Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christma...
Christmas Presents and the History of Holiday Gift GivingMike Bowman
Beginning in 1863 and over a period of 20 years, Nast created Christmas illustrations for the magazine Harper's Weekly.1863 年和之后的 20 年里，他为《哈勃周刊》画了很多圣诞老人的插画。He portrayed Santa as a grandfather-like person in a red suit.他笔下的圣诞老人是一位穿着红衣服的老爷爷。...
Penne Restad wrote a book Christmas in America: A History. It shows how Americans began to slowly shape Christmas into a unifying national holiday during the first half of the 19th century. She describes how Christmas had different meanings for Americans who came from different cultural and religi...
Strelitz, wife of King George III. In 1832, the future Queen Victoria wrote about her delight at having a Christmas tree, hung with lights, ornaments, and presents placed round it.After her marriage to her German cousin Prince Albert, by 1841 the custom became more widespread throughout ...
Children, including cousins, nieces and nephews, often kneel on the floor in front of the tree, excitedly trying to find presents with their names on them. On that day, warm receptions are extended to everyone, friend or stranger. For many merchants, Christmas has become the economic boom ...
Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. December 25 has become widely accepted as the date of the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Christmas has also become a secular family holiday that is observed by Christians and non-Christians
Christmas tree, live or artificial evergreen tree decorated with lights and ornaments as a part of Christmas festivities. While Christmas trees are traditionally associated with Christian symbolism, their modern use is largely secular. Learn more about C
the apex of the triangular sides. The shelves above the manger scene have small gifts of fruit, candy, and presents. The ceppo is likely related to older ‘tree of light’ traditions linked to Christmas trees in other countries. Some houses even have a ceppo for each child in the family....
This tradition of setting up a Christmas tree soon spread to many American homes. So did the practice of giving people presents. As these traditions increased in popularity, the modern trade and business linked to Christmas also grew. As Christmas became more popular, some states declared the da...