Christmas originated from Saturnalia, a festival in ancient Rome 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 when Jesus was born, nor does it mention the existence of such a festival, which is the result of Christianity absorbing ancient Roman mythology.

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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. He likes to help the poor in the dark. Santa Claus was his later nickname. The name comes 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 wearing a red robe, a red hat and a white beard. Every Christmas, he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by deer, enters every house through the chimney, puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the stove.

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