Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays for Christians since it is the date that birth of Jesus is celebrated.Nobody knows exactly when Jesus was born so December 25 was chosen because it was
Christmas is now celebrated by people around the world, whether they are Christians or not. It's a time when family and friends come together and remember the good things they have. People, and especially children, also like Christmas as it's a time when you give and receive presents! No...
No one is really sure when Advent was first celebrated but it dates back to at least 567 when monks were ordered to fast during December leading up to Christmas. Some people fast (don't eat certain foods) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming. In...
Thanks to a decision made more than 400 years ago, not all Christians observe the holiday on December 25.
No one is really sure when Advent was first celebrated but it dates back to at least 567 when monks were ordered to fast during December leading up to Christmas. Some people fast (don't eat certain foods) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming....
was still altogether heathen and the people retained their pagan practices, Haakon hid his Christianity to receive the help of the “great chieftains.” In time, Haakon had a law passed establishing that Yule celebrations were to take place at the same time as the Christians celebrated Christmas...
writes thatEastercomes from the Anglo-Saxon dawn goddess of fertility,Eostre, also the goddess of the dawn, who originated in what is now Scandinavia. Over time, early Christians started referring to the Feast of the Resurrection by the name of the month in which it was celebrated—Eosturmon...
Such an inference would be fallacious because Christmas could be celebrated at my house withnewChristmas traditions. Similarly, Jesus’ affirmation that God’s people will no longer worship at single Jewish temple with a single set of rituals doesn’t entail that there will no physical building to...
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The Adoration of the Magi by Giotto [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Epiphany is celebrated 12 days after Christmas on 6th January (or January 19th for some Orthodox Church who have Christmas on 7th January) and is the time when Christians rememberthe Wise Men (also sometimes called the...