Responder: ENIAC _ 00 1- Magician Level 5 3-25 13:57
Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for the Eastern Roman Empire Church to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was 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. 12 February 25th, originally the birth of Mithra, the Persian sun god, 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. 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 surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The legend of 65438+February 25th mainly commemorates the birth of Jesus.