A Blessed Christmas: Day Thirteen

Welcome to day thirteen of the continuing unit study "A Blessed Christmas". Today's topic is "Xmas".

X-MAS -- I grew up being told that this was the way to take Christ out of Christmas but actually that is not correct. It is part of the Chi-Rho cross which is the ancient Christian symbol formed by the Greek letters X (Chi) and P (Rho). These are the first 2 letters of Christ's name in Greek. X-MAS really means "celebration of Christ."

Bible: Luke 1:30-33

Discuss: Why would people want to take Christ out of Christmas? How can our family be sure to keep Christ in all the celebrations?

Do: Make a Chi-Rho cross out of poster board. Cut it out, spread with glue, sprinkle with glitter.

Do: For home school. Learn to write the Greek Alphabet. Look in a Greek New Testament. See if you can copy a short verse. Learn to say the Greek Alphabet. Why was the New Testament written in Greek? Also, check out how Christians in Greece celebrate Christmas.

Additional Activities:
Greek Alphabet

Craft: Make a Chi-Rho Christmas ornament

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