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Spring Festival (January 1st of the lunar calendar) --------------- Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Lantern Festival (January 15th in the lunar calendar) -----------the Lantern Festival

Arbor Day (March 12th)------------- ----- Arbor Day

Ching Ming Festival (April 5) ------------------ Ching Ming Festival; Tomb-sweeping Festival

Chinese Youth Day (May 4)----------------Chinese Youth Day

Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) - -------------the Dragon Boat Festival

anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (July 1) ---the Party's Birthday

Army's Day (August 1) --------------------the Army's Day

Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th in the lunar calendar) ---------------Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival

Teacher's Day (September 10)------------- ----- Teachers' Day

Double Ninth Festival (September 9th in the lunar calendar)-------------- Double-ninth Day

National Day New Year's Eve (October 1st) ------------------- National Day

New Year's Eve (December 30th of the lunar calendar) ----- -------New Year's Eve

The concept of the Spring Festival and the year originally came from agriculture. In ancient times, people called the growth cycle of grains "years", "Shuowen." "Hebu": "The year means that the grain is ripe:. In the Xia and Shang dynasties, the lunar calendar was produced, using the moon's waxing and waning cycle as the month, and the year was divided into twelve months. The day when the moon is not visible is the new day of each month, and the first day of the first lunar month is the new day. Zushi is called the beginning of the year, which is the beginning of the year, also called the year. The name of the year began in the Zhou Dynasty, and was officially fixed in the Western Han Dynasty, and continues to this day. However, in ancient times, the first day of the first lunar month was called. It was regarded as "New Year's Day" until the victory of the Revolution of 1911 in modern China. In order to adapt to the farming season and facilitate statistics, the Nanjing Provisional Government stipulated the use of the lunar calendar among the people, and implemented the Gregorian calendar in government agencies, factories, mines, schools and groups, with the first day of the first month of the Gregorian calendar as the day. New Year's Day, the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, is called the Spring Festival.

The Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It existed as early as more than 2,000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty. Lantern viewing began in the period of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Ming advocated Buddhism. It is said that on the 15th day of the first lunar month in Buddhism, monks view the Buddha's relics and light lamps to worship the Buddha, so they ordered that on this night, lamps should be lit in palaces and temples to worship the Buddha. From then on, this kind of Buddhist ritual festival gradually became a grand folk ceremony. Festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the palace to the folk, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, our country has had the custom of admiring the moon since ancient times. The "Book of Rites" records "Autumn Dusk." "Xiyue", that is, worshiping the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night would be held to welcome the cold and worship the moon. Set up a large incense table and place mooncakes, watermelons, apples, plums, grapes and other seasonal fruits, among which mooncakes and watermelons It is absolutely indispensable. The watermelon should also be cut into lotus shapes. In the Tang Dynasty, enjoying the moon and playing with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival became more popular. According to "Tokyo Dream". "Hua Lu" records: "On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, noble families decorated their terraces and pavilions, and people competed in restaurants to enjoy the moonlight."

On this day, all shops and restaurants in the capital will redecorate their facades, tie up silk and hang colorful decorations on the archways, and sell fresh fruits and refined foods. The night market is bustling with people, and many people go to the balcony. Appreciate the moon in the pavilion, place food or arrange a family banquet, reunite the children, and talk to each other while admiring the moon.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of appreciating the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival remained unchanged. In many places, special customs such as burning incense sticks, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, releasing sky lanterns, walking on the moon, and dancing fire dragons were formed.

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Comprehensive list of Chinese and foreign holidays

Festival name: New Year's Day New Year, New Year's Day Women's Day Women's Day, Labor Day, Children's Day, April Fools' Day, April Fools' Day, National Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

But in our country, the definite article the Spring Festival is used before the festival. Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festival, but there are also some proper nouns without the article before them

January 1 New Year's Day

Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival. This day is the day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha, also known as "Enlightenment Day". The most important activity of this day is eating Laba porridge. The earliest Laba porridge just added red beans to the rice porridge. Later it evolved into an extremely complex and sophisticated dish. The main ingredients include white rice, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, and dozens of other ingredients. Walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and raisins are added. , longan meat, lily, lotus seeds, etc., cooked all night, the fragrance spreads ten miles away. In addition to Laba porridge, there are also Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavored foods. On Laba Day, people also use rice vinegar to soak peeled garlic cloves, seal them in a jar, and place them in a warm place. After 20 days, the vinegar will be dark red in color and taste sour and slightly spicy, which is called "Laba Vinegar" or "Laba Garlic". ".

The Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month

According to legend, in ancient China there was a monster called "Nian" with long tentacles on its head and it was extremely ferocious. "Nian" lives deep on the bottom of the sea all year round, only climbing ashore every New Year's Eve to devour livestock and harm people. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages help the old and young to flee to the mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast. On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were helping the elderly and young to take refuge in the mountains. An old man begging came from outside the village. He was holding a cane, a bag on his arm, his silver beard was flowing, and his eyes were like bright stars. Some of the villagers sealed the windows and locked the doors, some packed their bags, some drove the cattle and sheep, and everywhere people shouted and horses neighed, creating a scene of rush and panic. At this time, who still has the heart to take care of this old man begging. Only an old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and advised him to go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home all night, I will definitely drive the "Nian" beast away." The old woman looked at him with surprise and saw that he was a boy with fair hair, good-looking and energetic, but she still continued to persuade him. The old man smiled and said nothing, so she had no choice but to leave her home and go up the mountain to seek refuge. Entering the village, it found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the door of my mother-in-law's house at the east end of the village was brightly lit. He yelled and rushed over. When he was approaching the door, there was a sudden "bang bang bang bang" sound in the courtyard. "Nian" was trembling all over and didn't dare to move forward. It turned out that "Nian" was most afraid of red, fire and explosions. At this time, the door of my mother-in-law's house was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing loudly in the courtyard. "Nian" was shocked and ran away in panic. The next day was the first day of the first lunar month, and people who had returned from the refuge met in the village. An Ran was very surprised. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and hurriedly told the villagers about the beggar's promise.

The villagers rushed to my mother-in-law's house. They saw red paper on the door of her house, a pile of unburned bamboos in the yard were still popping, and a few red candles in the house were still glowing... They were overjoyed. To celebrate the auspicious arrival, the crazy villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another, and went to the homes of relatives and friends to say hello. This incident quickly spread in the surrounding villages, and people all knew how to drive away the "Nian" beast. From then on, every New Year's Eve, every family puts up red couplets and sets off firecrackers; every household lights up candles and watches the New Year's Eve. Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, we also visit relatives and friends to say hello. This custom spreads more and more widely and has become the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, the traditional Chinese festival. The first lunar month is the first lunar month, and the ancients called the night "Xiao", and the 15th is the first full-moon night of the year, so the 15th day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival. Also known as "Shangyuan Festival".

March 8th International Working Women's Day

A day for working women from all over the world to fight for peace, democracy, and liberation. On March 8, 1909, female workers in Chicago, USA, held a large-scale strike and demonstration to fight for freedom and equality, which received an enthusiastic response from the majority of working women. The Second International Socialist Women's Conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March 1910, with representatives from 17 countries participating. The central topic discussed at the conference was to oppose militarism's armament expansion and war preparations and to safeguard world peace. Issues such as defending children's rights, fighting for an eight-hour working day and women's suffrage were also discussed. Clara Zetkin, a German socialist revolutionary and leader of the international women's movement, proposed March 8 every year as World Women's Struggle Day at the Second International Socialist Women's Congress. The proposal was unanimously adopted and March 8 will be designated as World Women's Struggle Day. Designated as International Working Women’s Day. Starting from the following year, working women in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries held demonstrations. From then on, activities to commemorate International Women's Day gradually expanded to the world. China held the first International Conference of Working Women to commemorate the March 8th Movement in Guangzhou in 1924. It was hosted by the Women's Department of the Chinese Kuomintang. Commemorative events have been held every year since then. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central government of the People's Republic of China stipulated in December 1949 that March 8 every year would be Chinese Women's Day.

Arbor Day on March 12th

"Arbor Day" is a celebration in some countries to inspire people's love for forests and afforestation, promote land greening, and protect the ecological environment on which human beings depend. , a holiday determined by legislation. The first state in modern times to establish Arbor Day was Nebraska in the United States. On April 10, 1872, at a meeting of the Nebraska Garden Association, Morton proposed the establishment of the Day of Attention. The state adopted Morton's suggestion and designated April 10 as the state's Arbor Day. In 1932, the state issued the world's first Arbor Day stamp, which showed two children planting trees. In February 1979, the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress of China decided to designate March 12 every year as China's Arbor Day. On March 12 of the following year, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps entitled "Afforestation, Greening the Motherland". In 1981, at the initiative of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress passed the "Resolution on Launching a National Compulsory Tree Planting Movement." On March 12, 1990, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four "Greening the Motherland" stamps, the first of which was "National Compulsory Tree Planting". According to United Nations statistics, more than 50 countries in the world have established Arbor Day. Due to the different national conditions and geographical locations of various countries, the names and times of Arbor Day in various countries are also different. For example, Japan calls it "Trees Day" and "Greening Week"; Israel calls it "New Year's Day of Trees"; Myanmar calls it "Arbor Day". ; Yugoslavia calls it "Tree Planting Week"; Iceland calls it "Student Tree Planting Day"; India calls it "National Arbor Day"; France calls it National Tree Day; Canada calls it "Forest Week".

