An important Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. It is also called Jesus Christmas, the Nativity Day, and the Catholic Church is also called Jesus Christmas Rite. The date of Jesus' birth is not recorded in the Bible. In 336 AD, the Roman Church began to celebrate this festival on December 25. December 25 was originally the birthday of the sun god stipulated by the Roman Empire. Some people think that the reason why they choose this day to celebrate Christmas is that Christians believe that Jesus is the just and eternal sun. Since the middle of the 5th century, Christmas, as an important festival, has become the tradition of the church and gradually spread in the Eastern and Western churches. Due to different calendars and other reasons, the specific dates and forms of activities held by different sects are also different. The spread of Christmas customs to Asia was mainly in the middle of the 19th century. Japan and South Korea were all affected by Christmas culture. Now the West is at Christmas
Christmas timetable in recent years
| particular year |
date |
lunar calendar |
the Chinese zodiac |
week |
| two thousand and twenty-four |
2024-12-25 |
November 25, Year A |
Loong |
Wednesday |
| two thousand and twenty-five |
2025-12-25 |
November 6th, Yisi |
snake |
Thursday |
| two thousand and twenty-six |
2026-12-25 |
November 17, Bingwu Year |
horse |
Friday |
| two thousand and twenty-seven |
2027-12-25 |
November 28, Ding Weinian |
sheep |
Saturday |
| two thousand and twenty-eight |
2028-12-25 |
On the 10th day of November, the fifth lunar year |
monkey |
Monday |
Christmas cards are very popular as Christmas gifts in the United States and Europe. Many families bring annual family photos or family news with the cards. The news generally includes the advantages and expertise of family members in the past year. To send Christmas cards on Christmas Day is not only to express the joy of celebrating Christmas, but also to bless relatives and friends and express the feeling of missing them. Especially for relatives and friends in loneliness, it is a kind care and comfort.
Christmas decorations include: Christmas socks, which were originally a pair of large red socks, regardless of size. Because Christmas socks are used to hold gifts, they are children's favorite things. At night, they will hang their socks beside the bed, waiting for the next morning to receive gifts; Christmas hat is a red hat. It is said that in addition to sleeping soundly and a little warm at night, you will find some gifts from your beloved in the hat the next day; Christmas tree, usually people bring an evergreen plant (such as pine) into the house or put it outdoors before and after Christmas, decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations, and place an angel or star on the top of the tree. The Christmas tree originated in Germany; Christmas ring, an ornament hung at home during Christmas in western countries, usually uses green branches and leaves or vines (pine wool, pine needles, etc.), silver metal and gold bells with red ribbons to form the main color. Green, white, yellow, and red represent joy and festivity, and the words MERRY CHRISTMAS or X'mas are also written on it, The Christmas ring first appeared in Finland.
Christmas food includes turkey, tree trunk cake, almond pudding, gingerbread, seafood, glogi wine, beach feast, corn porridge, etc.
