The stylized image of the birth of Christ or the Holy Family on the Christmas stamp addresses us with its color symbolism, which is otherwise not entirely in line with the otherwise iconographic meanings of individual colors. The Mother of Christ Mary is presented in red, which is supposed to represent life force, including passion. It means sensuality and warmth, which are the characteristics of every mother. Father Joseph is presented in blue, which is supposed to signify reason, peace, and wisdom. The just-born Christ, on the other hand, is colored yellow, that is, the color of the sun, which is born and dies every year. The color expresses optimism, joy and holiness. All of these meanings can also be appropriate understandings of modern family lives.
Christmas time is also a time of celebration associated with festive dishes. Originally, these dishes also had a distinctly symbolic meaning and were actually characteristic gifts. Towards the end of the 19th and in the 20th century, a typical festive cuisine began to develop with a wide variety of sweets, which began to be hung on Christmas trees. They designed cookies, often gingerbread, by hand or with the help of models, and decorated them with colored sugar glazes. These highlighted the ornaments and figural motifs on the gingerbreads. Gingerbreads not only had a decorative character but were especially appealing to young people, who created a festive abundance with them. The next developmental stage of candy on Christmas trees is represented by picturesquely wrapped candies, especially chocolate ones.