Some countries celebrate Arbor Day every month for 12 months throughout the year: Jordan’s Arbor Day is January 15th; Spain’s Arbor Day is February 1st; Iraq’s Arbor Day is March 6th; North Korea’s Arbor Day It is April 6th; Australia’s Arbor Day is the first Friday in May; Finland’s Arbor Day is June 24; India’s Arbor Day is the first week of July; Pakistan’s Arbor Day is August 9 Arbor Day in Thailand is September 24th; Arbor Day in Cuba is October 10th; Arbor Day in the UK is from November 6th to 12th; Arbor Day in Syria is the last Thursday in December.

April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day, also known as April Fools' Day, is a traditional American holiday that falls on April 1 every year.

May Day May Day

On October 7, 1884, labor groups from the United States and Canada gathered in Chicago, USA, because of long working hours. Proposed the March 8th Movement (Eighthour Shift) of "eight hours of work, eight hours of education, and eight hours of rest". By May 1, 1886, Chicago workers began to form the "Eight-Hour Association" and held large-scale demonstrations, which resulted in bloody tragedy. Soon, 200,000 workers across the United States were working eight hours a day. By 1889, at the "International Workingmen's Alliance" conference organized by leaders of the labor movement in Britain, France and other countries, a resolution proposed by the French representative was adopted, and May 1st of the labor movement was designated as Labor Day, commemorating it from the next year. Since then, all parts of the world have followed suit. Workers' groups in various countries have held grand celebrations on this day, and industrial and mining manufacturers have a day off.

Youth Day on May 4th

In May 1920, the "Paris Peace Conference" decided that all German rights and interests in Shandong would be inherited by Japan. When the news came, the whole country was indignant. On May 4, about 3,000 students from various universities in Beijing gathered at Tiananmen Square to hold the first major student demonstration in Chinese history. With the slogan "Fight for national rights abroad and eliminate national traitors at home", they petitioned the Presidential Office. , was suppressed by the warlord government at that time, which aroused the anger of the people across the country. Students went on strike, industrial and commercial strikes went on strike, and the traitors Cao, Lu, and Zhang were dismissed from their posts. Became the "May Fourth" movement. The May 4th Movement was not only a student patriotic movement, but also a New Culture Movement. The subsequent promotion of science, democracy and vernacular literature were all influenced by the May 4th Movement.

The Dragon-Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month The Dragon-Boat Festival

The Dragon-Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, is a double fifth festival. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and has the name "Little Duanyang". (the fifth day of May) and the "Duanyang Festival" (the fifteenth day of May). Among them, "Duan" means the beginning, "Wu" refers to the inversion of yin and yang, and "Yang" is an odd number. According to the calculation of the earthly branches, the ancients wrote the fifth month as "Wu month", regarded double noon as "Chongwu", and regarded the fifth day as "Chongwu". It was written as "Dragon Boat Festival", and the noon hour was written as "Yangchen", plus many stories and legends, so there were many different festival names and customs, such as hanging Zhongkui statues on Dragon Boat Festival, affixing Wu leaf charms, hanging calamus and mugwort; drinking realgar wine , calamus wine, children painted with realgar, dragon boat races, martial arts competitions, eating salted eggs and rice dumplings, etc.

International Nurses Day on May 12th

In 1910, Nightingale passed away. To commemorate her outstanding contribution and nursing spirit, May 12th was designated as International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day. The Nightingale Award is the nursing profession's highest honor.

Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May (this year it is May 14th) Mother's Day

As early as more than 200 years ago, there was a holiday to honor mothers in the UK, called for "Mother's Sunday". In 1919, Miss Anna Jarviz of the United States saw the poverty of many mothers and wives of soldiers who died in World War I, so she launched Mother's Day to commemorate mothers who suffered in the war. Later, the U.S. Senate passed the date of the death of Jarvis's mother (the second Sunday in May 1905) as Mother's Day, and the carnation (also known as dianthus) that Jarvis' mother loved during her lifetime was used as a symbol of maternal love. .

