Every year on December 25 in the world the majority of Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus day.
Christmas did not start the church, about 100 years after Jesus ascended to heaven only. It is said: the first Christmas in the year 138, by the Bishop of Rome, St. Clement held the initiative. The church contains the history of the first Christmas in the year 336 AD. As the next remember not in the Bible when Jesus was born, it is different all over the Christmas period. 440 years until the year before by the Holy See will be in December
25, for Christmas. Year in 1607, church leaders around the world gathered in Bethlehem, to be further identified, from most parts of the world's Christians are on December 25 for Christmas. In the nineteenth century, the popularity of Christmas cards, Santa Claus, Christmas began to pop up.
As the Bible records Jesus was born at night, so that the traditional December 24 for the day and night "Christmas" or "Silent Night."
Christmas origins
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December 25 Christmas is the founder of the Christian celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ of the day, the West is the largest and most popular festivals.
According to the Christian Holy Book, "the Bible" records, God decided to let his only son Jesus Christ on earth for Health, to find a mother, and then on human life, so that people can better understand God, love of God to learn each other better and love . "Christmas" means "to celebrate Christ," a young Jewish celebration of the birth of Jesus Maria moment.
"Bible" records, and Maria carpenter engaged to Joseph. However, in their cohabitation before Joseph Maria had been found pregnant. Because Joseph is a decent, do not want to say that this matter out of her shame, he would like to quietly breaking up with her. He is considering the matter, God's angel appeared in his dream, he said, "Do not whispered, married to Maria home. Huai her children from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a boy, you Children to play by the name of Jesus, because he will save the evil in people. "
Although the exact birthday of Jesus is not clear about the year 2000, according to the calendar date of the assumption that the time is divided into BC (before Christ was born) and the year after. In the year after the first 300 years, the birthday of Jesus in a different time of celebration. Finally, in the year 354 AD, the church leaders on December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Christmas origins
Christmas is the world's largest Christian festival. 4, the beginning of the century, January 6 is the Roman Empire in the eastern church to commemorate the birth of Jesus baptized and the double festival, known as "Epiphany" (also known as "Epiphany") that is God through Jesus show the world their own. At that time only exception to the Church of Jerusalem, where only the commemoration of the birth of Jesus rather than to commemorate the baptism of Jesus. Later historians to study in Rome with the Christian calendar in the year 354 AD was found Dec. 25 inside pages of records: "The birth of Christ in Bethlehem of Judea."
After research, is generally believed that on December 25 for Christmas, may be the beginning of the year in the 336 years of the Church of Rome, about AD 375 in Asia Minor spread of Antioch, 430 AD in Alexandria in Egypt reached, the Church of Jerusalem Have to accept the latest, and the Armenian Church still adhere to the January 6 Epiphany is the birth of Jesus.
Dec. 25 is the original Persian Apollo (the god of light) Mitra's birthday, is a pagan holiday at the same time Apollo Rome is the state religion of the gods. Rome is also the day of the calendar section of the winter solstice, the pagan sun god worship of all this day as the spring of hope, the beginning of the recovery of all things. May be due to this reason, the Church of Rome was chosen as Christmas day. This is the church tried in the early Christian and pagan customs and habits of one of the measures. Later, though most of the church accepted on December 25 for Christmas, but solid all over the use of the church calendar, the exact date can not be unified, so they Dec. 24 to the second year on January 6 as Christmas Steadily, according to local churches around the specific circumstances during this period of the festival to celebrate Christmas. Since December 25 was recognized as the majority of the church after Christmas, the original January 6 Epiphany of the only commemoration of the baptism of Jesus, but also the Catholic Church on January 6 as the "three to Wang Chao's Day" to commemorate the Jesus of Health when the East King III (that is, three doctoral) to the story of worship.
With the wide dissemination of the Christian, Christmas has become all Christian denominations, and even non-Christians, the majority of the masses is an important holiday. Many countries in Europe and the United States, people attach great importance to the festival, and it linked to the New Year, and the celebration of the lively and well over a grand New Year, a festival of all the people. Dec. 25 The main activities are related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. From December 24 to January 6 next year for the Christmas holiday season. During the festival, Christians have held a grand ceremony. Christmas is a Christian holiday, as people paid special attention, it has become a universal holiday, the West is the year's biggest holiday, New Year and in the same breath, similar to our country over the Spring Festival. Westerners in red, green, white color for Christmas, Christmas comes every household used to decorate Christmas colors. There are red Christmas flowers and candles for Christmas. Green is the Christmas tree. It is the main Christmas decoration, to cut down the cedar, a class of Parkinson's pyramid was the evergreen decorations from the top, colorful hanging lanterns, paper flowers and gifts, but also lit a candle for Christmas. Xiangyingchengqu the red and white Santa Claus, Christmas activities, he is the most popular figures. Lin Shui children in the West before Christmas Eve, in the fireplace or put a pillow next to the socks, waiting for Santa Claus in their sleep after a gift of socks on the inside. In the West, play Santa Claus is also a custom.
每年12月25日是全世界大多数基督徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子。
教会开始并无圣诞节，约在耶稣升天后百余年内才有。据说：第一个圣诞节是在公元138年，由罗马主教圣克里门倡议举行。而教会史载第一个圣诞节则在公元336年。由于圣经未明记耶稣生于何时，故各地圣诞节日期各异。直到公元440年，才由罗马教廷定12月
25日为圣诞节。公元1607年，世界各地教会领袖在伯利恒聚会，进一步予以确定，从此世界大多数的基督徒均以12月25日为圣诞节。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。
由于圣经记载耶稣生于夜间，故传统称12月24日夜为“圣诞夜”或“平安夜”。
圣诞节的来历
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12月25日的圣诞节是庆祝基督教创始人耶稣基督生日的日子，是西方国家最大、人们最喜爱的节日。
据基督教徒的圣书《圣经》记载，上帝决定让他的独生子耶稣基督投生人间，找个母亲，然后就在人间生活，以便人们能更好地了解上帝、学习热爱上帝和更好地相互热爱。“圣诞节”的意思是“庆祝基督”，庆祝一个年轻的犹太妇女玛丽娅生下耶稣的时刻。
《圣经》记载，玛丽娅和木匠约瑟夫订了婚。可是，在他们同居之前，约瑟夫发现玛丽娅已怀孕。因为约瑟夫是个正派的人，又不想把这件事说出去让她丢脸，所以他想悄悄地和她分手。他正在考虑这事时，上帝的天使出现在他的梦中，对他说，“不要嘀咕了，把玛丽娅娶回家。她怀的孩子来自圣灵。她将生下个男孩子，你们给孩子起名叫耶稣，因为他将从罪恶中拯救人们。”
尽管耶稣的确切生日并不清楚，大约是在2000年前，但是日历按着假定日期把时间分为公元前（耶稣基督诞生前）和公元后。在公元后的头三百年间，耶稣的生日是在不同的日子庆祝的。最后，在公元354年，教堂的领导人把12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。
圣诞节的来历
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”（亦称“显现节”）即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”
经过研究，一般认为12月25日为圣诞节，可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会，约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿，公元430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚，耶路撒冷的教会接受得最晚，而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是耶稣的诞辰。
12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期，各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事。
随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与耶稣降生的传说有关。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成，上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。
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