as ice.
Let's hope it snows
Will decorate this Christmas.
She's at home, I hope she's sleeping,
And if I fall asleep now,
then we will meet in a dream,
After all, Christmas is a time for magic...
Christmas is a time of expectation. If you've been good, a fat man in a red fur coat will sneak into your house and leave you gifts. But Santa Claus doesn't exist. On the most wonderful day of the year, we celebrate lies.
Christmas is not a date, it is a worldview. That's why I'm trying to fix the situation somehow.
Christmas is a long-awaited and beloved holiday by all Christians. The day when everyone believes in magic and miracles. Many families prepare for the celebration in advance.
If you are interested in the thoughts and statements of famous people about Christmas, quotes, aphorisms and sayings, then we have selected the best and kindest of them for you.
Quotes
Here are some quotes from poetry, literary works, and famous sayings that are filled with the bright joy and spirit of Christmas Day.
"It is snowing,
Falls like God's mercy.
It's snowing and magic
It can happen on this day.”
(I. Afonskaya)
“Michael loved snow, especially on the eve of the celebration. It was his favorite time of year, not because it coincided with his birthday, but because of the special magic that was felt even in the human world. It was truly a magical day” (D. Blake).
“The wide furnace is burning. What smells! It smells like meat pies, fatty cabbage soup with pork, goose and pig with porridge... - so sweet after fasting. These are the thick smells of Christmas Day, homely” (I. Shmelev).
But the eternal that was revealed that night
It is indestructible by time,
And the word was born again in your soul,
Born under a manger long ago."
(V. Soloviev)
Do you think this form of congratulations is outdated?
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“Everyone experienced an extraordinary elation that evening, something magical. Only it wasn’t magic at all, it was just the true Christmas spirit. He awakened in us the desire to become better, to become more generous and merciful, to lend a helping hand to those who, for various reasons, need it” (A. Milne).
“On this bright holiday -
Christmas holiday
We'll tell each other
Nice words".
(A.S. Khomyakov)
“There is nothing more contagious on earth than laughter and a cheerful mood, and I see in this the expedient, noble and fair arrangement of things in nature. After all, how gratifying it is sometimes to become children again, at least for a while! And this is especially good at Christmas time, when we celebrate the birth of the divine baby” (C. Dickens).
“There’s a Christmas haze all around.
Bells ring in the darkness.
And the words sound in harmony with them:
Peace on earth and happiness to you!”
(G. Longfellow)
“I made a lot of efforts to express in such a small book a certain Idea, a certain Christmas spirit that would not allow my readers to forget that sometimes it is necessary to laugh at themselves, and at each other, and at the weather, and at me. Let this spirit reign forever and joyfully in their house, and let no one have the desire to destroy it” (C. Dickens).
We have also selected for you quotes from films and TV series about Christmas Day, some of them are humorous, but very witty.
“Gifts are not the main thing. Christmas means the smiles of passers-by, the joy of friends and family, the expectation of a miracle in the eyes of children...” (TV series “Tommy the Werewolf”).
“That year, Skills’ father told us that there was no Santa Claus.
– And I tried to dissuade you of this. I'll never forget what you answered. You said that you feel sorry for those guys who will never know the truth. Because when they grow up, their children will not receive gifts for the celebration (TV series “One Tree Hill”).
“I’m used to not enjoying Christmas. Every time I see colorful lights, my heart aches. It’s as if they’re asking me: “Do you have somewhere to go?” or “Are you happy?” (series “Honey and Clover”).
– Brick, have you made a list for Santa?
– This year I would like to get answers: what is the true meaning of Christmas, what is our purpose, what is the meaning of life?
- Maybe a bicycle? (TV series “It Could Be Worse”)
– Christmas should be celebrated properly.
– Even during the war?
– Especially during the war (film “From Time to Time”).
Aphorisms
An aphorism is a truth contained in a few words, as these aphorisms about Christmas confirm:
- Christmas is not the time of year. This feeling (E. Ferber).
- Here's the message of Christmas: "We are never alone"
(T. Caldwell).
- It is especially easy to feel spiritual kinship at Christmas (V. Kazanzhants).
- Christmas is not a date, but a way of thinking (M. Chase).
- The main thing at Christmas is not open gifts, but an open heart (D. Meditere).
We also found folk proverbs and sayings for you:
- At Christmas the Sun plays.
- The saint's shirt is either poor or white; For Christmas it is at least harsh, but new.
- On Christmas Day, the day is warm - the bread will be dark.
- On the porch at Christmas, sitting by the stove at Easter.
- To weave bast shoes will be born crooked; sew for Christmas - you will be born blind.
- At Christmas, two friends - frost and blizzard.
- The Veil did not cover, and neither will Christmas.
- There is no holiday greater than Christmas, just as there is no nest higher than the eagle's.
Sayings of the classics
“The Christmas tree is Christmas, not New Year!” (A.I. Solzhenitsyn)
“Truly, this Christmas does wonders for people!” (A. Averchenko).
“Another Polish tradition. There should be one extra seat at the table and one extra plate with cutlery for the occasional traveler. No one should be left alone this evening. “This evening” is the evening before Christmas” (Ya. Vishnevsky).
“I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open the jar every month” (H. Miller).
“We will find peace. We will hear angels, we will see that the sky sparkles with diamonds" (A.P. Chekhov)
"Christmas! I look forward to these holiday days with their welcoming radiance long before they come” (E. Hoffman).
“Christmas is an attraction, and the special attraction of Christmas is reflected in the eyes of a child” (U. Saroyan).
Statements of famous people
We also want to bring to your attention phrases and sayings of famous people that penetrate deeply into the heart and make you think about the true purpose of Christmas.
“Christmas Day, my child, is love in action. Whenever we love and whenever we give, it’s Christmas!” (D. Evans)
“You won’t find the real joy of celebration in running around and in a hurry, trying to do everything, you won’t find it in gifts. You will find true joy when you make the Savior the focus of the season” (T. S. Monson).
“Peace on earth will come to stay if we live every day as on Christmas Day” (H. Rice).
Do you know what you will wear to celebrate the New Year?
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“The best gift of all around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family gathered together” (B. Hillis).
“Christmas is not a time of year or a day on the calendar, but a state of mind. To have a true Christmas spirit means to take care of the world and be merciful” (K. Coolidge).
“Whenever you give joy to your neighbor and extend your hand to him, Christmas Day comes. Every time you shut up yourself to hear another, when you give up the rules that make people lonely; when you give a glimmer of hope to the desperate, when you realize in humility how insignificant your capabilities are and how great your weakness is; Every time you allow God to love others through you, Christmas comes every time” (Mother Teresa).
The busiest time of the year for the holidays. We prepare for them in advance, wait for them, cleanse our body and soul and believe in the miracles that Christmas usually brings.
On this wonderful holiday you cannot quarrel or punish children, but you need to forgive everything. Quotes about Christmas will tell you what else this day is associated with, what it means and what it is.
Christmas Quotes and Aphorisms
If you want to celebrate Christmas like you've never celebrated before, try going to church.
Christmas is a time to forgive.
Christmas is a time to think about others, a time to forget about yourself.
Waking up after the Christmas holidays is like being hit in the face by fifteen Mondays at once.
On Christmas night, people need more warmth than usual.
Christmas comes even to the battlefield.
Gifts are not the main thing. Christmas means the smiles of passersby, the joy of friends and family, the expectation of a miracle in the eyes of children...
Every day should be like Christmas.
You can't imagine how lonely it can sometimes be on Christmas night...
People can do everything, but they are not allowed to hurt children on Christmas.
It is believed that we celebrate the beginning of our liberation from sin and death, which is the Nativity of Christ. For without the Nativity of Christ, that is, without the incarnation of the Son of God, the renewal of human nature would not have occurred.
Every year it becomes more and more difficult to discern the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ through all the layers of its packaging.
Edmund White
Whenever we love and whenever we give, it's Christmas.
Dale Evans
The tree is Christmas, not New Year!
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Christmas is not the season. This feeling.
Edna Ferber
Christmas only comes once a year, but that's more than enough.
Robert Lembke
At Christmas we open not only gifts, but also our hearts.
Janice Maditer
What could be more wonderful than Christmas morning, fluffy snow outside the window, a day off and a cup of hot chocolate?
Dmitry Blake
After all, the main meaning of Christmas is to proclaim peace throughout the entire world.
Justein Gorder
Christmas can't happen every day, otherwise it will get boring.
Maria Parr
Try to understand what Christmas is, and you will feel the goodness emanating from it that initially accompanied this holiday. Then it will become clear to you that this is not just a festive fun in a series of many other holidays and not a continuation of the shopping fever. Christmas will become a part of yourself, your guiding light, and you will have a desire to bring happiness and joy to people.
Kevin Alan Milne
With the Nativity of Christ, a new era of chronology began. However, there is not a single historical document that would indicate the exact date of the Nativity of Christ.
The holiday began to be celebrated in Rome several centuries after the event itself. Perhaps the impetus was the celebrations in honor of the Sun. On December 25, 274, Caesar Aurelian proclaimed the sun the main patron of the Roman Empire.
It was the time of the winter solstice, when, after a long decline in sunshine and the dominance of winter twilight, the sun “turns”: the days begin to lengthen. The sun seems to be reborn.
Christians recognize Jesus as the Sun of Truth, so they timed the feast of his birth to coincide with the natural date of the visible celestial body.
Well, the difference in the dates of Catholics and Orthodox is explained by different calendars - Julian and Gregorian. But that's a completely different story. We have quotes about Christmas. Let's return to them.
If there is no Christmas in your heart, you will not find it under the tree.
Roy Smith
I love Christmas because it's a time when people think about others. It would be nice if families always lived according to this arrangement.
Nathaniel Buzolic
Christmas is the Disneyland of Christianity.
Don Capitt
Truly, this Christmas does wonders for people!
Arkady Averchenko
It is especially easy to feel spiritual kinship at Christmas.
Valery Kazanzhants
The truth of Christmas is that we are not alone.
Taylor Caldwell
Birthdays, like Christmas, are made for disappointment. It’s always feigned, pre-planned fun - it’s always blown to the temple: “Have fun, whoever they say!”
John Galsworthy
From a commercial point of view, if Christmas didn't exist, it would have to be invented.
Katherine Whitehorn
My only Christmas wish is peace for all children on earth.
Audrey Hepburn
Atheists talk about the time “after the birth of Christ” - “our era”. Strange.
Stanislav Jerzy Lec
Christmas is a time of goodness, a time of searching for answers to eternal questions. Here you can find answers to your questions. For example,
HOLY FATHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTMASHoly Fathers about Christmas
The Nativity of Christ - the One who in the beginning created us from the earth and breathed His divine breath into us came to earth; He who gives life and breath and everything has come [Acts. 17, 25]; He came who, with a single word, called everything visible and invisible from non-existence into existence, - Who with a word commanded to be birds, fish, four-legged animals, insects, every creature that exists under his omnipotent providence and preservation; He has come, Whom countless armies of Angels constantly serve with fear and joy. And in what humiliation! Born from a poor Virgin, in a den, swaddled in wretched swaddling clothes, placed in a manger! Wealth, nobility, the glory of this world! fall, fall with humility, tearful tenderness and deep gratitude to the Savior of men and share your wealth with the poor and poor, do not be proud of your illusory, quickly disappearing nobility: true nobility lies only in virtue. Glory to this world! recognize your vanity here, at the manger. So, all humble yourself, all fall into the dust before the immeasurable humility and exhaustion of the Lord of all, God, who came to heal our infirmities, to save us from pride, vanity, from corruption, from all filth of sin.
St. John of Kronstadt
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† True night brings peace and silence to the universe. This night belongs to the Meek One, so let everyone put aside rage and severity; belongs to the humble, let everyone curb his pride and humble his arrogance. Now the day of mercy has dawned, but no one pursues with vengeance the insult inflicted on him; the day of joy has come, so that no one will be the cause of sadness and sorrow for another. This is a day of favor, so that all cruelty may be restrained; this is a cloudless and clear day, may anger, the disturber of peace and tranquility, be curbed; this is the day on which God descended to sinners, so that the righteous may be ashamed to be proud of himself before the sinner... This is the day on which a gift was sent down to us, which we did not ask for, so would it be fair if we refused our brothers who cry out to to us and to those who ask us for alms? This is the day on which the door of heaven was opened by our prayers; Would it be decent if we closed the door to those asking us for forgiveness of offenses or relief from disasters?.. The Divinity itself was enclosed in human nature, so that this nature would rush towards everything holy.
