Information about Christmas

Christmas is an important festival in Christianity, which is scheduled for 65438+February 25th every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, and it is also a common secular festival. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincides with two non-Christian festivals, namely, the Agricultural Festival and the Sun Festival, both of which are in the middle of winter, so the sources of celebration customs are different. Within the scope of the Roman Empire, Saturnalia on February 17, 2007 was a day of entertainment and gift exchange. 65438+February 25th is the birthday of mitra, the god of justice worshipped by ancient Iranians. On New Year's Day, the ancient Romans decorated their houses with green branches and colored lights, and gave presents to children and the poor. Teutonic tribes infiltrated Gaul, Britain and Central Europe, bringing Germanic and Celtic religious ceremonies. Therefore, there are celebrations, such as reunion, burning large pieces of firewood, tasting big wooden cakes, hanging branches, visiting relatives and friends, and exchanging gifts. Fire and light, which symbolize warmth and longevity, have always been the content of winter festivals celebrated in Christian and non-Christian customs. Evergreen trees symbolize the struggle for survival and have been associated with the celebration of Jesus Christmas since the Middle Ages. Due to the different calendars, the Christmas date of the Orthodox Church and other Eastern European churches is equivalent to the Gregorian calendar 65438+1October 6 or 7. Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit. The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west. Christmas originated from the Christmas custom in Germany. It is said that Santa Claus was originally the bishop of Mela City in Asia Minor, named Saint Nicholas, and was honored as a saint after his death. He is an old man with a white beard and a red hat. Every Christmas, he drives a sleigh pulled by deer from the north, enters the houses from the chimney, and puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's bedside or in front of the stove. Therefore, when westerners celebrate Christmas, parents will put Christmas gifts for their children in socks and hang them on the bedside of Christmas Eve. The next day, the first thing the children woke up was to look for a gift from Santa Claus by the bed. Nowadays, Santa Claus has become a symbol of good luck, not only Christmas, but also an indispensable person to celebrate the New Year. Santa Claus is in his hometown Finland: Santa Claus's hometown Christmas tree It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in the Roman Saturnalia in the middle of June 5438+February. In the 8th century, German missionary Nicholas used vertical trees to worship babies. Subsequently, the Germans took 65438+February 24th as the festival of Adam and Eve. The Christmas tree made of noodles and the "paradise tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden are placed at home together, and cookies representing sacred cakes are hung on it 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 a popular saying about the origin of the Christmas tree in the west: It is said that a farmer received a hungry and cold child on a snowy Christmas eve and gave him a big Christmas dinner. When the child said goodbye, he broke a fir branch and stuck it in the ground, wishing him, "Every year on this day, gifts are everywhere, so leave this beautiful fir tree to repay your kindness." After the child left, the farmer found that the branch had turned into a small tree. He realized that he had received an angel from God. This story became the source of the Christmas tree. In the west, whether Christians or not, a Christmas tree should be prepared for Christmas to increase the festive atmosphere. Christmas trees are usually made of evergreen trees such as cedar and cypress, which symbolizes the longevity of life. The tree is decorated with all kinds of lights and candles, colorful flowers, toys and stars, and hung with all kinds of Christmas presents. On Christmas Eve, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree and have fun. Christmas socks used to be a pair of red socks, regardless of size. Christmas socks are children's favorite things, because they are used to hold gifts. In the evening, they will hang their socks by the bed and wait for presents the next morning. Gifts, food, reunion, travel-Dutch Christmas hat. This is a red hat. It is said that besides sleeping well and being a little warm at night, you will find more gifts from your relatives in your hat the next day. On the carnival night, it is the protagonist of the whole audience. Wherever you go, you will see all kinds of red hats. Christmas cards are greeting cards to celebrate Christmas and New Year. They are printed with pictures of stories about the birth of Jesus, and wishes such as "Celebrate Christmas" and "Happy New Year". 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.

The origin of Christmas

Every year, 65438+February 25th is the day when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, which is called Christmas.

From 65438+February 24th to the following year, 65438+1October 6th is Christmas. During the festival, Christians from all over the world will hold grand commemorative ceremonies. Christmas was originally a Christian holiday. Because people attach great importance to it, it has become a national festival. The biggest festival of the year in China can be compared with the Spring Festival, just like the Spring Festival in China in the west.

Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit.

The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west.

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.

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 Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when they came 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. Just then, 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 held mass 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.

The origin of Santa Claus

Christmas is an exciting day, especially for children. I believe everyone is familiar with Santa Claus? Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas who loved to help poor families all his life. Once he helped three poor teenagers and gave them three bags of gold, which saved them from being sold. When Nicholas secretly gave a bag of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold out of a window and fell into a sock on the wall. Therefore, the way to give gifts by wearing Christmas stockings is to ask for candy from door to door!

It is said that on the night of Christmas Eve, the Santa Husbands Association will drive reindeer sleigh full of gifts to send some children who have behaved well in the past year. He would sneak into the house from the chimney and stuff gifts into socks hanging on the bedside. Therefore, children always hang colorful socks on the bedside and put a cup of hot milk next to them to quench their thirst for hard-working Santa Claus and give themselves a big gift.

The next day, every child can't wait to open the ceremony and want to know what reward he got.

1822, after a Dutch missionary spread the story of this great philanthropist to the United States, American businessmen used this festival every year to publicize advertisements with special marketing techniques and made a lot of money. Japan and other Asian countries followed suit. Therefore, the custom of dressing up as Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas has gradually become popular all over the world.

The origin of Christmas tree

1. It is said that around16th century, Germans first placed evergreen pine and cypress branches in their houses as decorations. Later, German missionary Martin Luther put candles on fir branches in the forest and lit them, making them look like starlight leading people to Bethlehem, just as the Magi found Jesus according to the stars in the sky two thousand years ago. Today, people have switched to small light bulbs instead of candles.

Legend has it that a long time ago, a farmer met a poor child at Christmas. He received the child warmly. When the child left, he broke a pine branch and put it on the ground. The pine branch immediately turned into a tree, and the tree was covered with gifts to thank the farmer for his kindness.

However, the Christmas tree really appeared at Christmas, first seen in Germany, and then introduced to Europe and America, becoming an indispensable ornament for Christmas. They usually use colorful lights, wax, gifts or angels to install Christmas trees, especially people living in the northwest of the United States. Because the local forest resources are rich, they will choose a real tree as a Christmas tree with their whole family. There are many kinds of Christmas trees, including natural pine and cypress trees, artificial Christmas trees and white Christmas trees. Every Christmas tree is covered with dazzling decorations, but there must be a very big star at the top of each tree, just like the star that guided the Magi to find Jesus. Moreover, in traditional customs, only the head of the family can hang this star of hope, and no one else can intervene.

The origin of Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is also called Christmas Eve. That night, the whole family will gather in the living room, sing Christmas songs around the Christmas tree, exchange gifts, share the joys and sorrows of life in the past year, and express their inner blessings and love. On this night, I will see a group of lovely little boys or girls, playing guitars with poems in their hands, singing poems one after another, bringing good news. How on earth did the Jiayin team come from this festival?

On the night of Jesus' birth, a shepherd was guarding his flock in the wilderness when he suddenly heard a voice from the sky telling them the good news of Jesus' birth. According to the Bible, Jesus came to be the king of the world, so angels spread the news to more people through these shepherds.

Later, people followed the example of angels and spread the news of the birth of Jesus everywhere on Christmas Eve. Until today, good news has become an indispensable program for Christmas.