New Year's Day (65438+ 10/month)-New Year's Day
Adult Day (Japan, 65438+ 10/5)-Adult Day
Valentine's Day (February 14)- Valentine's Day (Valentine's Day)
Carnival (Brazil, mid-to-late February)-Carnival
Peach Blossom Festival (Japanese Girls' Day, March 3rd)-Peach Blossom Festival (Doll Festival)
International Women's Day (March 8)-International Women's Day
St Patrick's Day (Ireland, March 65438, 2007)-St Patrick's Day
Maple Sugar Festival (March-April, Canada)-Maple Sugar Festival
April Fool's Day (April 1)- April Fool's Day
Easter (the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox)-Easter
Songkran Festival (65438+April 3rd, Thai New Year)-Songkran Festival
Food Festival (Singapore, April 65438, 2007)-Food Festival
International Labor Day (May 1)- International Labor Day
Boys' Day (Japan, May 5th)-Boys' Day
Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May)-Mother's Day
Ramadan-Bamadan
Eid al-Fitr (April or May, 1 month 1 day)-Little Bailan
Bank holidays (UK, May 3 1)- bank holidays
International Children's Day (June 1)- International Children's Day
Father's Day (the third Sunday in June)-Father's Day
Midsummer Festival (Nordic June)-Midsummer Festival
Eid al-Adha (Islamic festival, late July)-Colban
Chopsticks Festival (August 4th, Japan)-Chopsticks Festival
Respect for the elderly (Japan, September 15)- Day for the Elderly
Oktoberfest (German October Festival, 10, 10)- Oktoberfest
Pumpkin Festival (North America 65438+1October 3 1)- Pumpkin Day
Halloween (Halloween New Year's Eve, 65438+1October 3 1)- Halloween
Halloween (165438+1October 1)- Halloween
Thanksgiving Day (USA,165438+1last week of October 4th)-Thanksgiving Donation
Christmas Eve (65438+February 24th)-Christmas Eve
Christmas (65438+February 25th)-Santa Claus
Boxing Day (65438+February 26th)-Boxing Day
New Year's Eve (65438+February 31)-bank holidays in many countries.
Major festivals in China.
Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month)-Spring Festival (Lunar New Year).
Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month)-Lantern Festival.
Arbor Day (12 March)-Arbor Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day (April 5)-Tomb-Sweeping Day; Qingming Festival
China Youth Day (May 4th)-China Youth Day.
Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month)-Dragon Boat Festival.
China * * * anniversary of the founding of the production party (1 July)-the birthday of the party.
Army Day (1 August)-Army Day.
Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th of the lunar calendar)-Mid-Autumn Festival.
Teacher's Day (10 September)-Teacher's Day.
Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month)-Double Ninth Festival
National Day (65438+1October 1)- National Day.
New Year's Eve (December 30th)-New Year's Eve.
The original intention of the two concepts of Spring Festival and New Year comes from agriculture. In ancient times, people called the growth cycle of the valley "year". Hebe: "in the year, the grain is ripe." . During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the Xia calendar came into being, with the full and short moon as the month, and a year was divided into twelve months. Every month, the day when the moon can't be seen is the new moon, and the first day of the first month is called the beginning of a year, also known as the year. The title of the year began in the Zhou Dynasty and was officially set in the Western Han Dynasty, which continues to this day. However, in ancient times, the first day of the first month was called "New Year's Day". Until the victory of the Revolution of 1911 in modern China, in order to conform to the farming season and facilitate statistics, the Nanjing Provisional Government stipulated that the people should use the summer calendar, and the institutions, factories, mines, schools and organizations should adopt the solar calendar, with the Gregorian calendar 1 month 1 day as New Year's Day and the first month of the lunar calendar 1 day as the Spring Festival.
Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns. Later, this Buddhist ceremonial festival gradually formed a grand folk festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.
Mid-Autumn Festival, China has the custom of enjoying the moon since ancient times. There is a record of "autumn twilight and the moon" in the Book of Rites, that is, worshipping the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, activities to welcome the cold and offer sacrifices to the moon were held. Put a big incense table with seasonal fruits such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, plums and grapes, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. Watermelon must be cut into lotus shapes.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was more popular to enjoy the moon. According to "Tokyo Dream", "On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, your family decorated the terrace, and the people competed for food and play with the moon". On this day, all shops and restaurants in Beijing have to redecorate their facades, tie silk on archways and sell fresh fruits and refined food. The night market is very lively. Many people visit The Upper Terrace, and some wealthy families enjoy the moon in their pavilions and arrange food or family dinners to reunite their children.
After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of enjoying the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival remains the same. Many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns, walking on the moon and dancing dragons.
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Festival names: New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Women's Day, Labor Day, Children's Day, April Fool's Day, National Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
However, in China, the definite articles of Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are used before festivals, but there are also some proper nouns without articles.