St. Ephraim the Syrian
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† Let us join ourselves to those who joyfully received the Lord from heaven; remember the wise shepherds, the prophesying priests, the joyful women, when Mary rejoiced, visited by Gabriel, when Elizabeth was in her womb playing John, when Anna preached the gospel, and Simeon took him in his arms, worshiping the little Child, the great God, and praising the majesty of His Divinity. For the Lord appeared as a light illuminating through human flesh with Divine power those who have purified eyes of the heart. Let us also find ourselves with them, contemplating with a revealed face the Glory of the Lord and transforming ourselves from glory to glory. To him be glory and power, honor and worship now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
St. Basil the Great
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† Now we, brothers, see a great and wonderful mystery. Shepherds with joyful exclamations are messengers to the sons of men... In the highest, Angels sing, Archangels proclaim hymns; the heavenly Cherubim and Seraphim sing praises to the glory of God. Everyone celebrates a joyful holiday together, seeing God on earth and man taken up to heaven. Those who are lower by Divine providence are raised to the highest, those who are higher, out of God’s love for people, incline towards those who are lower, for the Most High, in His humility, “exalts the humble.” On this day of great triumph, Bethlehem becomes like the sky: instead of the stars it receives Angels singing glory, and instead of the visible sun - the boundless and immeasurable Sun of Truth, creating all things. But who will dare to explore such a great mystery? “Where God wills, the order of nature is overcome.” So, God, who was not involved in the weaknesses of people, was willing and condescending, accomplishing the salvation of people, for in the will of God is the life of all people.
St. Gregory of Neocaesarea
“And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle and above all the beasts of the field; on your belly you will go, and you will eat dust all the days of your life;
and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it will bruise your head, and you will bruise its heel.”
(Genesis 3:14,15)
“I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers, and I will put My words in His mouth, and He will speak to them whatever I command Him...”
(Book of Deuteronomy 18:18)
“I see Him, but now I am not yet; I see Him, but not close. A star rises out of Jacob and a rod rises out of Israel..."
(Book of Numbers 24:17)
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin will be with child and give birth to a Son, and they will call His name Immanuel.”
(Isaiah 7:14)
“Behold, My Servant, whom I hold by the hand, My chosen one, in whom My soul delights. I will put My spirit on Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the nations;
He will not cry out, nor lift up His voice, nor let it be heard in the streets;
He will not break a bruised reed, and he will not quench smoking flax; will carry out judgment according to truth;
He will not weaken or faint until He establishes judgment on the earth, and the islands will trust in His law.
Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and their space, who spread out the earth with its products, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk on it.
I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, and I will hold Your hand and keep You, and will make You a covenant for the people, a light for the Gentiles,
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of prison, and those sitting in darkness out of prison.
I am the Lord, this is My name, and I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to graven images.”
(Isaiah 42:1-8)
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a husband named Joseph, from the house of David; The name of the Virgin is: Mary.
The angel, coming to Her, said: Rejoice, full of grace! The Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women.
She, seeing him, was embarrassed by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this would be.
And the Angel said to Her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for You have found favor with God;
and behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.
Mary said to the Angel: How will this be when I don’t know my husband?
The angel answered Her: The Holy Spirit will come upon You, and the power of the Most High will overshadow You; therefore the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Behold your relative Elizabeth, who is called barren, and she conceived a son in her old age, and she is already in her sixth month,
for with God no word will be powerless.
Then Mary said: Behold, the Servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word. And the Angel departed from Her.”
(Gospel of Luke 1:26-38)
“In that country there were shepherds in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Suddenly an Angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were afraid with great fear.
And the Angel said to them: Do not be afraid; I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people:
For today a Savior has been born to you in the city of David, who is Christ the Lord;
and here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly a large army of heaven appeared with the Angel, praising God and crying:
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!”
(Gospel of Luke 2:8-14)
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; on those who live in the land of the shadow of death the light will shine.”
(Isaiah 9:2)
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; the government is upon His shoulder, and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
There will be no end to the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David and in his kingdom, so that He may establish it and strengthen it with judgment and righteousness from now on and forever. The jealousy of the Lord of hosts will do this."
(Isaiah 9:6,7)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It was in the beginning with God.
Everything came into being through Him, and without Him nothing came into being that came into being.
In Him was life, and life was the light of men.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it.”
(Gospel of John 1:1-5)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father.”
(Gospel of John 1:14)
“There was the true Light, which enlightens every person who comes into the world.
He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and the world did not know Him.
He came to his own, and his own did not receive Him.
And to those who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the power to become children of God,
who were born neither of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
(Gospel of John 1:9-13)
“And from His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace,
for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God; The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has revealed.”
(Gospel of John 1:16-18)