Christmas is a Christian Holiday used to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Since the early 20th century, Christmas has also been a secular family holiday, observed by Christians and non-Christians alike, devoid of Christian elements, and marked by an increasingly elaborate exchange of gifts. In this secular Christmas celebration, a mythical figure named Santa Clause, plays the pivotal role of providing gift to Children. December 25 was first identified as the date of Jesus’ birth by Julius Africanus in 221 and later became the universally accepted date.
Roman Catholic churches celebrate the first Christmas mass at midnight, and Protestant churches have increasingly held Christmas candlelight services late on the evening of December 24
Toward the end of the 18th century the practice of giving gifts to family members became well established. Theologically, the feast day reminded Christians of God’s gift of Jesus to humankind even as the coming of the Wise Men, or Magi, to Bethlehem suggested that Christmas was somehow related to giving gifts. Christmas brings peace and unity into our heart not through gifts, but through the unity, family and friends. … more about Christmas go to blog section
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