Christmas is a festival for Christians to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, which is translated as "Christmas" in Chinese. There is no record of Jesus' birthday in Bible stories, but most Christian churches stipulate that Christmas Day is 65438+February 25th, while Orthodox Church stipulates that Christmas Day is 65438+1October 6th.
In old English, the word Christmas was originally called Cristes maesse, which is equivalent to the mass of Christmas, in which mass means festival or feast day, that is, "festival", so Christmas means "Christian festival".
Christmas is a time for reunion.
Christmas is a time for reunion.
The traditional customs of Christmas
1, decorate the Christmas tree
Decorate pine trees with colored lights, gold foils, garlands, decorations and candy bars. Nowadays, the Christmas tree is also an indispensable part of celebrating festivals.
Step 2 light Christmas candles
During Christmas, people will put a lighted candle outside the house. Even in the darkest room, candles can bring light and symbolize hope.
Step 3 bake Christmas cake
In the past, people drank sour plum porridge on Christmas Eve. With the passage of time, people also like to eat preserved fruits, honey and spicy food, and then Christmas cakes appeared instead of plum porridge. Christmas cake is baked with eggs, butter, desserts and fruits. Nowadays, Christmas cake has become an indispensable part of the Christmas menu.
4. Give gifts to relatives and friends
This tradition comes from a legend: three wise men give presents to the baby Jesus at Christmas. Every Christmas, friends and relatives, especially children, will give gifts to each other. The story of Santa Claus also comes from this tradition.