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christmasisachristianholidaythatcelebratesthebirthofjesus

nowstheexactdateofchrist'sbirth,butmostchristians

day,manygotochurch,wherethey

thechristmasason,theyalso

exchangegiftsanddecoratetheirhomeswithholly,mistletoe,andchristmas

dchristmascomesfromcristesmaes,anearlyenglishphra

ryofchristmascomeschieflyfromthe

gospelsofsaintlukeandsaintmatthewinthenewtestament.

our

christmastraditionswerecelebratedcenturiesbeforethechristchildwasborn.

the12daysofchristmas,thebrightfires,theyulelog,thegivingofgifts,

carnivals(parades)withfloats,carolerswhosingwhilegoingfromhouto

hou,theholidayfeasts,andthechurchprocessionscanallbetracedbackto

theearlymesopotamians.

manyofthetraditionsbeganwiththemesopotamiancelebrationofnew

opotamiansbelievedinmanygods,andastheirchiefgod-marduk.

eachyearaswinterarriveditwasbelievedthatmardukwoulddobattlewith

stmardukinhisstrugglethemesopotamiansheld

szagmuk,thenewyear'sfestivalthat

lastedfor12days.

thepersiansandthebabylonianscelebratedasimilarfestivalcalled

thatcelebrationincludedtheexchangingofplaces,the

ient

greeksheldafestivalsimilartothatofthezagmuk/sacaeafestivalstoassist

theirgodkronoswhowouldbattlethegodzeusandhistitans.

theroman'estivalwascalled

ies

of"josaturnalia!"thecelebrationwouldincludemasqueradesinthestreets,

bigfestivemeals,visitingfriends,andtheexchangeofgood-luckgiftscalled

strenae(luckyfruits).theromansdeckedtheirhallswithgarlandsoflaurel

hemastersandslaveswouldexchange

places.

"josaturnalia!"wasafunandfestivetimefortheromans,butthe

ly

christianswantedtokeepthebirthdayoftheirchristchildasolemnand

religiousholiday,notoneofcheerandmerrimentaswasthepagansaturnalia.

somelegendsclaimthatthechristian"christmas"celebrationwas

25thwas

notonlysacredtotheromansbutalsothepersianswhoreligionmithraism

wasoneofchristianity'rcheventuallywas

successfulintakingthemerriment,lights,andgiftsfromthesaturanilia

festivalandbringingthemtothecelebrationofchristmas.

theexactdayofthechristchild'sbirthhasneverbeenpinpointed.

137adthe

bishopofromeorderedthebirthdayofthechristchildcelebratedasasolemn

350adanotherbishopofrome,juliusi,choodecember25thasthe

obrvanceofchristmas.

thebirthofjesushadastory:innazareth,

virgin'theycametogether,she

herhusbandwasmindedtoput

ethoughtaboutthethings,gabriel,anangelof

thelordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakemary

ywillbringforthason,andheshallcallhisname,jesus,

forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.

beforejesusbirths,jophandmarycametoquirniuswasgoverning

enttoberegistered,alsowent

upoutofgalilee,outofthecityofnazareth,intojudea,tothecityof

david,whichiscalledbethlehem,becauhewasofthehouandofthe

lineageofdavid,toberegisteredwithmary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswith

sthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforherto

broughtforthherfirstbornson,andwrappedhimin

swaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becautherewasnoroomforthem

intheinn.

andthat,christmasisthefeastofthenativityofjesus,ison25th,

christmashasbecomepopularwhenchristmascardsappearedin1846andthe

conceptofajollysantaclauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthcentury.

thecustomofgivinggiftstorelativesandfriendsonaspecialdayin

eregions,

peoplegaveeachothersmallprentsaspartoftheiryear-endcelebrations.

inthe1800's,twomorechristmascustomsbecamepopular--decorating

well-knownchristmascarols,including``silentnight"and``hark!theherald

angelssing,"nitedstatesandother

countries,santaclausreplacedsaintnicholasasthesymbolofgiftgiving.

adition

k,xisthefirstletterof

christ'requentlyudasaholysymbol.