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When is Christmas? When did you give the gift?
Christmas is a traditional western festival.

The date is1February 25th every year. The gift was given on the evening of1February 24th.

Festival form:

As a Christmas gift, Christmas cards are very popular in America and Europe. Many families bring annual family photos or family news with them. The news generally includes the strengths and specialties of family members in the past year. Sending Christmas cards on Christmas Day is not only to celebrate the joy of Christmas, but also to bless relatives and friends to show their thoughts. Especially for relatives and friends in loneliness, it is kind care and comfort.

Holiday decoration:

Christmas decorations include:

Christmas socks, originally a pair of big red socks, are of any size. Christmas socks are children's favorite things because they are used to hold gifts. At night, they will hang their socks by the bed and wait for gifts the next morning. Christmas hat is a red hat. It is said that wearing it at night will not only make you sleep safely and a little warm, but also find some gifts from your loved ones in the hat the next day.

Christmas tree, usually people bring an evergreen plant indoors or outdoors before and after Christmas, decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations, and put an angel or star on the top of the tree. Christmas tree originated in Germany;

Christmas ring, an ornament hung at home during Christmas in western countries, usually consists of green branches and leaves or vines, silver metal and gold bells with red ribbons as the main color. The four colors of green, white, yellow and red represent joy and celebration. Christmas ring first appeared in Finland.

Extended data:

An important Christian festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Also known as Jesus Christmas, nativity day, Catholicism is also known as Jesus Christmas ceremony. The date of Jesus' birth is not recorded in the Bible.

In 336 AD, the Roman Church began to celebrate this festival on1February 25th. 1February 25th was originally the birthday of the sun god stipulated by the Roman Empire. Some people think that this day is chosen to celebrate Christmas because Christians believe that Jesus is the just and eternal sun. After the middle of the 5th century, Christmas, as an important festival, became a tradition of the church and gradually spread among the eastern and western churches. Due to the different calendars used, the specific dates and forms of activities held by various sects are also different.

Christmas customs spread to Asia mainly in the mid-19th century, and Japan and South Korea were all influenced by Christmas culture. Nowadays, it has become a common custom in the west to give gifts to each other, hold banquets and add festive atmosphere with Santa Claus and Christmas tree. Christmas has also become a public holiday in the western world and many other regions.