When is Christmas? What is the date of Christmas? The origin of Christmas

With the deepening of reform and opening up, and the concept of the global village taking root in people's hearts, many Western festivals have also entered China. Christmas is one of them. It was originally a traditional Western festival, but now many people in China also like to celebrate Christmas. When is Christmas every year? What is its origin? If you want to know more about Christmas culture, you can follow the editor to take a look.

When is Christmas? When is Christmas?

Christmas is actually the birthday of Jesus, which is December 25th every year. December 24th is Christmas Eve when people celebrate. But in the Orthodox Church, a branch of Christianity, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th every year. However, this celebration time of Christmas is only popular in those countries with Orthodox Christianity, and it does not appear in China at all. Christmas of 2018 is coming soon, it is on the 25th of next month, which is Tuesday, a good day to celebrate.

The Origin of Christmas

1. Christmas is actually a traditional Christian festival. It is the day when Jesus was born. It is said that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and was a messenger sent by God to the world. In order to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Western Christians named this day Christmas. It is now the grandest festival in the West, similar to the Spring Festival in China.

2. The name Christmas comes from the Christian Mass. It is said that the Christian Mass is a form of worship. This form of worship is very grand, especially on Christmas Day. Christian churches all over the world will hold special worship ceremonies. But with the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, many Christmas celebrations now have nothing to do with religion. People like to exchange gifts and send Christmas cards on this day.

3. Christmas was originally just an ordinary religious holiday. Around the 19th century, Christmas cards became popular and Santa Claus also appeared. From the 19th century onwards, Christmas began to slowly become popular, but the Christmas celebration customs at that time only appeared in Northern Europe. Later, combined with Christmas decorations in the northern hemisphere winter, it appeared. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that the whole of Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas and derived the corresponding Christmas culture.