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Christmas
Christmas Tree
Observed biChristians, mony non-Christians[1][2]
TeepChristian, Cultur
SigneeficanceAnniversary o the Nativity o Jesus
CelebrationsGien gifts, family gatherin's, decoratin the hoose, feastin, etc.
Date25 Dizember[3]
FrequencyWance a year
Relatit taeYuil, Christenmas Eve, Boxin Day

Christmas or Yuil day is wan o the maist well-kent Christian halidays. It comes oan 25 Dizember. Fur ordinar, the date that is jaloused as that o Jesus' birth. In Eastren Orthodox Kirks, it is celebratit oan 6 or 7 Januar.[4][5]

Durin Christmas, a tree is pit up, decoratit wi decorations such as lichts, streamers, an baubles.

The tradeetional Christmas narrative fae the New Testament says thit Jesus wis born in Bethlehem.[6] Whan Mary an Joseph won tae the ceetie, the in didnae hiv ony rooms, an war gien a stable whaur the bairn wis born, wi angels affirmt the news tae shepards. The separds than pit the wird oot aboot it.[7]

See tho the month an date o Jesus' birth isnae kent, the kirk in the early 4t yearhunner pit the date at 25 Dizember.[8][9][10] This matches the date o the winter solstice on the Roman calendar.[11] Maist Christians celebrate on 25 Dizember in the Gregorian calendar. This is haes been taen on aw ower in secular calendars uised in kintras oothrou the warld. Hounaiver, some Eastren Christian Kirks celebrate Christmas on 25t Dizember on the aulder Julian calenders, equivalent tae Januar 7 on the Gregorian Calendar.

For Christians, believin thit God came intae the warld as man tae pey fur Humanitie's sins, raither nor kennin Jesus' exact birth day, is seen tae be the primary purpose in delebratin Christmas.[12][13][14]

The celebrations performed durin Christmas in sindry kintra ur a mix o pre-Christian, Christian an secular themes an oreegins. [15]

Faur ben weys o celebratin includin gien gifts; daein an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas muisic an carolin; seein a Nativity play; Gien Christmas cairds tae wan anither; Kirk services; a special meal; an pittin up sindry Christmas decorations, includin Christmas lichts, Nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe an holly.

As weel as that, twa-three closely relatit an aftern interchangable feegurs, kent as Santae Claus, Faither Christmas, Caunt Nicholas, an Christkind, ur associatit wi gien gifts tae bairns durin Yule, maistly Christmas Eve. Thay hiv thair ain lot o tradeetions an lair.[16]

Giein gifts an money ither pairts o the Chrstmas festival cause the economic acteevity tae rise, acause o this, the haily haes turnt intae a muckle event an a key sales period fur retailers an businesses. The economic impact fae Christmas haes grawn mair ower the past twa-three yearhunner in mony pairts in the warld.

Nativity

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The gospels o Luke an Matthew pit Jesus as bein born in Bethlehem tae Virgin Mary. In Luke, Joseph an Mary won fae Nazareth til Bethlehem fur the census, an Jesus is born thare an pit doun in a manger.[17] Anglens affirmt him as the body tae hain aw fowk, an shepards came aboot tae adore him.

Matthew pits in thit tha magi follaw a star til Bethlehem tae gie gifts tae Jesus, born tae bnot twa year old in Bethlehem, but the familie gits awa til Egypt an returns back til Nazareth later on.

References

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  1. ↑ "Christmas as a Multi-Faith Festival" (PDF). BBC Learning English (in Inglis). 29 December 2005. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "In the U.S., Christmas Not Just for Christians" (in Inglis). Gallup, Inc. 24 December 2008. Archived frae the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Martindale, Cyril Charles (1908). "Christmas". The Catholic Encyclopedia (in Inglis). 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  4. ↑ Gwynne, Paul (2011). World Religions in Practice [Warld Releegions in Peace] (in Inglis). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-6005-9.
  5. ↑ Ramzy, John. "The Glorious Feast of Nativity: 7 January? 29 Kiahk? 25 December?" [The Braw Feast o Nativity: 7t Januar? 29t Kiahk? 25t Dizember?] (in Inglis). Coptic Orthodox Church Network. Archived frae the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 17 Januar 2011.
  6. ↑ Crump, William D. (15 September 2001) The Christmas Encyclopedia‎[1] (in Inglis), 3rd edition, ISBN 9780786468270, page 39
  7. ↑ Tucker, Ruth A. (2011) Parade of Faith: A Biographical History of the Christian Church. [Paraud o faith: A biographie history o the Christian Kirk] (in Inglis), ISBN 9780310206385, page 23
  8. ↑ Laughlin, Corinna; Prendergast, Michael R.; Rabe, Robert C.; Murdy, Jill Maria; Brown, Therese (2010) Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2011: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy [Soorcebeuk fur Sundays, Saisons, an Weekdays 2011: The Almanac fur Pastoral Liturgy]‎[2] (in Inglis), LiturgyTrainingPublications, archived frae the oreeginal on 7 Apryle 2015, page 29
  9. ↑ "The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 12: Commemorations of the Martyrs" [The Chronographie o 354 AD. Pairt 12: Commemorations o the Martyrs]. The Tertullian Project (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  10. ↑ Roll, Susan K. (1995). Toward the Origins of Christmas [Taewarts the Stairt o Christenmas] (in Inglis). Peeters Publishers. p. 133. ISBN 9789039005316.
  11. ↑ Bradt, Hale (2004) Astronomy Methods (in Inglis), page 69
  12. ↑ Nelson, Thomas (3 November 2009) The Liturgical Year (in Inglis), ISBN 978-1-4185-8073-5
  13. ↑ "The Christmas Season" [The Christenmas Saison]. CRI / Voice Institute (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 7 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 2 Apryle 2009.
  14. ↑ Harvard University (1984) The School Journal, Volume 49 [The Schuil Jurnal, Vollum 49]‎[3] (in Inglis)
  15. ↑ West's Federal Supplement (in Inglis), West Publishing Company, 1990
  16. ↑ "Poll: In a changing nation, Santa endures" [Powe: In a chyngin nation, Santae carries on]. Associated Press (in Inglis). 22 December 2006. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Biblical literature" [Bible leeteratur]. Encyclopædia Britannica (in Inglis). 2011. Archived frae the original on 26 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 22 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)


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