1 month 1 New Year's Day
Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival. This day is the day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha, also known as the "Taoist Festival". The most important activity on this day is to eat Laba porridge. The earliest Laba porridge only added adzuki beans to rice porridge, and later it evolved into a very complicated and exquisite one. The main ingredients are dozens of kinds such as white rice, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet and water chestnut rice. , as well as walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, raisins, longan, lilies, lotus seeds and so on. The fragrance floated for miles. In addition to Laba porridge, there are Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavor foods. On the day of Laba, people also soaked peeled garlic cloves in rice vinegar, sealed them in jars and put them in warmer places. After 20 days, the vinegar is dark red, slightly sour and slightly spicy, and it is called "Laba vinegar" and "Laba garlic".
Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month
According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast. On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted boo everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man? Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away. The old woman looked at him carefully in surprise and found that he was handsome, energetic and different. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains. In the middle of the night, Nian beast broke into the village. " It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman at the east end of the village had red paper on her door and the room was brightly lit. In 2000, "the beast trembled all over and made strange noises." Years "stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, and then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not go any further. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. "At this moment, the door of her mother-in-law's house was wide open, and an old man in a red robe was laughing in the yard. Nianbo was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion. The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. The villagers flocked to the old woman's house together, only to see red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and a few red candles still glowing in the house ... In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, the ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to relatives and friends' houses to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast. Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.
Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The 15th day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival in China. The first month is January, and the ancients called the night "Xiao". The fifteenth day is the first full moon night in a year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. Also known as "Shangyuan Festival".
March 8 "March 8" International Women's Day
A festival for working women all over the world to fight for peace, democracy and liberation. On March 8th, 1909, women workers in Chicago, USA held a large-scale strike demonstration for freedom and equality, which was warmly responded by working women. 19 10 In March, the Second International Socialist Women's Congress was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, and representatives from 17 countries attended the meeting. The central topic of the meeting is to oppose the military expansion of militarism, prepare for war and defend world peace. At the same time, issues such as safeguarding children's rights and interests, striving for an eight-hour working system and women's voting rights were also discussed. Clara Zetkin, a German socialist revolutionary and leader of the international women's movement, proposed at the Second International Socialist Women's Congress that March 8 of each year be designated as the World Women's Struggle Day, and the proposal was unanimously adopted, making March 8 the International Women's Day. The following year, working women in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries held demonstrations. In the future, activities to commemorate International Women's Day on March 8th will be gradually extended to the whole world. On 1924, China held the first Li Da Hui in Guangzhou to commemorate the March 8th International Working Women, which was presided over by the Women's Department of the Kuomintang of China, and held commemorative activities every year since then. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the central government of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulated in June1949+February 65438 that March 8th is a festival for women in China every year.
Arbor Day on March 12
"Arbor Day" is a festival determined by some countries through legislation to stimulate people's feelings of loving forests and afforestation, promote land greening and protect the ecological environment on which human beings depend. Arbor Day was first established in modern times in Nebraska, USA. In April 1872, 10, Morton put forward the proposal of establishing strong regulation at a meeting held by the Nebraska Landscape Architecture Association. The state adopted Morton's suggestion, designated April 10 as the state's Arbor Day, and issued the world's first Arbor Day stamp in 1932, showing two children planting trees. 1979 in February, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee in China decided to designate March 12 as China Arbor Day. On March 12 of the following year, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps entitled "Planting Trees and Greening the Motherland". At the initiative of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted a resolution on launching a nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign. 1990 March 12, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps for "greening the motherland" again. The first stamp is "voluntary tree planting by the whole people". According to United Nations statistics, Arbor Day has been established in more than 50 countries in the world. Due to different national conditions and geographical locations, the names and times of Arbor Day are different in different countries, such as "Tree Day" and "Greening Week" in Japan. Israel calls it "the new year of trees"; Myanmar is called "Tree Planting Month"; Yugoslavia is called "Tree Planting Week"; Iceland is called "Student Arbor Day"; India is called National Arbor Day; France calls it National Tree Day "; Canada is called "Forest Week". Arbor Day in some countries is celebrated every month 12 months: Arbor Day in Jordan is 65438+ 10/5; Arbor Day in Spain is February1; Arbor Day in Iraq is March 6th; Arbor Day in North Korea is April 6th; Arbor Day in Australia is the first Friday in May. Arbor Day in Finland is June 24th; Arbor Day in India is the first week of July; Arbor Day in Pakistan is August 9th; Arbor Day in Thailand is September 24th. The arbor day in Cuba is 10 year 10 month10; British Arbor Day is165438+1October 6th to12; Arbor Day in Syria is the last Thursday of June+February in 5438.
April 1 April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional American holiday, which falls on April 1 day every year.
