Pile of Christmas Presents Giving gifts at Christmas is a Christian tradition that symbolized the gifts given from the Three Wise Men after the birth of Jesus. 9. Santa Claus Santa Claus Holding a Lantern in the Snow Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, or Kris Kringle are all the names used...
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” ...
They dated their years AD and BC because the birth of Christ was the most significant event in their lives. As Christianity became more widespread, more people followed this convention, and it eventually became the Western standard -- over a long period of time. Also, Jesus Christ was a ...