It is customary on Mother's Day to express respect for the mother by wearing a red carnation when the mother is alive and a white carnation when the mother is deceased. Later, with the promotion of Christianity, various countries began to adopt it.

May 17th World Telecommunications Day

The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the oldest international organization among the United Nations agencies. Referred to as "ITU", "ITU" or "ITU".

International Children's Day on June 1st

The world's children's festival is celebrated on June 1st every year in the Gregorian calendar.

Father's Day on the third Sunday in June

Father's Day was initiated by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Army Day is a commemorative festival in China. Held on August 1 every year. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.

According to legend, in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky, which caused the earth to smoke and the sea water to dry up. It seemed that the people could no longer live anymore. This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains, exerted his magical power, drew his magical bow, and let down nine extra suns in one breath, saving the people from the fire and water. Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful wife named Chang'e. One day, Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to visit friends and seek enlightenment. By chance, he met the Queen Mother who was passing by. He asked the Queen Mother for a packet of elixir. He was convinced that if she took this medicine, she could ascend to heaven and become an immortal immediately. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to abandon his wife, so he had to Give the elixir to Chang'e for collection. Unexpectedly, this incident was seen by Hou Yi's retainer Peng Meng. After Hou Yi went out, Peng Meng threatened Chang'e to hand over the elixir. Chang'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng, so she made a prompt decision in the critical moment, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. After Chang'e swallowed the medicine, her body immediately flew off the ground and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e was concerned about her husband, she flew down to the moon closest to the human world and became an immortal. After Hou Yi came back, the maids cried and told everything. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called out the name of his beloved wife. At this time, she was surprised to find that the moon tonight was particularly round and bright, and there was a swaying figure that looked exactly like Chang'e. Hou Yi hurriedly ordered his people to put on the incense table, put on Chang'e's favorite sweetmeats and fresh fruits, and offer sacrifices to Chang'e in the moon palace from a distance. After the common people heard about Chang'e flying to the moon and becoming an immortal, they placed incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang Jiu for good luck and peace. From then on, the custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.

Teachers’ Day on September 10th

The 9th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People’s Congress decided that September 10th of each year will be Teachers’ Day. In 1932, the Kuomintang government designated June 6 as Teachers' Day. After liberation, Teachers' Day on June 6 was abolished and replaced by "May 1" International Labor Day as Teachers' Day. However, teachers did not have separate activities and had no characteristics. Teachers' Day is set on September 10 to take into account the beginning of the new school year in universities, middle schools and primary schools across the country, and schools must have a new atmosphere. When new students enter school, they begin to respect teachers and teach well, which can create a good atmosphere for "teachers teach well and students learn well". September 10, 1985, was the first Teachers' Day after the restoration of China.

National Day on October 1st

At 3 pm on October 1st, 1949, 300,000 people in Beijing held a grand ceremony in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the victory of the People's Republic of China. The Central People's Government of the country was established. Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly declared the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Central People's Government and raised the first Five-Star Red Flag in person. Chairman Mao read out the "Announcement of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China": "The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing the people of the People's Republic of China. All parties willing to abide by equality and mutual benefit This government is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any foreign government that respects the principles of mutual respect for territorial sovereignty and other principles. "A military parade and mass demonstration will be held immediately.

Commander-in-Chief Zhu De reviewed the navy, army and air force and announced the "Order of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Headquarters", ordering the Chinese People's Liberation Army to quickly eliminate all remaining armed forces of the Kuomintang and liberate all unliberated lands. On the same day, Beijing Xinhua Radio Station conducted a live broadcast of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China in Tiananmen Square. This is the first large-scale live broadcast in the history of China People's Broadcasting, and it is broadcast simultaneously by People's Broadcasting Stations across the country.

The Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of September

The Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year is the Double Ninth Festival in our country, which is the "annual autumn breeze".

Journalists' Day on November 8

The "National Holidays and Memorial Days" issued by Premier Zhu Rongji on September 18, 1999 included "Journalists' Day

Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November.