May 1st International Labor Day
1884 10.07, because of the long working hours, labor groups in the United States and Canada met in Chicago, USA, and put forward the eight-hour working system of "eight hours of work, eight hours of education and eight hours of rest". In May 1886, Chicago workers began to set up an "eight-hour association" and held a large-scale demonstration, which led to a bloody tragedy. Soon, 200,000 workers in the United States were treated as working 8 hours a day. By 1889, the motion put forward by the French representative was passed at the "International Labor Union" conference organized by the leaders of the workers' movement in Britain and France, and May 1 day of the workers' movement was designated as Labor Day, which was commemorated from the following year. Since then, all over the world have followed suit, and workers' groups in various countries held grand celebrations on this day, and industrial and mining manufacturers had a day off.
Chinese Youth Day
1920 In May, the Paris Peace Conference decided that all the rights and interests of Germany in Shandong would be inherited by Japan. When the news came, the people of the whole country were filled with indignation. On May 4th, about 3,000 students from various universities in Beijing gathered in Tiananmen Square and held the first student demonstration in the history of China. They petitioned the presidential palace under the slogan of "fighting for national rights abroad and eliminating national thieves" and were suppressed by the warlord government at that time. Become the May 4th Movement. The May 4th Movement is not only a patriotic movement for students, but also a new cultural movement. Later, the promotion of science, democracy and vernacular Chinese was influenced by the May 4th Movement.
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, has five festivals. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is divided into "Little Duanyang" (the fifth day of May) and "Big Duanyang" (the fifteenth day of May). Among them, "Duan" means beginning, "Wu" means alternating yin and yang, and "Yang" is odd; The ancients wrote "noon month" in May, regarded double noon as "heavy noon", wrote "Dragon Boat Festival" on the fifth day, and wrote "Yang Chen" at noon. With many stories and legends, there are many different festival names and customs, such as hanging Zhong Kui gods, pasting afternoon leaves, hanging calamus and wormwood on the Dragon Boat Festival, etc. Drink realgar wine, calamus wine, children draw realgar, race dragon boats, have competitions, eat salted eggs and zongzi.
May 12 International Nurses' Day
The nightingale died in 19 10. In order to commemorate her outstanding contribution and nurse spirit, May 12 was designated as International Nurses' Day. Nightingale Award is the highest honor award of nursing profession.
Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May (this year is May 14).
As early as more than 200 years ago, there was a festival in Britain to pay tribute to mothers, called "Mother's Sunday". 19 19, Miss Anna Jarvis of the United States saw that the mothers and wives of many soldiers who died in World War I were miserable, so she launched Mother's Day to commemorate their mothers who suffered in the war. Later, the United States Senate passed that the day Jarvis' mother died (the second Sunday in May, 1905) was designated as Mother's Day, and the carnations that Jarvis' mother loved before her death were taken as a symbol of maternal love. It is customary to wear a red carnation at a Mother's Day party and a white carnation when her mother dies to show her respect. Later, after the implementation of Christianity, countries began to adopt it.
May 17 World Telecommunication Day
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the oldest international organization among United Nations agencies. "ITU", "ITU" or short for "ITU".
Children's Day 61 International Children's Day
Children's Day all over the world is celebrated on June 1 day of the Gregorian calendar every year.
The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.
Father's Day was proposed by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd. The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is Valentine's Day in China.
August 1 Day Army Day, Agriculture
Army Day of China People's Liberation Army is a commemorative festival in China. Held every August 1. Mid-autumn festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
According to legend, there were ten suns in the ancient sky, which made the earth smoke and the sea dried up, and ordinary people could not live any longer. This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, walked with divine power, drew the bow, detonated nine redundant suns in one breath, and saved the people in from the mire. Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful wife named Chang 'e. One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a pack of elixir. It is said that after taking this medicine, he can ascend to heaven immediately. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to hand over the elixir to Chang 'e for collection. Unexpectedly, it was seen by Meng Peng, the doorman of Hou Yi. When Meng Peng and other Hou Yi went out, they threatened Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Knowing that Chang 'e was no match for Meng Peng, he decided to take out the elixir of life and swallow it in one gulp. After Chang 'e swallowed the medicine, her body immediately flew off the ground and into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy. When Hou Yi came back, the maids cried about everything. In grief, she looked up at the night sky and called his wife's name. At this time, she was surprised to find that the moon was particularly bright tonight, and there was a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. Hou Yi ordered people to put a table of incense, put on Chang 'e's favorite honey and fresh fruit, and sacrificed Chang 'e in the moon palace. When people heard that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon flew to the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon as a fairy child, they would put an incense table on the edge of the moon and pray for kind the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.
September 10 teacher's day.
