65438+February 25th every year. Christmas is scheduled for 65438+February 25th every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, which is also a common secular festival. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincides with two non-Christian festivals, namely, the Agricultural Festival and the Sun Festival, both of which are in the middle of winter, so the celebration customs are different. Within the scope of the Roman Empire, Saturnalia is a day full of fun and mutual gifts on 65438+February 17 every year.

65438+February 25th every year is the birthday of mitra, the god of justice worshipped by ancient Iranians. On New Year's Day, the ancient Romans decorated their houses with green branches and colored lights, and gave presents to children and the poor.

Teutonic tribes penetrated into Gaul, Britain, Central Europe and other places, bringing Germanic and Celtic religious ceremonies. Therefore, there are celebrations, such as reunion, burning large pieces of firewood, tasting big wooden cakes, hanging branches, visiting relatives and friends, and giving gifts.

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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. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas and celebrated mass every year.

Christmas is a religious holiday. /kloc-In the 20th century, the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus made Christmas gradually popular. After the Christmas celebration custom became popular in northern Europe, Christmas decorations combined with winter in the northern hemisphere also appeared.

By the middle of the19th century, the whole of Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. And derived the corresponding Christmas culture. After the reform and opening up, Christmas spread especially in China. At the beginning of 2 1 century, Christmas was organically combined with local customs in China, and it developed more and more maturely. Eating apples, wearing Christmas hats, sending Christmas cards, attending Christmas parties and Christmas shopping have become a part of China people's life.

Nowadays, the images of Christmas, Santa Claus and Christmas tree are deeply rooted in the hearts of children all over the world. When Christmas comes, many parents will tell their children about the origin and customs of Christmas, so that children can understand the meaning behind Christmas, know how to love, know how to share, and know how to be grateful and return.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Christmas