Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Meant to send this before Christmas, so this is late, I like this story because I have (had) a spider phobia and it helps me to see the spider as not scary... On Christmas Eve, a long time ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year...Christmas day, the day on which the little Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner on the ceiling. They had fled to the farthest corner of the attic. The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. The poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the little Christ child's visit. Then the oldest and wisest spider suggested that perhaps they could wait until everyone went to bed and then get a closer look. When the house was dark and silent, the spiders crept out of their hiding place. When they neared the Christmas tree, they were delighted with the beauty of it. The spiders crept all over the tree, up and down, over the branches and twigs and saw every one of the pretty things. The spiders loved the Christmas tree. All night long they danced in the branches, leaving them covered with spider webs. In the morning, when the little Christ child came to bless the house, he was dismayed! He loved the little spiders for they were God's creatures, but he knew the mother who had worked so hard to make everything perfect, would not be pleased when she saw what the spiders had done. With love in his heart and a smile on his lips, the little Christ child reached out and gently touched the spider webs. The spider webs started to sparkle and shine! They had all turned into sparkling, shimmering silver and gold. According to legend, ever since this happened, people have hung tinsel on their Christmas trees. It has also become a custom to include a spider among the decorations on the Christmas tree. Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Interesting... I'm not a Christian, but I'm only familiar with traditions where Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) visits people's homes at Christmas. And I think Italy has Befana, a Christmas witch. What ethnicity has stories about the Christ Child visiting people's homes? -- Len/ Kalipadma On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:34:55 -0800 (PST) Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka writes: > Meant to send this before Christmas, so this is late, I like this > story because I have (had) a spider phobia and it helps me to see > the spider as not scary... > > > On Christmas Eve, a long time ago, a gentle mother was busily > cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the > year...Christmas day, the day on which the little Christ child came > to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders > had been banished from their cozy corner on the ceiling. They had > fled to the farthest corner of the attic. > > > > The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. The poor spiders were > frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the > little Christ child's visit. Then the oldest and wisest spider > suggested that perhaps they could wait until everyone went to bed > and then get a closer look. > > > > When the house was dark and silent, the spiders crept out of their > hiding place. When they neared the Christmas tree, they were > delighted with the beauty of it. The spiders crept all over the > tree, up and down, over the branches and twigs and saw every one of > the pretty things. > > > > The spiders loved the Christmas tree. All night long they danced in > the branches, leaving them covered with spider webs. In the > morning, when the little Christ child came to bless the house, he > was dismayed! He loved the little spiders for they were God's > creatures, but he knew the mother who had worked so hard to make > everything perfect, would not be pleased when she saw what the > spiders had done. > > > > With love in his heart and a smile on his lips, the little Christ > child reached out and gently touched the spider webs. The spider > webs started to sparkle and shine! They had all turned into > sparkling, shimmering silver and gold. > > > According to legend, ever since this happened, people have hung > tinsel on their Christmas trees. It has also become a custom to > include a spider among the decorations on the Christmas tree. > > > Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, > > Supriti Omenka Nnadi > > > > Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > Links > > > Ammachi/ > > > Ammachi > > Your > > > > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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