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圣诞节叫做x-mas理由如下:
人们之所以常常用X-mas表示Christmas,是因为在希腊文(Greek)中,Christ(耶稣基督,发音为/kraɪst/)写作Χριστός,而这个希腊字的首字母看起来就像英文字母X。
据此,许多人习惯于用X来替代Christmas中的Christ,将其写作Xmas,并逐步形成一种传统,沿袭至今。
圣诞节象征:
圣诞树,常青树象征着寒冬的结束。
星星,每棵圣诞树的顶端都有最大的星星,象征着三个智者 都跟随该星而找到耶稣。
铃铛,教堂的钟声宣告着耶稣的诞生。
蜡烛,烛光代表耶稣将光明带给人们。
圣诞手杖,“J”代表耶稣,手杖的白色代表着耶稣纯正的秉性,红色象征着耶稣为人们受难后流出的血礼物,最初的圣诞礼物是由三个智者带给刚刚诞生的耶稣的。
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圣诞树的来历 据说有一位农民在一个风雪交加的圣诞夜里接待了一个饥寒交迫的小孩,让他吃了一顿丰盛的圣诞晚餐,这个孩子告别时折了一根杉树枝插在地上并祝福说:“年年此日,礼物满枝,留此美丽的杉树,报答你的好意。”小孩走后,农民发现那树枝竟变成了一棵小树,他才明白自己接待的原来是一位上帝的使者。 The origin of the Christmas tree It is said that there was a farmer in a wintry Christmas night received a hungry child, let him eat a sumptuous Christmas dinner, the child goodbye to fold a root fir branches stuck in the ground and blessing, said: "every year this day, gift full branch, leave the beautiful fir, repay your kindness." Child, farmers find that branch have become a small tree, he didn't understand his reception turned out to be a messenger of god. ?
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各国圣诞节习俗: 法国法国中部的色日尔斯地方,每年圣诞节前后几天必降大雪,白雪皑皑,令人清新。在西方人眼里,白色圣诞是一种吉祥。在法国,马槽是最富有特色的圣诞标志,因为相传耶稣是诞生在马槽旁的。人们大唱颂赞耶稣的圣诞歌之后,必须开怀畅饮,香槟和白兰地是法国传统的圣诞美酒。 芬兰芬兰在12月圣诞节前后,漫山遍野都是怒放的紫罗兰,掩映在白色的大地上,望去一片紫红色,紫色圣诞使人心旷神怡。 英国和德国英国人和德国人一样,圣诞节喝啤酒,吃烤鹅,他们更喜欢利用圣诞节假日外出旅游。 美国美国人过圣诞节着重家庭布置,安置圣诞树,在袜子中塞满礼物,吃以火鸡为主的圣诞大菜,举行家庭舞会。 瑞士瑞士人在圣诞节前4个星期,就将4支巨型的蜡烛点燃,放在由树枝装饰成的一个环里,每周点1支,当点燃第4支后,圣诞节就到了。 丹麦丹麦人对不合意的圣诞礼物,可去商店兑换价格相似的其他商品。 澳大利亚澳大利亚是南半球的国家之一。12月底,正当西欧各国在寒风呼啸中欢度圣诞节时,澳大利亚正是热不可耐的仲夏时节。因此在澳大利亚过圣诞节,到处可以看见光着上身汗水涔涔的小伙子和穿超短裙的姑娘,与商店橱窗里精心布置的冬日雪景、挂满雪花的圣诞树和穿红棉袄的圣诞老人,构成澳大利亚特有的节日图景。这种酷暑和严冬景象的强烈对比,恐怕在西方国家是独一无二的。父母给子女最好的圣诞礼物,莫过于一副小水划。圣诞节弄潮是澳大利亚的一大特征。节日晚上,带着饮料到森林里举行“巴别居”野餐。人们用石头垒的露天灶中用枯树枝生火、上面架一块铁板,把香肠、牛肉、鲜鱼等放上去煎。吃饱喝足后,就跳起“迪斯科”或“袋鼠舞”,一直闹到深夜才结束。喝醉了的,便往草地上一躺,在如雷的鼾声中迎接圣诞老人的莅临。 波兰在波兰每年12月25日、26日举行,家家户户都要装饰圣诞树,大街小巷都有圣诞树上的装饰品出卖。节日里亲友之间相互祝贺,互赠礼品,表示友好。晚间吃饭时桌布下边要放一些草,以示耶稣的降生。晚饭很丰富,但不能吃肉。夜间12时后,全家去教堂礼拜。圣诞节期间,一般不到别人家中做客,但主人盛情邀请者例外。 保加利亚据保加利亚的历法,圣诞节是灵魂出没、妖邪猖狂的日子。因此,人们要借助火来驱妖镇邪。圣诞节前夜,家家都燃起火堆,一直燃到天亮,不得熄灭,否则会招来横祸。由男人取圣诞木点火进屋并高声念道:“圣诞节降临,牛、羊、猪、马长满圈,麦苗出满垅,人人走好运。”在屋里等候的人则齐声回答:“阿门!”Various countries Christmas day custom: Middle the French France's color date you the Si place, Christmas dayaround several days must fall the heavy snow every year, snow gleamswhite, are fresh. In the western person eye, the white Christmas isone kind of propitious. In France, the manger is the richestcharacteristic Christmas symbolized, because hands down Jesus is thebirth nearby the manger. After the people loudly sing 颂赞 Jesus'sChristmas song, must drink to one's heart's content, the champagne andthe brandy are the French tradition Christmas good wine. The Finnish Finland around December Christmas day, all is the violetall over the mountains and plains which is in full bloom, complementson the white earth, looks a piece of purple red, the purple Christmascauses the person completely relaxedly. English and the German English and the German are same, Christmas daydrinks the beer, eats roasts the goose, they like using the Christmasday holiday egressing the traveling. The American American Christmas day emphatically family arrangement,the placement Christmas tree, has crowded the