The Origin of Christmas
The word Christmas is derived from the Old English Cristes maesse, which means Christian Mass.
The word Christmas is derived from the Old English Cristes maesse, which means Christian Mass. Latin Christians, in AD 336, began to commemorate the birth of Jesus on December 25; Eastern Orthodox Christians take January 6 as Christmas.
Christmas is a major holiday in the ___, set for December 25 each year, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, and is also a universally celebrated secular holiday. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincided with two non-Christian ___, the Feast of the Farmer and the Feast of the Sun, which occurred in midwinter, and therefore the celebration customs came from different sources. Within the Roman Empire, December 17th, the Feast of the Gods of Agriculture, was a time for fun and giving, and December 25th was the birthday of Mithra, the god of justice, who was worshipped by the ancient Iranians.
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