The origin of Christmas? Many children think that Christmas is the birthday of Santa Claus, but in fact Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the son Jesus Christ.
It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just 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. At that time, 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 observed mass every year (observing mass is the name of religious activities, which means attending mass, and often refers to religious personnel who participated in activities commemorating the birth of Jesus) to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas developed from the early19th century to the mid19th century, and the whole Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. After the reform and opening up, Christmas began to spread in China, and it was organically combined with local customs in China, and its development became more and more mature.
Christmas custom
1. Decorate the Christmas tree. Decorate pine trees with colored lights, gold foils, garlands, decorations, candy bars, etc. Nowadays, the Christmas tree is also an indispensable part of celebrating festivals.
2. Lighting 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. In the early days, when Christians were persecuted, they were forbidden to preach and pray. So, they put a candle outside the house, suggesting that they are still praying silently.
The British tradition of baking Christmas cakes has been around for centuries. People used to drink sour plum porridge on Christmas Eve. As time goes on, people will also enjoy candied fruit, honey and spicy food, and then Christmas cake will replace plum porridge. Christmas cake is baked with eggs, butter, desserts and fruits. Nowadays, Christmas cake has become an indispensable part of the Christmas menu.
This is the story I know about the origin of Christmas. What else do you know?