Christmas is a traditional festival in the West. The church first holds midnight mass on Christmas Eve, December 24th, that is, in the early morning of December 25th, to celebrate the advent of Jesus, so it is also called "Christmas Day". Festival".

So Christmas is a religious holiday. Do you know about the origin and legend of Christmas? Let’s share with you the origin and legend of Christmas. Let’s take a look! The origin of Christmas:?

Many children think that Christmas is It is the day when Santa Claus was born. In fact, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. God even sent the messenger Gabriel to tell Joseph in a dream, telling him not to reject Mary because she was pregnant out of wedlock, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which meant that he would save the people from their sins. rescued.

When Mary was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that all people must declare their household registration when they went to Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary had no choice but to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark. Unfortunately, the two of them could not find a hotel to spend the night. There was only a stable for temporary accommodation.

At this moment, Jesus was about to be born. So Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated December 25th as Christmas, and celebrated Mass every year (Wang Mass is the name of a religious activity, which means participating in Mass, and often refers to religious personnel participating in activities to commemorate the birth of Jesus). Commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas developed from the early to the middle of the 19th century, and Christmas began to be celebrated throughout Europe and America. After the reform and opening up, Christmas began to spread in China, and it was organically combined with local Chinese customs and developed increasingly maturely. The following common Christmas customs are: Christmas cards, Christmas stockings, Christmas hats, Christmas trees, etc. The story of the origin of Santa Claus:?

The prototype of Santa Claus is named St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas lived in Lycia in the 4th century. He was the local bishop during his lifetime. He had endless wealth and was still a A philanthropist who is loved by people for his generous and kind nature.

Saint Nicholas likes to give various gifts to the local poor in an anonymous way, but he not only often takes care of the poor, but is also particularly good to children, often giving candies, toys, etc. to the children on Christmas Eve. In order to surprise his children with gifts, he always secretly dropped them down the chimney in the dead of night.

Now Santa Claus has become the most beloved symbol and tradition of Christmas. He drives reindeer, pulls a sleigh full of toys and gifts, and is a happy old elf who delivers gifts to every child door to door. The image has been deeply left in people's memory. The story about the origin of Santa Claus’s reindeer:?

The story about Santa Claus’s reindeer. It is said that Finland is the hometown of Santa Claus and the birthplace of reindeer. Santa Claus was born here. On Christmas Eve, he rides on the reindeer. The beautiful legend of a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer delivering gifts to children. Santa Claus climbs into the house through the chimney and leaves Christmas gifts for the children.

There are 9 reindeer in Santa Claus. The leading reindeer is named Rudolph, who has a glowing red nose. The other 8 are named: Dasher, Dancer, and Joy. Prancer, Donder, Blitzen, Comet, Vixen, Cupid. Reindeer and Santa Claus have been endowed with many beautiful myths and legends together, and are regarded as symbols of holy joy and peace in the West.

Let warm wishes, happy thoughts and friendly blessings come to you and accompany you during the Christmas season.