What is the origin of Christmas Eve?

Legend has it that on the night of Jesus' birth, shepherds herding sheep in the wilderness suddenly heard a voice in the sky telling them the news of Jesus' birth. According to the Bible, Jesus came to the world to be the king of the world and become a person that everyone believes, so angels spread the news to more people through these shepherds. So more people know that Jesus is about to be born.

Later, people imitated the angel and publicized the date of Jesus' birth everywhere, so people spread the news of Jesus' birth everywhere on Christmas Eve. Until today, it has evolved into a good news activity. And this activity has gradually passed down, so it has gradually become what people call Christmas Eve, that is, Christmas Eve, so the night of 65438+February 24 is traditionally called "Christmas Eve".

The United States was once a British colony, so many customs were mainly British, but after immigration, they were also influenced by a large part of German customs. From the table diet, cranberry sauce, turkey, stuffing food, pumpkin pie and green beans are all common, and these foods are basically the same in Britain and America. However, there is a characteristic in the United States that the President of the United States will "pardon" turkeys on Thanksgiving Day. This animal came to China during the Republic of China. After arriving in Tianjin, because Chinese people have never seen it, Tianjin people kindly gave it a local name "Yangji". Want to know the interesting story of the president pardoning the turkey, reply to "foreign chicken" and tell you.

For France and some French-speaking countries, Christmas dinner is long-term, and it may be held in the form of a party on Christmas Eve. The name of the dinner comes from the word réveil (meaning "awake") because it is necessary to stay awake until midnight or later.