Saturday, December 11, 2010

Christmas Star Festival

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Tha Rae Christmas Star parade Dec 24, starts at sunset


It's been dubbed the "Star of David Festival," and promoted as such in all media. ISN Hot News
I'm not a theologian, but the way I see it they got it all wrong.

King David lived a thousand years before Christ.  The star was the insignia on shields of the time.
There is some discussion that the star was used even before King David's time in the occults and witchcraft.

Today the Star of David is associated with Judaism and is on the Israeli flag.

The star celebrated at Christmas time is the legendary star which guided the three wise men.
It is known as the Christmas Star, or Bethlehem Star, or Star of the East.

Most likely Christmas lights are a tradition adapted from the Jewish Festival of lights,Hanukkah, which was celebrated this year from Dec 1 through 9. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They certainly got that wrong. I wonder who came up with that name. I guess that's Thailand.