gift in the sock, eatsby the turkey primarily Christmas main dish, holds the family danceparty. The Swiss Swisses in the Christmas day first 4 weeks, light 4 giantcandles, put on in a link which decorates by the branch, each weekselects 1, after lights 4th, Christmas day arrived. The Danish Danes to do not gather Italian the Christmas gift, may goto the store exchange price similar other commodities. The Australian Australia is one of southern hemisphere national. Atthe end of December, while the Western Europe various countries howlswhen the cold wind celebrates joyfully the Christmas day, Australia isprecisely the midsummer season which is hot cannot be borne. Thereforecrosses the Christmas day in Australia, the girl which everywhere maysee the light which upper body sweat to be streaminging the youngfellow and puts on the miniskirt, with the store display window in thecareful arrangement winter snowscape, the filled snowflake Christmastree and puts on the red cotton-wadded jacket Santa Claus, constitutesthe Australian unique holiday prospect. Perhaps this kind of intensesummer heat and the severe winter picture striking contrast, in thewestern nation is unique. The parents for the children the bestChristmas gift, not too urine delimit. Christmas day the sea bathingis an Australia's big characteristic. The holiday evening, brings thedrink to hold "Pakistan to the forest in not to occupy" the picnic.People in the open-air stove which build with the stone with the drybranch lights a fire, the above puts up a sheet iron, the sausage, thebeef, the fresh fish and so on puts fries. After 吃饱喝足, jumps"the disco dancing" or "the kangaroo dance", continuously makes to thelate at night only then finished. Has gotten drunk, then as soon aslies down toward the lawn on, greets Santa Claus in like the thundersnoring sound visiting. Poland in Polish every year December 25, on 26th holds, each and everyfamily all must decorate the Christmas tree, the main street and smallalley all has on the Christmas tree the ornament to betray. In theholiday between the relatives and friends mutually congratulates, thegift, the expression is mutually friendly. In the evening eats mealwhen under the tablecloth the defensive point on the frontier putssome grasses, shows Jesus's being born. The dinner is very rich, butcannot eat the meat. After at night 12 o'clock, entire family goes tothe church week. Christmas day period, generally do not be a guest toothers in, but master great kindness invitation exception. Bulgaria according to Bulgaria's calendar, Christmas day is the soulappears and disappears, the monster evil wild day. Therefore, thepeople must draw support from the fire to drive the monster town to beevil. Christmas day the eve, each family all ignite the fire ofhigh-piled firewood, continuously burns the dawn, does not have toextinguish, otherwise can incur comes the unexpected calamity. Takesthe Christmas wooden ignition by the man to enter the room and loud todiscuss that, "Christmas day arrives, the cow, the sheep, the pig, thehorse are covered with the circle, the young wheat leaves the fullhillock, everybody walks the good luck." The person waits for which inthe room answers in chorus: "Amen!"
