Christmas English edition/kloc-0 1：Christmas (Christmas), this name is short for "Christ's mass". Mass is a kind of church. Christmas is a religious festival. Because regard it as to celebrate the birth of Je sus, so also known as christmas. On this day, all the world's Christian churches have held a special ceremony. Every year in December 25th, is a Christian celebration celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, at Christmas, most of the Catholic Church will be first in the December 24th Christmas Eve, in December 25th the early morning at midnight mass, and some Christian churches will be held good news report, then in December 25th to celebrate Christmas; while another major branch of the Christian -- Orthodox Christmas celebration on January 7th every year.www.zjjsepc.com。

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Contents of Chinese Manuscript for Christmas 2. The entries about Christmas in the Encyclopedia of Catholicism introduced the earliest Christmas in various places. Christmas did not appear in early Christian festivals, such as Irene and Tertullian. The earliest record about the Christmas period comes from Alexandra around 200 AD. At that time, Gregory of Alexandra said that some Egyptian theologians were too curious about not only the date of Christ's birth, but also his birthday, and set this birthday on the 25th of Pachon, the 28th year of Augustus' reign (that is, May 20th of the Gregorian calendar). At the first Nicaean Council in 325, the church in Alexandria decided on dies Nativitatis et Epiphaniae (the date of Christmas and Epiphany). Christmas celebrated in1February was introduced to Egypt in the fifth century. In Jerusalem, Egeria (also known as Silvia), a pilgrim from Bordeaux, witnessed that Candle Day (40 days after Christmas) was 40 days after 1 6, while the local Christmas should be January 6. In Antioch, around 386 AD, John Kinkou called on the church to celebrate the birthday of Christ on1February 25th, and some of them have celebrated this festival on other days for at least ten years.

Christmas English handwritten newspaper content 2: one, " the Catholic Encyclopedia encyclopedia" on Christmas entry describes all the earliest christmas. Christmas does not appear in early Christian feasts, such as loving as Newark and Tertullian is not mentioned. On the Christmas period is the earliest recorded from around 200 ad Alexandria, then Alexandria Clement said, some Egyptian theologian not only for the birth of Christ, but also for his birthday too inquisitive, and keep the birthday for Augustus in twenty-eighth years on 25 Pachon ( i.e. the Gregorian calendar in May 20th) . 325 years of the first Council of Nicaea when Alexandria church was determined by the dies Nativitatis et Epiphaniae ( Christmas and Epiphany Day ) . In December to celebrate Christmas in fifth Century was introduced into egypt. In Jerusalem, a pilgrim from Bordeaux ( also known as Egeria Silvia ) to witness the Candlemas ( forty days after Christmas ) in January 6 after forty days, while the local Christmas should be January 6th. In Antioch, around 386 B.C. John Chrysostom called the church unity in the December 25th to celebrate Christ 's birthday, some of them in the other day to celebrate this festival period of at least ten years.