In 1621, the British who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts on the "Mayflower" ship celebrated Thanksgiving for the first time. The sixty people who had survived the difficult winter invited the local Indian leader (with whom they negotiated and signed an agreement) to enjoy the fruits of the harvest. To their surprise, the Indian leader brought them with him. Ninety well-dressed but hungry Indian warriors came! Obviously, the food they prepared was not enough. The Indians quickly went back and brought wild deer and other food. Consisting of goose, wild duck, lobster, popcorn, clam meat, tortillas, pickled plums, fruits and apple juice, the feast has lasted for three days since President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. After the holiday, most Americans celebrate this day when the whole family gathers together to give thanks and celebrate God's kindness and favor during the past year. Americans and Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving (on the second Monday in October). During the festival, a feast of roasted turkey, duck, and goose with seasonings is usually served. People who are far away from home are invited as guests. People also send food to those who are less fortunate. Some local institutions, schools, and churches first collect food. Put them in food baskets and distribute them to the poor. Some store owners also give turkeys to employees and some regular customers

Halloween

On the most "haunted" night of the year, all kinds of monsters, pirates, alien visitors and witches came out one after another. Before the Christian era, the Celts held ceremonies to thank God and the sun in the summer. The fortune tellers at that time lit and performed witchcraft to drive away the monsters that were said to be wandering around. Later, the harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with the Celtic festival of October 31. People put on animal-shaped costumes and scary masks to drive away ghosts in the night. Although Christianity later replaced Celtic and Roman religious activities, the early customs still remain. People wear various costumes and masks to participate in Halloween dances with a joking mentality. The walls around these dances are often hung with paper witches, black cats, ghosts and corpses, and in front of the windows and doorways are hangings with bared teeth or slit mouths. Hideous-looking pumpkin lanterns. Children often try to bite the hanging apples.

Festival Laba Festival on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month

This day is a Buddhist festival. The day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha is also called the "Enlightenment Festival". The most important activity on this day is eating Laba porridge. The earliest Laba porridge just added red beans to the rice porridge. Later it evolved into an extremely complex and sophisticated one. The main ingredients are white rice, Dozens of kinds of yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, etc. are added, with walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, raisins, longan meat, lily, lotus seeds, etc., cooked all night, and the fragrance spreads for ten miles. In addition to Laba porridge, there are also Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavored foods. On Laba Day, people also use rice vinegar to soak peeled garlic cloves, seal them in a jar, and place them in a warm place. After 20 days, the vinegar will be dark red in color and taste sour and slightly spicy, which is called "Laba Vinegar" or "Laba Garlic" .

December 25th Christmas Day

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christ's Mass".

The Mass is a liturgy of the Church. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special worship services. But there are many Christmas celebrations that have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Christmas is the biggest holiday in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century, January 6 was a double festival commemorating the birth and baptism of Jesus in various churches in the eastern Roman Empire. It was called "Epiphany", also known as "Epiphany", that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. At that time, the only exception was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus but not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found a record on the page of December 25, 354 AD in the calendar commonly used by Roman Christians: "Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judah." After research, it is generally believed that December 25 The day-partnering of Christmas may have begun in the Roman Church in 336 AD) and spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in about 375 AD, and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem was the last to accept it, while the Armenian The church still insists that Epiphany, January 6, is the birthday of Jesus. December 25th turns out to be the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (god of light). It is a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of the Roman state religion. This day is also the Winter Solstice in the Roman calendar. Pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the recovery of all things. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman Church chose this day as Christmas. This was one of the early efforts of the church to Christianize pagan customs and habits. Later, although most churches accepted December 25 as Christmas, due to the different almanacs used by churches, the specific dates could not be unified, so December 24 to January 6 of the following year was designated as Christmas. Christmas Tide, churches in various places can celebrate Christmas during this period according to local specific conditions. Since December 25th has been recognized as Christmas by most churches, Epiphany on January 6th originally only commemorated the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated January 6th as the "Feast of the Three Kings" to commemorate The story of the three kings of the East (i.e. the three wise men) who came to worship Jesus when he was alive. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important holiday for Christians of all denominations and even for the majority of non-Christians. In many countries in Europe and the United States, people attach great importance to this festival and connect it with the New Year. The excitement and grandness of the celebrations greatly exceed that of the New Year, and it has become a national festival. The main commemorative activities on December 25 are related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. God even sent the messenger Gabriel to tell Joseph in a dream, telling him not to reject Mary because she was pregnant out of wedlock, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which meant that he would turn the people away from their sins. rescued. When Mary was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that all people must declare their household registration when they went to Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary had no choice but to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark. Unfortunately, the two of them could not find a hotel to spend the night. There was only a stable for temporary accommodation. At this moment, Jesus is going to be born! So Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated December 25th as Christmas, and celebrated mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on December 25th, but no one knows the real birth date. In the 19th century, with the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus, Christmas also became popular