The name Christmas is short for "Christ Mass". Mass is a church ceremony. Christmas is a religious holiday. This is the day when we celebrate Jesus' birthday.

Christian churches all over the world have special Christmas ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are modern ways to celebrate Christmas in the world.

The birth of Jesus has a story: in the city of Nazareth in Galilee. The virgin's name is Maria, and she was betrothed to Joseph. Before they were together, she was found with

Son of the holy spirit. Joseph, her husband is going to sneak her away. While he was thinking about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord, suddenly appeared to him.

Dream, tell him not to be afraid to marry Mary. Mary will give birth to a son, and he will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

Before Jesus was born. Yue Se and Mary came to Shen Yulun to rule Syria. So all the people went to register, each to his city. Joseph also went.

Galilee. Out of Nazareth. Go to Judea. To the city of David. The name of this city is Bethlehem, because he is a member of David's family and wants to register with Mary. His pregnant fiancee. When they were there, it was time for her to give birth. She gave birth to her first son, wrapped in cloth and put in a coffin.

Because there is no place for them in jnn. And that. Christmas is the birthday of Jesus, which falls on1February 25th every year. But no one knows Jesus' birthday. When Christmas cards appeared in 1 846, Christmas became popular, and the concept of Happy Santa Claus first became popular in 19 century.

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a holiday, and we celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was also called Epiphany, that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that Christmas on February 25, 65438 may have started in 336 AD. It spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in 375 AD and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that Epiphany was the birthday of Jesus in 654381October 6th.

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65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans worship the sun god.

Everyone regards this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of everything's recovery. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs.

Later, although most churches accepted 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th of the following year was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438+ was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany of 654381October 6th only commemorates the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438+ as the "Three Kings Day" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year, while the celebrations are lively and long.

It is more important than the New Year and has become a national holiday. The main commemorative activities of 65438+February 25th are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus.