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What is Christmas?

Dec 21, 2009 09:45

Who: Arnold and Nall
What: Arnold's shopping for Christmas-y plants to decorate the garden a little, and Nall's going to ask him about Christmas.
Where: The store area.
When: Just after this thread.
Notes: Edited due to LJ fail.
Warnings: Nall's been asking about Christmas traditions, including Jesus and all that. So some religious chatter through the ( Read more... )

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catslooklikeme December 21 2009, 20:31:18 UTC

Nall trotted along at a brisk pace to go meet Arnold, anxious to get some more answers about this Christmas thing. He'd talked with Danny about the holiday prior to arranging to meet Arnold and now was more confused then ever. What was all this about some guy getting nailed to wood? What did that all have to do with giving people presents, and how did a man in a red coat factor into it all ( ... )

adultlike_child December 22 2009, 00:24:17 UTC

No, Arnold had no idea about another form for Nall. As far as he knew, Nall was Nall, and that was it.

Arnold raised a hand in a wave, smile on his face. "Hey, Nall! No, not long."

He pushed off from the pole, walking over in Nall's direction.

"Not sure where this place is," he admitted. "But I guess that just gives us more time to talk, doesn't it?"

Judging from the massive amount of confusion, Arnold had a lot of explaining to do for Nall. Confusing Santa with Jesus? Whoever he'd talked to before must not've been very clear.

catslooklikeme December 22 2009, 01:48:54 UTC

"Glad to hear! People have been complaining about it gettin' colder lately!" Though Nall wasn't exactly sure why... maybe it had chilled just a little, but Nall didn't find the weather particularly cold at all... but then again, he wasn't exactly normal.

"I'm not exactly sure myself, but I'm sure we'll find it," he smiled. "Until then, why don't we just start at the beginning with this Christmas thing... I uhm... don't think I've got it understood very well."

adultlike_child December 22 2009, 02:24:45 UTC

"It has been getting colder," Arnold admitted. "Not too bad though."

Arnold started to walk. "Well, I guess the best thing to do would be to start at the beginning. About I think two thousand years ago, a baby was born to a woman named Mary. Her son was supposed to be the Son of God, and shepherds and wisemen came to see him." He glanced at a few stores before continuing on. "The reason he was so special was because he was supposed to be a sacrifice.

"Someone told me--not sure who--that in those days, to be forgiven for the wrong things you'd done, you had to sacrifice a lamb to God. But this boy was to grow up and die, sacrificing himself to forgive everyone's sins: past, present, and future. Jesus--the boy--was called the Savior."

Arnold didn't have the impression that he'd attended church all that often. But the story was familiar enough. Anyone who knew anything about Christmas knew the religious tale.

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