16/12/2019
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Christmas 🎄
🎄Christmas is an annual feast for Christians on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ, which is originally celebrated on the 25th of December.
The word Christmas consists primarily of two syllables of the Middle English “Christian-mass”. Despite the birth date of Jesus Christ is hidden, the Western Church determined December 25 in the Gregorian calendar as a date of the celebration when most Christians believed that the god came to Earth as a man to expiate their sins as many ancient theories claimed. Nevertheless, the subject of the birth date of Jesus Christ was widespread in the 3rd century and some dates, November 20, January 2, March 25, and May 20 were recommended, but many writings confirmed the date of December 25 to be the official date of the festival, coinciding with the winter solstice in the Roman calendar but solar symbolism opposed this date and suggested other dates.
Other theories said that the Church selected December 25 to correspond to the Roman festivals on the occasion of the sun god’s birthday. The first known Christmas festivals date back to the fourth century in Rome. In the 17th century, some sects like the Puritans were forbidden to practice their Christmas celebrations freely. In the early 20th century, Christmas traditions were limited to the Upper classes and opulent families. After that, Christmas customs extended to include the Christians of all classes and be held in shrill ceremonies.
Christmas is a religious festival for Christians and a cultural event for non-Christians.