The 9th meeting of the 6th the NPC Standing Committee decided that September 10 is Teachers' Day every year. 1932, the Kuomintang government designated June 6 as Teacher's Day. After liberation, June 6th was abolished as Teacher's Day, and May 1st International Labor Day was changed as Teacher's Day. However, teachers have no separate activities and no characteristics. Setting Teacher's Day in September 10 is in consideration of the new school year in universities, middle schools and primary schools all over the country, and schools should have a new atmosphere. When freshmen enter school, they begin to respect teachers and attach importance to teaching, which can create a good atmosphere of "teachers teach well and students learn well" 1985 September 10 is the first teachers' day in China.
National Day on October 1st.
10/day at 3 pm, 1 949, 300,000 people in Beijing held a grand ceremony in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the establishment of the people of China and the Central People's Government. Chairman Zhuang Yan of Mao Zedong announced the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central People's Government, and personally raised the first five-star red flag. Chairman Mao read the Proclamation of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC): "The Central People's Governments of People's Republic of China (PRC) and People's Republic of China (PRC) are the only legitimate governments representing the people of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the whole country. Our government is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any foreign government willing to abide by the principles of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty. " Then a military parade and a mass parade were held. Commander-in-Chief Zhu De reviewed the armed forces of the army, navy and air force, and announced the order of the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in China, ordering the People's Liberation Army in China to quickly eliminate all the remaining Kuomintang armed forces and liberate all the land that has not yet been liberated. On the same day, Beijing Xinhua Radio broadcasted the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) and founding ceremony in Tiananmen Square. This is the first large-scale live broadcast in the history of China People's Broadcasting, which is broadcast by the National People's Broadcasting Station.
Double Ninth Festival in early September
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival in China.
1 1 journalists' day on August 8th.
1September 1999 18, the State Council Prime Minister Zhu Rongji promulgated the National Festival and Memorial Day, including the "Journalists' Day".
The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day.
162 1 year, the British who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts by may flower celebrated Thanksgiving for the first time. Sixty people who survived the severe winter invited local Indian leaders (who negotiated and signed an agreement with them) to enjoy the harvest together. To their surprise, the Indian leader brought ninety Indian soldiers, who were neatly dressed but hungry! Obviously, they didn't prepare enough food. These Indians went back soon, bringing back wild deer and other food. The banquet consisted of turkey, wild goose, wild duck, lobster, fried corn, clam meat, tortillas, sour plum, fruit and apple juice, which lasted for three days. Since President abraham lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, most Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving. On this day, the whole family get together to thank and praise God for his kindness and grace in the past year. Americans and Canadians (the second Monday in June, 5438+00) usually celebrate Thanksgiving with roast turkey, ducks and geese with good condiments. People far away from home are invited as guests. People also send food to those unfortunate people. Some local institutions, schools and churches collect food first, then put it in food baskets and distribute it to the poor. Some shopkeepers also send turkeys to employees and some regular customers.
1 1 month 1 day (before Halloween: 65438+ 10/0/) Halloween.
On the most haunted night of the year, all kinds of monsters, pirates, aliens and witches are out in succession. Before the Christian era, the Celts held ceremonies in summer to thank God and the sun for their kindness. At that time, fortune tellers lit and practiced witchcraft to drive away monsters who were said to be wandering around. Later, the harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with Celtic 10 and 3 1. In the Middle Ages, people put on costumes in the shape of animals and put on terrible masks to drive away ghosts in the dark. Although Christianity later replaced the religious activities of Celts and Romans, the early customs still existed. Now, children wear all kinds of costumes and masks to attend Halloween dances. Witches, black cats, ghosts and paper-pasted bones are often hung on the walls around these dances, while grinning or ugly pumpkin lanterns are hung on the windows and doorways. Children often try to bite the hanging apples.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival.
Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival. This day is the day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha, also known as the "Taoist Festival". The most important activity on this day is to eat Laba porridge. The earliest Laba porridge only added adzuki beans to rice porridge, and later it evolved into a very complicated and exquisite one. The main ingredients are dozens of kinds such as white rice, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet and water chestnut rice. , as well as walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, raisins, longan, lilies, lotus seeds and so on. The fragrance floated for miles. In addition to Laba porridge, there are Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavor foods. In Laba, people still have to soak the peeled garlic cloves in rice vinegar, seal them in an altar and put them in a warmer place. After 20 days, the vinegar is dark red, slightly sour and slightly spicy, and it is called "Laba vinegar" and "Laba garlic".
1Christmas on February 25th.
The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. 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 the AD in the calendars used by Roman Christians.
On the page of February 25, 65438+354, it was 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. 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 also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. 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 local churches were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+the following year1October 6th was designated as ChristmasTide, 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 Day on June 6th, 65438/KLOC-0 was originally to commemorate the baptism of Jesus, but the Catholic Church designated June 6th, 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. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The main commemorative activities on February 25th, 65438 are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin. When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. Just then, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on1February 25th, but no one knows his real date of birth. /kloc-In the 9th century, with the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus, Christmas became popular.