Serra Fourth Grade Students Present
Their Favorite Christmas Symbols

Stocking - Rudolph - Poinsettia - Mistletoe - Holly - Candy Cane
Gifts - Nativity - Star - Tinsel - Bells

The Christmas Stocking
by Madeline W. 4A

 

 

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·        Christmas Stocking started when a man’s wife died, he lost all his money.

·        He was upset because his three daughters couldn’t marry.

·        One  night after they washed their clothes and hung them over the fireplace they went to bed.

·        Saint Nicolas brought three bags of gold.

·        Every one was happy the daughters could marry.

  • That is how the Stockings began.

My family hangs up our stockings because it reminds us of the  gift of Saint Nicolas. We hang them up on our reindeer on top of the mantelpiece.

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I found my information on December 5, 2002 at http://www.holidays.net/christmas/stocking.htm

 

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Rudolph
by Alex M. 4B

 

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v   Robert May told his daughter about a reindeer that was different from all the others to show that she wasn’t the only one that was different

v   He worked on Rudolph as a poem for a long time

v  In 1983, he read his poem at a holiday party at Montgomery Wards.

v  In 1947, 6 million copies of the booklet had been sold

    On Christmas Eve I sprinkle some magic reindeer food in front of my house so the reindeer have something to eat on their long journey.

     I think the reindeer deserve a treat for pulling Santa’s sleigh, especially Rudolph.  

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I got my information on December 5, 2002 at http://www.christmas-stories.com/xmaslegends13.php

 

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The Poinsettia
by Morgan B. 4B

 

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Ø      It was a custom in Mexico to bring to a gift to baby Jesus on Christmas Eve

Ø      A little boy didn’t have a gift for the infant king so he prayed to God

Ø      In God’s mercy he looked down at the boy and answered his prayer

Ø      It caused a flower to bloom and was formed like a star with red leafs

Ø       And the boy’s gift came to be known as “Flower of the Holy Night “.

My family uses it to decorate the house.   Why we use it is to remember it was a gift to baby Jesus on Christmas Eve.

 

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I got my information December 5,2002 at http://www.christmas-stories.com/xmaslegends3.php

 

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Mistletoe
by Nichole M. 4C

 

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  1. The kiss always goes underneath the mistletoe.
  2. The mistletoe is a loving and caring thing that’s why we use it
  3. The Druids regarded the mistletoe as sacred and made certain that it never touched the ground.
  4. When the berries are gone, same with the kisses.
  5. When a boy kisses a girl he will pluck a berry.
  6. Mistletoe is the symbol of the immortality.

We use it because it  shows that we love each other.

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Holly
by Nina H. 4A

 

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·        Holly hid the Holy Family from Herod's soldiers

·     Holly is a tree that is said to be our Lords cross

·        Holly is a sacred plant

·        Holly mystically grew leaves and became a tree

 

 

 

My family every year goes to the store and buys Holly to stick it in our wreath . My whole family does this every year.  We use it to decorate our wreath and sometimes our tree.  We use it also to represent the holy family.

 

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I got this information on December, 5, 2002 inhttp://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/holly.htm

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The Candy Cane
by Amy A. 4C

 

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  • The Candy Cane is very important because if you turn it up-side down then it would look like a J for Jesus.

  • The red and white strips stand for a special reason like the white stripe stands for the Virgin birth and sinless nature of Christ.

  • The three red small stripes stand for the scourging Jesus suffered on his way to the cross.

We give Candy Canes to the sick people in the hospital for a little Christmas present and with the left over one’s we put them on our Christmas tree to decorate it.

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I found my information at http://www.christmas-stories.com/xmaslegends2.php on December 5.

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Gifts
by Kelly I. 4B

 

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v      St. Nicholas, a bishop who was born in Turkey, had heard of a family with 3 daughters who didn’t have a lot of money

v      St. Nicholas had to give all his valuable goods to become a bishop

v      He took 3 bags of gold coins and dropped them down the girls’ chimney

v      The gold coins landed in the girls’ stockings which was hung near the fire to dry

v      St. Nicholas was seen by the girls’ father

v      St. Nicholas begged the father to keep the secret

v      Barley two days later the whole village learned of the gifts from St. Nicholas

v     Now, a lot of people give gifts on Christmas

1.      My family gives  Christmas presents to   our relatives and friends

2.      Presents remind me of the three kings who gave gifts to Jesus

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I found my information on December 5, 2002http://www.christmas-stories.com/xmaslegends11.php

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The Nativity
by Henry S. 4D

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1.    St. Francis was the first person to make a Nativity ( on Christmas Eve in 1223 ).

2.    It happened in a cave near Greccio, Italy.

3.    St. Francis used real animals and People.

 

My symbol is the Nativity Scene. It is used as a Christmas decoration because it helps remember the night when Jesus was born in a manger.

Our family uses it as a symbol of love for God because it helps us remember the night when he sent us his only Son to save us from sin.

 

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I got my information on December 5, 2002 at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/christmas/trad.html

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The Star
by Alex C.  4A

 

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·       To us the Star stands for the star the Wise Men followed to see baby Jesus.

·       The Star is very important to us.

My family and I think the star is important because it represents the star that the Wise Men followed.

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I found this information on Dec. 5, 2002 at http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/stars.htm

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Tinsel
by Emma M. 4C

 

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1.Tinsel  represents  how  Mary and  Jesus  got  saved  from  thesoldiers.

2. When  they  were asleep God sent a spider to cover them whilethey were hiding in a cave.

 

We use tinsel on our tree to remember that God watches over us.

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Bells
Michael B. 4D

 

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1. The use of bells is for gathering for church.

2. It started by Bishop Baulinus of Nola

3. The pitch depends how it’s used like; joy, warning, or sorrow.

4. It’s a symbol of creativity and harmony.

5. The legend says the devil hated bells so much he buried them all under two lakes.

6. Pagans used bells to summon beasts, cast spells, and communicating with the dead.

7. Bells announce Christ’s coming.

8. In the Old Testimate God told the Isaelites to put bells on the robes of high priests.

I use bells on my Christmas tree because there is a beautiful noise that comes out of them

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I found my information on December5, 2002 on this website:http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/bells.htm

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