The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D. Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. In North America it is one of the biggest event of the year (especially for kids), and for members of the Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.

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During this time, the beliefs of Christianity blended with the existing religious heritage of its converts. The holy days of the Christmas season were celebrated side-by-side with many local feasts and festivals. By the 13th Century, French nuns celebrated the feast of St. Nicholas, December 6th, by leaving food at the doors of the poor. As his legend grew, the feast of St. Nicholas became a day of gift giving in Germany and Holland.

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Shortly thereafter, St. Nicholas became associated with Christmas and the birth of Christ.  So you might be thinking : " Is there a Santa Claus, really? answer here..."

Christmas itself is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas celebrations often combine the marking of Jesus' birth with various other traditions and customs, many of which were influenced by ancient winter festivals. Christmas traditions include the display of Nativity scenes, Holly and Christmas trees, the exchange of gifts and cards, and the arrival of Father Christmas (Santa Claus) on Christmas Eve. Popular Christmas themes include the promotion of goodwill, giving, compassion, and quality family time.

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Christmas Day falls on December 25. It is preceded by Christmas Eve on December 24, and in some countries is followed by Boxing Day on December 26. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on January 6, while some Eastern Orthodox Churches (old rite or old style Orthodox) celebrate Christmas on January 7, the date on the Gregorian calendar which corresponds to 25 December on the Julian Calendar. The date as a birth date for Jesus is merely traditional, and is not widely considered to be his actual date of birth from Wikipedia' Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, owing to the spread of Christianity and Western culture. Various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced not only in Latin America  but even in Africa, Asia.

The 25th of December is one of the most important days of the year for many people of the World that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Some of the traditions and characteristics for this day are the same in all countries: many go to church, where they take part in special religious services, exchange gifts and decorate their homes with special symbols.

It’s an old tradition that this day is celebrated at 25th of December. The celebration of this day as Jesus' birth date was probably influenced by pagan traditions. The ancient Romans held year-end celebrations to honor Saturn, their harvest god; and Mithras, the god of light. Various peoples in northern Europe held festivals in mid-December to celebrate the end of the harvest season. As part of all these celebrations, the people prepared special foods, decorated their homes with greenery, and joined in singing and gift giving. These customs gradually became part of the Christmas celebration.

In the late 300's, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. By 1100, Christmas had become the most important religious festival in Europe.
During the Reformation, many Christians began to consider Christmas a pagan celebration because it included non-religious customs. But the old customs of feasting and decorating, however, soon reappeared and blended even in the countries where Christmas was outlawed - in England and in parts of the English colonies in America.

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