It was not until 440 AD that the Holy See designated1February 25th as Christmas. In 1607, church leaders from all over the world gathered in Bethlehem to further confirm it. Since then, most Christians in the world have taken1February 25th as Christmas. In fact, it doesn't matter which day it is, but it is important to know that it is to commemorate the birth of the savior Jesus.
Because the Bible records that Jesus was born at night, it is traditionally called1February 24th as "Christmas Eve" or "Christmas Eve".
Legend has it that on the night of Jesus' birth, a shepherd who was guarding his sheep in the wilderness suddenly heard a voice coming from the sky to tell them the good news of Jesus' birth. According to the Bible, Jesus came to be the king of the world, so angels spread the news to more people through these shepherds.
Later, people followed the example of angels and spread the news of Jesus' birth everywhere on Christmas Eve. Until today, the good news has become an indispensable program for Christmas.
On Christmas Eve in 18 18, Moore, an unknown village priest in a small Austrian town named Oberndorf, found that the organ in the church was bitten by rats, and it was too late to repair it.
How to celebrate Christmas? Moore was unhappy about it. It suddenly occurred to him that it was recorded in the Gospel of Luke that when Jesus was born, after the angel gave good news to the shepherd on the outskirts of Bethlehem, he sang a carol: "God is blessed in heaven, and his beloved is at peace with the earth."
He had a brainwave and wrote a hymn based on these two verses, named Silent Night. Moore wrote the lyrics and showed them to Gruber, a primary school teacher in this town, and asked him to compose the music. After reading the lyrics, Gruber was very moved, composed a good song and sang in the church the next day, which was very popular.
Later, two businessmen passed by here and learned this song. They sang for Prussian King William IV. After listening to it, William IV praised it and ordered Silent Night to be one of the songs that must be sung in churches all over the country for Christmas. Thus, this immortal work has been sung to this day.
Up to now, Christmas Eve not only represents peace and harmony, but also the good reunion and hope behind it is deeply loved by people. On Christmas Eve, most European and American families will choose all the members to get together at home, have a sumptuous dinner, and then sit around the burning stove, play the piano and sing, and * * * celebrate the family happiness.
Or hold a fancy masquerade party to celebrate Christmas Eve all night. It is a happy, peaceful and carnival Christmas Eve and reunion night, looking forward to Christmas.
In China, Christmas Eve has been paid more and more attention in recent years. In fact, in addition to the impact of foreign culture, it can also prove that people in any country in the world are looking forward to a peaceful and happy life.
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The legend of Santa Claus:
Legend has it that every night on February 24th/Kloc-0, a mysterious man will fly in the sky in a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer, enter the house from house to house through the chimney, and then secretly put gifts in socks at the good boy's bedside or pile them under the Christmas tree beside the fireplace. He is busy making gifts and supervising the children's behavior at other times of the year.
Although no one has really seen the mysterious man, people will dress up as him to give gifts to their children. He is usually described as an old man, wearing a red hat, a big white beard, a red cotton-padded coat and red boots.
Holding a big bag with gifts, he is used to calling him "Santa Claus" because he always appears on Christmas Eve to distribute gifts. He is generally regarded as a derivative image of the Christian saint saint nicholas.
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