| The real meaning of Christmas, the season
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| | According to The Salvation Army's
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| of good cheer, is about giving especially
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| | website, the organization as known today
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| to provide some assistance to those who
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| | was started in 1865 by a Methodist
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| need help for their daily survival and
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| | minister, William Booth and his wife
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| who therefore don't have the material
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| | Catherine. They formed a group that
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| resources to enjoy the Christmas season.
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| | preached, provided food and shelter to
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| The importance of giving to those in need
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| | the homeless, the hungry and to
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| during Christmas is embodied in the story
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| | alcoholics in need of recovery services.
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| of Jesus' birth, which is the reason
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| | The services were provided in London's
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| Christmas is celebrated.
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| | East End. Booth and his followers, first
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| For Christians, Jesus was born to save
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| | known as 'The Christian Mission,' started
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| mankind from sin by giving everlasting
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| | to use The Salvation Army name in 1878.
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| Salvation to all who believe in the Word
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| | The Salvation Army is now uniquely
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| of God and chose to follow the principles
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| | associated with the Christmas season
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| for living in the Bible. Jesus therefore
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| | through its many representatives who
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| gave in the ultimate way - he offered
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| | dress up as Santa Claus and stand outside
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| himself as a sacrifice for every living
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| | retail establishments ringing their bells
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| person. Christians therefore believe that
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| | while they kindly seek donations from
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| Christmas should be about following the
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| | shoppers to help the poor at Christmas.
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| example of Jesus by giving of oneself to
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| | Individuals also play Santa Claus at
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| others, especially to those who are in
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| | Christmas time and help out those in need
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| need.
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| | by donating toys and gifts through their
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| The Christmas season should therefore be
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| | companies, other business enterprises
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| about spreading goodwill and good cheer.
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| | such as banks or through their local
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| This purpose of Christmas is very
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| | municipality. These groups usually all
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| significant because research by social
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| | have a box or an area where new toys or
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| service organizations has shown that
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| | clothing can be dropped off and the items
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| Christmas happens to be a high time for
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| | are then donated to families in need or
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| depression among the have-nots, among
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| | to social service providers for
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| people with problems and others who just
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| | distribution to the needy during the
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| don't have the means and resources to
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| | Christmas season.
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| enjoy the merriment of the holidays.
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| | Along with much charitable giving at
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| The hundreds of Santa letters written by
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| | Christmas time, other public interest
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| children are often a sad testament to the
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| | groups also work hard to inform and
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| many unmet needs of families and
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| | educate consumers about avoiding the
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| individuals during the festive Christmas
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| | after Christmas blues. This is often
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| and holiday times. Just about every child
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| | experienced in January when the bills and
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| is told the story of Santa Claus, or
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| | debts are due as a result of all the
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| hears about him because his presence is
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| | spending, much of it on credit, that is
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| everywhere at Christmas. And up to the
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| | done for the holidays.
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| age of 7 to 8 years, most children
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| | These groups try to spread goodwill and
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| believe the story about Santa Claus
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| | cheer in a different way. They try to
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| bringing toys and other gifts.
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| | provide educational information on
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| That's the reason why so many young
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| | spending responsibly during the Christmas
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| children often write letters to Santa at
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| | season with the hope that the happiness
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| Christmas time in which the innocently
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| | and good feeling enjoyed during the
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| plead for toys and other gifts because
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| | season can also carry over after
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| their parents or other relatives will not
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| | Christmas and not be spoiled by the
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| be able to give them those Christmas toys
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| | burden of having huge bills to pay.
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| or Christmas gifts that they want.
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| | The real meaning of Christmas to many of
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| Thankfully there are many volunteer and
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| | us goes back to a manger in Bethlehem,
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| charitable efforts carried out by groups
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| | where Christ the Lord, the newborn King,
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| and corporations that seek to fulfill the
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| | was born to ultimately give us the
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| needs of children and also of adults
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| | greatest gift of all: Salvation in His
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| during the Christmas season. One of the
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| | name. What an awesome gift for God
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| most notable organizations that do such
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| | almighty to send his only son. The birth
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| charitable work is the Salvation Army,
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| | of the King of Kings is truly the "reason
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| which has a history of giving service to
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| | for the season.
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| those in need.
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