What is Christmas?


The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D.

Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. It is usually the biggest event of the year ,especially for kids, and for members of the Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.

     According to the 1994 "Britannica Book of the year" there are 1.8 billion Christians in a total world population of 5.5 billion, making it the largest religion worldwide. Because Christians follow Jesus, the birth of Jesus is important to them. 3-4-16-1.jpg (23900 bytes)
   The tradition of gifts seems to have started with the gifts that the wise men (the Magi) brought to Jesus. As recounted in the Bible's book of Matthew, "On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh." .


1. Write about your christmas time.

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2. What kind of christmas traditions do you know?.............................................................................................................................
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3. What do people wish each other during  christmas time?....................................................................................................................
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