The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christ Caesar". Caesar is a church service. Christmas is a holiday, and we regard it as the birthday of Jesus. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.
Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was also called Epiphany, that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." According to textual research, it is generally believed that 65438+February 25th, as Christmas, may have started in the Roman Church in 336 AD. It spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in about 375 AD, and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that Epiphany 65438+1October 6th was the birthday of Jesus.
65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs.
Later, although most churches accepted the date of 65438+ February 25th as Christmas Day, due to the different almanac used by local churches, the specific date could not be unified, so the date from 65438+February 24th to 65438+the following year1October 6th was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438+ was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany of 654381October 6th only commemorates the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438+ as the "Three Kings Day" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The main commemorative activities of 65438+February 25th are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus.
There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin.
When Mary was about to give birth to a baby, the Roman government ordered that all people must declare when they went to Bethlehem. Jesus is about to be born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, future generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and visited Caesar every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on1February 25th, but no one knows his real date of birth. /kloc-In the 9th century, with the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus, Christmas became popular.
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The origin of Christmas
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The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious festival. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. There is a story about the birth of Jesus, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin. When Maria was about to give birth to a baby, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Maria had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. At that time, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in the manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and mass was held every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
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Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world in the early 4th century, and 65438+1October 6th is a double festival of the Eastern Roman Empire Church to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which is called epiphany, that is, God shows himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Lulaleng, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that Christmas Day on February 25th, 65438 (Roman Church AD 336) reached Antioch in Asia Minor in about AD 375 and Alexandria in Egypt in AD 430. The church in Salem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that epiphany was the birthday of Jesus in 654381October 6. 65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of the Roman state religion. This day is also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. But because of this, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs. Later, although most churches accepted 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th of the following year was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438 is recognized as Christmas by most churches, the epiphany of 654381October 6th is only dedicated to the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438 as "Three Kings Coming to Korea and Japan" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The main commemorative activities on February 25th, 65438 are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus.
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The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration. Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was called Epiphany, also known as Epiphany, that is, God appeared to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Lulaleng, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that Christmas on February 25, 65438 may have started in 336 AD. It spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in 375 AD and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Salem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that epiphany was the birthday of Jesus in 654381October 6. 65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs. Later, although most churches accepted 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th of the following year was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438+ was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany of 654381October 6th only commemorates the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438+ as the "Three Kings Day" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The main commemorative activities on February 25th, 65438 are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. There is a story about the birth of Jesus, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin. When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. At that time, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and mass was held every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on1February 25th, but no one knows his real date of birth. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.
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The origin of Christmas is the origin of Christmas. In fact, there is no evidence to prove when Jesus' birthday is. Why should 65438+February 25th be designated as Christmas? This was stipulated by the church in the middle of the 5th century. In 354 AD, it was first recorded in the calendar of Calian, Philo that 65438+February 25th was the birthday of Jesus. By the 5th century, it was generally accepted as Christmas in the West. Christmas tree It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in Saturnalia in the middle of February in ancient Rome, and in the 8th century, German missionary Nicholas used vertical trees to worship the infant. Subsequently, the Germans took 65438+February 24th as the festival of Adam and Eve, and placed a "paradise tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home, and hung cookies representing the sacred bread to symbolize atonement; Light the candle symbolizing Christ. /kloc-In the 6th century, Martin Luther, a religious reformer, designed a Christmas tree with candles in it for the starry Christmas Eve. However, there is another popular saying about the origin of the Christmas tree in the west: a kind farmer warmly hosted a wandering child at Christmas. When he left, the child broke off a branch and planted it on the ground, which immediately grew into a big tree. The child pointed to the tree and said to the farmer, every year today, the tree is full of gifts to repay your kindness. Therefore, the Christmas tree people see today is always full of small gifts. Designed by horsley. The card depicts a noble family, and three generations toast together to congratulate an absent relative. At that time, he printed 1000 copies, and the idle printing house sold them at the price of 1 shilling per copy. So the Christmas card was born.
There are three popular Christmas songs. One is Silent Night. One is "Listen, angels bring good news"; The third is Jingle Bells. Santa Claus Santa Claus originally refers to Nicholas, the bishop of Asia Minor in the 4th century A.D., who is famous for his affability and generosity in helping the poor in Wan Li. In the 6th century, the East called him saint nicholas. Because Nicholas's legends are all related to children and gifts, Santa Claus has become the image of a kind old man who gives gifts to children at Christmas. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, through literature and painting, Santa Claus gradually became the image of an old man with a red coat, white beard and eyebrows.
Christmas card The first Christmas card in the world was put forward by an Englishman, Sir Henride Gaulle, in 1843. According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. British children put stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks. French children put their shoes at the door, so that "when the baby comes, put the gift in the shoes."
Christmas dinner is just like Spring Festival dinner in China. Europeans and Americans also pay great attention to the whole family sitting around the Christmas tree and having a holiday meal. The custom of eating turkey for Christmas dinner began at 1620. This custom prevails in America. The Christmas dinner in England is roast goose, not turkey. On Christmas Eve, Austria likes to invite relatives and friends of the whole family to a restaurant for Christmas dinner in droves. Among them, turkey, preserved chicken, roast cowboy meat and pork leg are essential. With famous wine, everyone has a good time.