The True Essence of Christmas

I remember my childhood years, I was prone to forgetting many holidays and festive periods but one period that was forever etched in my mind was the Christmas season as the bells of Christmas kept ringing. The bells had a rhythm that reminded us that Christmas was here again.

Christmas is known to have been celebrated over the centuries by Christians and even some non-Christians in honour of the birth of Jesus Christ. The celebration is usually done on the 25th day of December but do many really know the true essence of Christmas? Why do we celebrate Christmas? Just like a child is born and a birthday is celebrated after a year to mark the remembrance of the child’s birth, that also is the same reason why Christmas is celebrated and it is even more special and an unforgettable season due to because it is not only a celebration of birthday but the life and times, the resurrection of Jesus. Christmas is a season of love and hope and therefore should be celebrated with joy. 

The bells of Christmas bells are synonymous with Christmas celebrations; bells in general are thought to be celebratory in nature, they are also a method of getting people together. Christmas approaches and the bells are waiting in anticipation to ring its announcement that it is that time of the year again when jubilation rents that air and the Lord is exalted. Never forget Christmas is a time of joy, a time when the love of God is spread all around irrespective of who we are, a time when everything wishes to glow, wishes come true, a time we share with all our heart, a time we all need that special dress, cloth shoes and gifts, a time when laughter spreads all around to the core and no matter how little we just want to put a smile on someone’s face by saying: Merry Christmas! The bells of Christmas heralds our saviour’s birth and celebration of life.  The true essence of Christmas is love.

Writer: Kalu Davids


Poshkid Gidigenius is National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Yaba College of Technology and currently majors in English at the University of Lagos. He loves reading, writing and networking. Follow @gidigenius