Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas: With Harry Smith, Forrest Church, A.W. Purdue, Elaine Pagels. The history of Christmas and the traditions that make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year.
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December 25th every year. Christmas has been celebrated since the 4th century. During that time, Christians celebrated the birth of Jesus on January 6th, which was known as Epiphany. In the 5th cen...
Christmas history is much older than you think. It is older than Santa Claus, Christmas trees or even the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Christmas history stretches from society to society, from culture to culture. It is amazing to see how many of the icons o
The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia. Some legends claim that the Christian Christmas celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The ...
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world’s nations, and is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, forming an integral part of the holiday season centered around it. ...
Christmas is the most cheerful and holy of holidays in the Christian world, which boasts of an estimated 1.8 billion people. Although the origin of this holiday was purely religious, it has evolved into a highly secular(长期的,世俗的) celebration each year. However, strong religious components ...
Christmas is a religious holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus as well as a cultural and commercial event. Learn about the history of Christmas, Santa Claus and holiday traditions worldwide.
In America, Christmas Pudding (also known as plum pudding or figgy pudding) is a dish as famous as it is misunderstood. It’s the flaming center of the climactic meal of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and pops up in carols themselves: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” has two who...
Christmas Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus, has evolved into a worldwide religious and secular celebration, incorporating many pre-Christian and pagan traditions into the festivities.TopicsSee All Featured History of Christmas How Did Christmas Start? The middle of winter has...