Christmas Symbols By: Ian, Kendra, Treyvon, Jack and Samantha

Bells You use bells to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. They are used on Christmas cards and trees. They were rung an hour before midnight on the first Christmas. It was used to chase away evil spirits.

Yule Log One of the custamarys for Christmas is to put a yule log on the hearth of the Christmas tree. The yule log was left burning for 12 hours. The yule log has many rules that you need to follow.

Star The star is placed at the very top of the Christmas tree, was the one seen by the three wise men at Jesus birth. Stars in general have a special meaning, as they are sharing the heavens, no matter what barriers keep them apart.

Nativity Scene Baby Jesus birth was in a manger in Bethlehem. Its used to represent the story of Christmas.

Poinsettia A girl didn’t have any thing to give to Jesus. So she picked some weeds. When she gave them they had transformed into beautiful red flowers,the poinsettia.

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