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圣诞树(Christmas tree)是圣诞节庆祝中最有名的传统之一。通常人们在圣诞前后把一棵常绿植物如松树弄进屋里或者在户外,并用圣诞灯和彩色的装饰物装饰。并把一个天使或星星放在树的顶上。 用灯烛和装饰品把枞树或洋松装点起来的常青树,作为圣诞节庆祝活动的一部分。近代圣诞树起源於德国。德国人于每年12月24日,即亚当和夏娃节,在家里布置一株枞树(伊甸园之树),将薄饼乾挂在上面,象徵圣饼(基督徒赎罪的标记)。近代改用各式小甜饼代替圣饼,还常加上象徵基督的蜡烛。此外,室内还设有圣诞塔,是一木质的三角形结构,上有许多小架格放置基督雕像,塔身饰以常青树枝叶、蜡烛和一颗星。到16世纪,圣诞塔和伊甸园树合并为圣诞树。 18世纪,这种风俗在德国信义宗信徒中颇流行,但直至19世纪才流行全国,成为德国根深柢固的传统。19世纪初,圣诞树传到英国;19世纪中叶维多利亚女王的丈夫、德国皇子艾伯特加以推广普及。维多利亚式圣诞树饰以蜡烛、糖果和花色糕点,用丝带和纸链吊挂在树枝上。早在17世纪圣诞树即由德国移民带到北美,至19世纪广为流行。在奥地利、瑞士、波兰和荷兰也颇流行。在中国和日本,圣诞树於19及20世纪由美国传教士传入,多饰以彩色缤纷的纸花。[编辑本段]圣诞树历史 就像圣诞起源于异教的习俗,圣诞树也有悠远的历史,并成为很多文化中冬季的普遍现象。 日耳曼部落 圣诞树一般解释为古代异教的主张在基督教化保留下来,常绿树象征庆祝生命复苏。 罗马帝国时期 古罗马马赛克(今突尼斯),显示神话凯旋自印度的希腊酒神与男性生育,狄俄尼索斯(Dionysus,现代学者认为他是生死轮回之神)拿着一个针叶树的枝条。基督教化进程也可以在古英语诗十字架之梦(Dream of the rood)中得到印证,在诗中树就是耶稣受刑的刑具。这首诗也引用创世记中记载的辨识善恶树。 现代 现代的习俗无法直接证明来自异教的习俗。最早的文献记载可以上溯到16世纪的德国;马尔堡欧洲人类学教授Ingeborg Weber-Keller鉴定一份1570年不来梅市行业协会年册报道怎样用一棵冷衫加上苹果,坚果,枣椰,饼干和纸花等装饰树立在行业协会的房子取悦圣诞节搜集糖果的行业协会成员的孩子。另一份参考资料来自巴塞尔,1597年有一个裁缝学徒在市区附近运一棵装饰了苹果和奶酪的树。 拉脱维亚首都里加声称他们是圣诞树的故乡;在广场上有块牌子用8种语言写着“1510年第一棵圣诞树在里加”。17世纪,这一习俗进入家庭。有位斯特拉斯堡牧师,Johann Konrad Dannerhauer,抱怨这一习俗与《圣经》相悖,让人迷惑。 到18世纪早期,这一习俗依然只是在上莱茵地区的城镇比较普遍,农村地区还很少见。蜡烛据考证始于18世纪晚期。圣诞树在这个地区的“推广”更是比较缓慢。 在英国,圣诞树是乔治三世国王的德国王后Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz引入的,但是并没有传播到皇室以外的民间。维多利亚女王儿时就熟悉这一习俗,在她1832年平安夜这一天的日记里, 快乐的13岁公主写道:“晚饭后……我们都走进餐厅旁的客厅……那的两张大圆桌上放着两棵挂满了灯和糖果装饰的树。所有的礼物围绕着它们放着……。”她嫁给德国的表亲艾伯特王子后,这一习俗迅速传播。慷慨的艾伯特王子在圣诞节还赠送大量的圣诞树给学校和生活在贫民窟的人。 很多城市,乡镇和百货公司都会在户外空地上树立圣诞树,如乔治亚亚特兰大市的Rich's Great Tree, 纽约的洛克菲勒中心圣诞树和Adelaide维多利亚广场上的巨大圣诞树。 在有些情况下,圣诞树还是有特别纪念意义的礼物,例如: 伦敦的特拉法尔加广场来自挪威城市奥斯陆的圣诞树代表者挪威人民对二战期间英国人民伸出援手抵抗纳粹; 马萨诸塞州的波士顿有一棵圣诞树是加拿大新斯科舍省送的礼物,感谢他们1917在军火船爆炸发生后提供快速有效的援助; 在上泰恩河纽卡斯尔每年都会收到来自挪威卑尔根市的高15米的圣诞树,感谢他们作为盟军一部分,帮助从纳粹占领军手中夺回卑尔根。 美国的国家圣诞树每年都立在华盛顿特区白宫南面。今天,点亮书上的灯已经成为圣诞假期白宫的一个重要事情。 “查理·布朗圣诞树”这个概念可以用来描述一棵很难看的小树。有些购买圣诞树的顾客有意购买这样的树,表示对它们处境的同情。这一概念来自查理·布朗的圣诞树 在电视剧 查理布朗的圣诞节。 在新西兰,Pohutukawa树被描述为“天然圣诞树”,因为它们在圣诞期间开花,它们的红花和绿叶看上去就像一棵装饰好的圣诞树。
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In the past, Alsace, Germany, was the place where Christmas trees were produced.
