Christmas
Uploaded by NewWriter on Dec 22, 2021
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. The 25th day of December was chosen to mark His birthday by the Roman Catholic Church years after His death.
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries. It is a religious day for many Christians and culturally part of many non-Christians as well. It forms part of the holiday season organized around it.
Some theorists have surmised that the celebration of Christmas is related to the Jewish Festival of Lights, during which Jesus was born. Others associate it with the Roman holiday of Saturnalia, which was a celebration of the births of several Roman gods.
This year in 2021 it will be on Saturday 25th December 2021.
Some amazing facts about Christmas:
1. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
2.Christmas trees were first used by ancient Egyptians and Romans.
3. The term ‘Xmas’ simply means Christmas
4. Santa Claus was known as Sinterklaas in Dutch.
For children, Christmas is all about receiving gifts from Santa Claus. But how did Santa Claus come into existence? The character of Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas. As per a legend, St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop who provided for the poor and needy. He also loved children and enjoyed giving gifts to them secretly. As his story spread, he was called Sinterklaas in Dutch, which later became Santa Claus.
5.Santa Claus did not always dress up in red clothes.
Santa Claus initially wore clothes that were in green, purple, or blue. For many years, this was the common theme for the jolly old man at the North Pole. However, Coca Cola decided to dress him up in colors that matched their brand, and that stuck. So this is why he is always in red clothes now!
6. Rudolph, the ‘Red-Nosed Reindeer’ has helpers too!
So you and your kids probably know Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, who pulls Santa’s sledge on Christmas Eve. But do you know other reindeers? It would be impossible for Rudolph alone to pull Santa’s sledge, don’t you think? It is filled with gifts to the brim for every good child in the world, and Rudolph can’t pull that all alone. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, is, in fact, Santa’s ninth reindeer. And there are eight other reindeers who help him. These eight reindeers are Cupid, Dancer, Vixen, Dunder, Comet, Dasher, Prancer, and...