Christmas day is the birth day of Jesus of Nazareth. This holy day is celebrated on December 25. Christmas is also called as Christ’s mass, Nativity, Yuletide, Noel, Winter Pascha. Christmas is celebrated by Christians and many non-Christians. There are many popular customs including gift giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations.
The father of Christmas Santa Claus is a popular mythological personality who brings the wonderful gifts for children. The exact meaning of Christmas is “Christ’s Mass”. The letter “X” is the first letter of Christ. So, Xmas is used as an abbreviation for Christmas.
Christmas is a big festival and also public holiday in most countries of the world. Some countries, Russia, Georgia, Egypt, Armenia, Ukraine and Serbia celebrate the Christmas day on January 7 based on their traditional Julian calendar.
The total history about Christmas story is based on the biblical accounts given in the Gospel of Matthew, namely Matthew 1:18-Matthew 2:12 and the Gospel of Luke, specifically Luke 1:26-Luke 2:40. According to the Bible, Mary and Joseph were Jesus’s parents. Jesus Christ was born in the city of Bethlehem.
A manger is described in Luke 2:7, where it states, “She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Many Christians believe that the birth of Jesus fulfilled messianic prophecies from the Old Testament.
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