以前德国的亚尔萨斯,是出产圣诞树的地方。
According to legend, there was a hermit Saint named Fleming who lived in a forest in Alsace. He liked children very much.
根据传说,有一位名叫弗乐伦亭的隐修圣人,住在亚尔萨斯的一个树林当中,他非常喜欢小孩子。
One Christmas, he hoped that all the children in the neighborhood could play happily together.
有一年的圣诞节,他希望附近的小孩子,都能在一起快乐的玩。
But he was very poor and had no money to buy the children's favorite toys and candies, so he was very nervous about it.
但是他很贫穷,没有钱买孩子们喜爱的玩具和糖果,因此他为这件事很伤脑筋。
One morning, while walking in the woods, Fleming suddenly saw a small fir tree
一天早上,弗乐伦亭在树林中散步的时候,忽然看见一棵小杉树。
The tree was covered with snow, hanging on the branches of many small ice sticks, shining through the sun, very beautiful.
树上堆满了雪,枝上挂着许多小冰条,经过太阳一照射,闪闪发光,非常的漂亮。
He brought the tree back and planted it in a pot.
他就把那棵树弄回来,种在盆里面。
They also gathered wild fruits in the woods and floured them to make crucifixes or star-shaped cakes and hung them on the branches.
又在树林中捡一些野果子,再和上面粉,做成一些十字架,或星星形状的小饼,挂在树枝上面。
Some small candles were inserted into the branches, and the tree was decorated in various colors, which was very beautiful.
又用一些小蜡烛,插在树枝上,把那棵树装扮得五光十色,非常的美观。
On Christmas Eve, when the bells were ringing, the children heard them and ran to his hut.
到了圣诞夜晚,弗乐伦亭打起钟来,孩子们听到了,都跑到他的茅屋里。
They all danced around the tree and sang Christmas songs.
大家围着那棵树,手舞足蹈的唱着圣诞歌曲。
Then Frantin shared the cakes with the children, so that they could have a happy Christmas. Later, the custom spread.
然后弗乐伦亭把糕饼分给孩子们吃,让大家过了一个快乐的圣诞节。以后,这个习俗流传起来。
扩展资料:
圣诞树的常用树种
1、松柏类
松伯类是对裸子植物门松柏纲中的松科、杉科、柏科和南洋杉科的统称。其中,柏科的树木大多不呈现三角塔状,极少被作为圣诞树使用。
同时南洋杉科树木原产于南半球(位于南半球的新西兰、澳大利亚等地除外),通常只在南半球作为圣诞树来用,其他地区极少用来作为圣诞树;在松科和杉科中,由于松科所拥有的物种数可是杉科的十余倍,因此松科的植物常被作为圣诞树。
2、松科冷杉属
松科冷杉属的十余种树木是世界上用作圣诞树最多的树种,由于冷杉的树形美丽、颜色和气味讨人喜欢以及叶片在砍伐干燥后也不容易脱,成为最受欢迎的圣诞树树种。其中欧洲冷杉(也称为枞树、白枞)被视为是最为传统的圣诞树。
3、云杉属
云杉,和冷杉一样有着塔状的树形和条形质硬的叶片,也是圣诞树的主要树种之一。其中,挪威云杉,由于易于种植、价格便宜,因此是十分常见的圣诞树树种。
4、松属
松属成员,如欧洲赤松、石松等松树,在一些地区也会被选择作为圣诞树的树种。不过比起冷杉和云杉来,用量就小得多了。
参考资料来源:百度百科-圣诞树
创业宝贝
Christmas tree (圣诞树) is a celebration of the most famous Christmas traditions. Usually people are around to a Christmas evergreen trees such as pines get into the house or outdoors, and use Christmas lights and colorful ornaments decorated. And to an angel or a star on the tree top. With Deng Zhu and accessories to decorate the fir tree or up Larch evergreen, as a part of Christmas celebrations. Modern Christmas tree originated in Germany. German December 24 of each year, namely, Adam and Eve festival, at home and decorated a fir tree (the tree of the Garden of Eden), the thin biscuits cabinets, a symbol of St. cake (Christian redemption of the tag). Modern use all kinds of cookies instead of wafers, but also often coupled with a symbol of Christ candle. In addition, the room also has Christmas tower, is a triangular wooden structure, there are many small frame grid to place Jesus statue, tower decorated with evergreen foliage, candles and a star. To the 16th century, Christmas trees tower and the Garden of Eden into a Christmas tree. The 18th century, such custom in the German Lutheran believers fairly popular, but only became popular until the 19th century, the country, to become Germany's deep-rooted tradition. The early 19th century, Christmas trees reached the United Kingdom; the mid-19th century, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert of Germany to promote the universal. Victorian-style Christmas tree decorated with candles, candy and cake colors, with ribbons and paper chains hanging on the branches. As early as the 17th century by German immigrants brought the Christmas tree in North America, to the 19th century is widely popular. In Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands are also quite popular. In China and Japan, the Christmas tree in the 19th and 20th century missionaries from the United States imported, mostly decorated with colorful paper flowers.