Christmas Traditions
Christmas signifies the birth of Christ according to the Bible. Christians first started the Christmas celebration; this was a day dedicated to celebrating the birth of their Savior. The story said that the virgin Mary conceived the Son of God. Mary and her husband Joseph in fear of the child’s life fled to Bethlehem. Jesus was said to be born in a stable underneath the brightest star in the sky. Many stories where told of how three wise men and shepherds followed the bright star to witness to birth of
Christ.
In 1772 Baptist churches did not celebrate the birth of Christ. On December 25, 1772 the Baptist Church of Newport observed Christmas for the first time. A minister had begun holding lectures on Wed
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