Christmas is a religious festival. /kloc-In the 20th century, the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus made Christmas gradually popular. After the Christmas celebration custom became popular in northern Europe, Christmas decorations combined with winter in the northern hemisphere also appeared.
By the middle of19th century, the whole of Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. And derived the corresponding Christmas culture. After the reform and opening up, Christmas spread especially in China. At the beginning of 2 1 century, Christmas was organically combined with local customs in China, and it developed more and more maturely. Eating apples, wearing Christmas hats, sending Christmas cards and attending Christmas parties have become a part of China people's life.
Nowadays, the images of Christmas, Santa Claus and Christmas tree are deeply rooted in the hearts of children all over the world. When Christmas comes, many parents will tell their children about the origin and customs of Christmas, so that children can understand the meaning behind Christmas, love, share and understand.
Christmas tree symbolizes the tree of life or the tree of good and evil. In the Middle Ages, the popular religious drama in Germany was a scene in the Garden of Eden. After God created man, when Adam and Eve betrayed God, a palm tree with apples was used to represent the tree of life or the tree of knowing good and evil. Later, the friend trick of the tree of life in the letter moved to the home, symbolizing the coming of the savior. With the development of this symbol, it became a custom to decorate the Christmas tree in15th century.