Christmas originated from Saturnalia, the ancient Roman festival to welcome the New Year, and has nothing to do with Christianity. After Christianity prevailed in the Roman Empire, the Holy See incorporated this folk festival into the Christian system to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

But Christmas is not the birthday of Jesus, because the Bible does not record the specific time of Jesus' birth, nor does it mention the existence of such a festival, which is the result of Christianity absorbing ancient Roman mythology.

The characters of Christmas:

The image of Christmas mainly refers to Santa Claus, and its prototype is Saint Nicholas, a bishop who lived in Milla (present-day Turkish territory) in the 4th century. He has done a lot of charity work in his life, and he likes to help the poor in the dark. Santa Claus was his later nickname. The name came from the story that he secretly sent money to help three girls.

Nicholas was honored as a saint after his death. The image of Santa Claus is an old man with a white beard wearing a red robe and a red hat. Every Christmas, he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by deer, enters houses through the chimney, and puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the stove.