Christmas is an annual festival of the Christian people. The festival is about to the birth of the Jesus Christ. This day observed most commonly on December 25. This is a religious and cultural celebration of the Christian people. Billions of the people around the world wide celebrate this day from the bottom of heart.



The Christmas is also known as the Xmas. This is a public holiday in more country. This is celebrating by Christian as a religious fact and by many others people as a cultural fact. This day is celebrate by Gift-giving, symbolic decoration, family and other social gatherings, feasting etc. This is a public holiday in United States since 1870.





Christmas is related to Christmastide, Christmas Eve , Epiphany , Nativity Fast , St. Stephen's Day , Nativity of Christ, Advent Annunciation , Yule, Baptism of the Lord , Boxin Day , etc.





Actually the Jesus Christ’s birthday is unknown. But most of the Christian people celebrate this day in 25’th December. The Christian people believe that Jesus Christ is the son of god. They remember that Jesus was died for them and come back to life.





This celebration started on after sunset and end up before the sunrise of the next day. So this is a midnight celebration. So this day gets the name Christ-Mass. This is shortened as the Christmas.









The Bible is not say the Christ’s birthday date. So this is unknown. The Jesus birth is not in the year 1. This can be 2 BCE or 2 BC. This also can be 7 BCE or 7 BC. This possibly is 4 BCE or 4 BC.





In 336, The Christmas Celebration was first recorded. This was the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Roman Emperor Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. After a few days The Pope Julius I officially declared this day as the Christmas.





The People thought that Jesus was born and died on the same date. This can be March 25 or December 25. They also believe that the world had been made on this day.





th January by the early churches. The baptism of Jesus is also celebrate on 6th January. This day also celebrate on 6January by the early churches. The baptism of Jesus is also celebrate on 6January.





th century. It was restored as legally holiday on 1660. But it was finally celebrate from the 19th century. Now a days this is celebrate on worldwide as a religious or a cultural day. The Christian or non Christian people enjoy this day as a public holiday. The Puritans banned the Christmas day on 17century. It was restored as legally holiday on 1660. But it was finally celebrate from the 19century. Now a days this is celebrate on worldwide as a religious or a cultural day. The Christian or non Christian people enjoy this day as a public holiday.





There is a legendary character named Santa Claus with this day. He is very beloved to the children. There is a month that the Santa Claus carried some gift for the good children. The children who always well behaved are very loveble to Santa Claus. So the children wanted to make a good character to meet Santa Claus.





The gift giving is very important to the economy. This helps to starts the business on many countries. This economic importance is grow up day by day.





th century , the English ward becomes shorten. In this way Christmas is named Xmas. The X is the first letter of the Christ in the Greek language. In the middle of the 16century , the English ward becomes shorten. In this way Christmas is named Xmas. The X is the first letter of the Christ in the Greek language.





The Christmas is a main Holiday in most of the countries. Besides, the Non Christian Countries also enjoy this day as a public holiday. Some of the countries started Christmas when they were the sub continent of the English. Some of the countries started Christmas as a foreign culture.





Some of the Christian people join to their prayers on this day on a year. So this is a very important day to them. This is the most important religious festival to them. It is proved that a lot of christian people join to their prayers.





Some of the Catholic countries started a rally before this day. Special dish added to the manu in much families. The manu is different in different countries. 12 kinds of fish served on dining table on Cicily. Takey served on England. Poteto, vegetable, sosage are also served on England. Fish are served on Poland and Scandinavian countries. The orange is the special fruit of christmas .





The christmas card is a special thing. The people giving it each other and celebrate this day.



