Detail About Christmas

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.

Detail about christmas. The earlier term yule may have derived from the germanic jōl or the anglo saxon geōl which referred to the feast of the winter solstice the corresponding terms in other languages navidad in spanish natale in italian noël in french all. Christmas christian festival celebrating the birth of jesus the english term christmas mass on christ s day is of fairly recent origin. The christkindlesmarkt in nuremberg germany was first held in 1570 and is one of europe s oldest christmas markets. The word christmas means mass of christ later shortened to christ mass the even shorter form xmas first used in europe in the 1500s is derived from the greek alphabet in which x is the first letter of christ s name.

The christmas wreath is a symbol of love and eternal life. It is one of the most important days of the year for christians along with easter when the death and resurrection of jesus are. Facts about christmas song santa claus christmas trees cards and more. Folks from all over the world visit it annually.

Red is said to represent the blood of jesus green is supposed to symbolize life and gold stands for royalty and light. The christmas wreath is representative of the crown of thorns that jesus wore. Image credit flickr 35. It is also the largest in europe.

Xristos therefore x mass today we know that christ was not born on the 25th of december. Eventually the colours of christmas red green and gold were added.