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When the war of independence began the influences and traditions of england were shrugged off and the christmas celebrations fell out of fashion.

Christmas began as a celebration of. As far as the united states goes the celebration of x mas is comparatively of recent origin. The celebration of christmas reached its peak some would say its worst moments in the medieval period when it became a time for conspicuous consumption and unequaled revelry. Around the thirteenth century christians added one of the most pleasant touches of all to christmas celebration when they began to sing christmas carols. However it was seen as an english holiday.

It originated in germany. The christmas challenge christmas has always been a holiday celebrated carelessly. Christmas or the mass of christ has long been known as the celebration of the birth of jesus christ and the celebration first began to be observed in the early fourth century. The 8th century english missionary st.

These were christianized and given new meaning by the church. Did christmas start in germany. It was this winter solstice december 25th that was a time of celebration and exchange of gifts as the hardness of winter began to wane and the days grew longer. Christmas or feast of the nativity is an annual festival commemorating the birth of jesus christ observed primarily on december 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

During the time they were out the shepherds watched them night and day. However some traditions associated with christmas actually began as a part of pagan culture. Much of the world was already well into christmas celebrations by the time the united states began to wake up. A feast central to the christian liturgical year it is preceded by the season of advent or the nativity fast and initiates the season of christmastide which historically in the.

With this same quote. Boniface apostle to germany is supposed to have held up. For millennia pagans christians and even jews have been swept away in the season s festivities and very few people ever pause to consider the celebration s intrinsic meaning history or origins. No one is sure just when the christmas tree came into the picture.

The celebration of christmas started in rome about 336 but it did not become a major christian festival until the 9th century. The church in rome began celebrating christmas on december 25 during the reign of constantine the first christian emperor possibly to weaken pagan traditions. So based on this celestial event saturnalia became a weeklong celebration that began on december 17 and ended on the 25th.