Christmas
Christmas
The year's most celebrated holiday is celebrated on December 25th, both in homes
and churches worldwide. The meaning for Christmas is to recognize Christ's birth,
of which the exact date is not known. During the fourth century the Bishop of Rome
set December 25th as Christ's birth date. Some authorities claim that the choice of
December 25th was made because it coincided with Chanukah, Mithraic's feast of
the sun god, and the people of northern Europe's winter solstice feast.
Holiday Greenery
Evergreens, the symbol of eternal life, have long been used for Christmas time
decorations. The Christmas wreath represents everlasting life and God's endless
love for us. Kissing under a mistletoe supposedly started out when early Roman
enemies stopped fighting when they met under a mistletoe. Holly is the most known
Christmas greenery, and there are several legends about it. One is that Jesus' crown
was made of holly, and the holly berries represented his......
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