? Open Christmas: A History of Christmas
Christmas is a major holiday in the west, mainly to commemorate the Lord Jesus. "Christmas" means "celebrating the birth of a saint", celebrating the moment when a young Jewish woman, Mary, gave birth to Jesus.
According to the Bible, Maria was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter. However, before they moved in together, Joseph found out that Maria was pregnant. Joseph wants to break up with her quietly, because he is a decent man and doesn't want to tell her about it and embarrass her.
While he was thinking about it, the angel of God appeared in his dream and said to him, "Stop whispering and marry Maria home. The child she conceived came from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a boy, and you will name him Jesus, because he will save people from sin.
When Maria was about to give birth to a baby, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Maria had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night and had to live in a stable. At this time, Jesus was born. So Mary had to give birth to Jesus in the manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas custom
1, Santa Claus gives gifts
Nicholas was born in patara in Asia Minor in the 4th century. His family is very rich and his parents are very enthusiastic Catholic friends. Unfortunately, his parents died young. When Nicholas grew up, he gave all his wealth to the poor and ridiculous people, became a monk himself, and devoted his life to the church and served the society. Nicholas later became a priest and was promoted to bishop. In his life, he has done a lot of charity work, and he likes to help the poor in secret. Santa Claus was his later nickname, which came from the story that he secretly sent money to help three girls.
Nicholas was honored as a saint after his death. He is an old man with a white beard, wearing a red robe and a red hat. Every Christmas, he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by deer, enters every house through the chimney, puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the stove.
Step 2 dress up the Christmas tree
Christmas tree is one of the most famous traditions in Christmas celebrations. Usually people bring an evergreen plant, such as pine, indoors or outdoors around Christmas, and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations. Put an angel or a star on the top of the tree. Evergreen trees decorated with fir or pine trees as part of Christmas celebrations.
We have finished discussing the origin of Christmas. Go and choose a gift for your girlfriend!