A Child’s Feast

Why do so many people get involved in church at Christmas but not other times of the year?  Because Christmas is a child’s feast.  Not so much Good Friday or Pentecost.  If a child grows up with Christmas being made special then it is more likely that they will keep this childhood memory alive just as it was made alive for them as children.  If there was a tree and presents under a tree, then they will pass on this tradition.  It is not so much about consumerism as about the importance of giving a child good memories of love.  Christmas is an example.  You might create other examples or replay for children examples shown to you when you were a child.  I find that those who have had no good Christmas memories tend to do nothing much at Christmas for themselves or others.  So find various ways to give a child good memories during the year, be it birthdays, name days, or “special” event.  Spring Cleaning was never a good memory.