{"id":1442,"date":"2017-01-13T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2017-05-29T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T20:20:18","slug":"1442","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/01\/13\/1442\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Snow is hailing, winter is arriving. That means Christmas is on its way! Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, which is on December twenty-fifth, as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Lots of students and their families here, in Dearborn, MI, celebrate Christmas.<\/p>\n

Lots of people all around the world celebrate Christmas. It\u2019s crazy how Christmas started long, long ago and it\u2019s still celebrated now. Lots of Muslims celebrate Christmas too. They set decorations, a traditional Christmas tree, and presents. A Unis Middle School student, Danya Aljebory, stated, \u201cChristmas is one of my \"\"<\/a>most favorite holidays. Besides the perks of presents, I love spending time with my family and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many Muslims, Christmas is a religious holiday that challenges the Muslim interpretation of Jesus, it\u2019s also a secular celebration. Muslims probably don\u2019t do every single thing Christians do, such as caroling, but we still celebrate it together as a family.We do because we believe it\u2019s the birth of Nabi Issa, also known as, Jesus Christ.
\n\u201cI go over my relatives. We get everyone presents and leave it under the Christmas tree to open up later. We just hang, talk, eat, and have a good time. Later, we would like to play games, like charades or board games. When we finish with that, we would give everyone their presents and watch a movie all together. We\u2019d make hot cocoa and desserts. The best part is telling stories from our childhood and talking about embarrassing moments that happened to us,” is what Hadil Fawaz explained, a ninth grader that attends Fordson High School.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, people around the world celebrate Christmas. Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has its own unique holidays with some customs we share in common. One last person that had something to say was Ms. Agemy, a teacher that teaches Computer Applications at Unis Middle School, stated, \u201cBeing born in the United States, we still have family gatherings, get togethers, a Christmas tree, and exchange gifts. It\u2019s very festive. On Christmas Eve, I get together with my friends to have some dinner. I love playing fun games with their kids.\u201d So, do you celebrate Christmas?<\/p>\n

Zeinab Osseili<\/p>\n

Unis Middle School Journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snow is hailing, winter is arriving. That means Christmas is on its way! Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, which is on December twenty-fifth, as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Lots of students and their families here, in Dearborn, MI, celebrate Christmas. Lots …<\/p>\n

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