圣诞树(Christmas tree)是圣诞节庆祝中最有名的传统之一。通常人们在圣诞前后把一棵常绿植物如松树弄进屋里或者在户外,并用圣诞灯和彩色的装饰物装饰。并把一个天使或星星放在树的顶上。用灯烛和装饰品把枞树或洋松装点起来的常青树,作为圣诞节庆祝活动的一部分。近代圣诞树起源于德国。德国人于每年12月24日,即亚当和夏娃节,在家里布置一株枞树(伊甸园之树),将薄饼干挂在上面,象征圣饼(基督徒赎罪的标记)。近代改用各式小甜饼代替圣饼,还常加上象征基督的蜡烛。此外,室内还设有圣诞塔,是一木质的三角形结构,上有许多小架格放置基督雕像,塔身饰以常青树枝叶、蜡烛和一颗星。到16世纪,圣诞塔和伊甸园树合并为圣诞树。 18世纪,这种风俗在德国信义宗信徒中颇流行,但直至19世纪才流行全国,成为德国根深柢固的传统。19世纪初,圣诞树传到英国;19世纪中叶维多利亚女王的丈夫、德国皇子艾伯特加以推广普及。维多利亚式圣诞树饰以蜡烛、糖果和花色糕点,用丝带和纸链吊挂在树枝上。早在17世纪圣诞树即由德国移民带到北美,至19世纪广为流行。在奥地利、瑞士、波兰和荷兰也颇流行。在中国和日本,圣诞树於19及20世纪由美国传教士传入,多饰以彩色缤纷的纸花。
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圣诞节由来——中英文版 “圣诞节”这个名称是“***弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗节我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰来庆祝,因而又名耶诞节。这一天,世界所有的***教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物,寄圣诞卡,这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。 圣诞节是***教世界最大的节日。4世纪初,1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念那稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany,亦称“显现节”即上帝通过那稣向世人显示自己。当时只有那路拉冷的教会例外,那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念那稣的受洗。后来历史学家们在罗马***徒习用的日历中发现公元354年12月25日页内记录着:“***降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究,一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会)约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿,公元430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚,那路撒冷的教会接受得最晚,而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是那稣的诞辰。 12月25日原来是波斯太阳神(即光明之神)密特拉(Mithra)的诞辰,是一个异教徒节日,同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节,崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望,万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因,罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯***教化的措施之一。 后来,虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节,但又固各地教会使用的历书不同,具体日期不能统一,于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期(Christmas Tide),各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后,原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了,但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”,以纪念耶稣生时东方三王(即三位博士)来朝拜的故事。随着***教的广泛传播,圣诞节已成为各教派***徒,甚至广大非***徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里,人们非常重视这个节日,把它和新年连在一起,而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年,成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。 耶苏的出生是有一段故事的,耶苏是因着圣灵成孕,由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟,叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她,反而要与她成亲,把那孩子起名为“耶苏”,意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。 当马利亚快要临盆的时候,罗马政府下了命令,全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时,天色已昏,无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿,只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时,耶苏要出生了!於是马利亚唯有在马槽上,生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生,便定十二月二十五为圣诞节,年年望弥撒,纪念耶苏的出世。 圣诞节便是於十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生,但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪,圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现,圣诞节也开始流行起来了。 Origin of Christmas The name Christmas is short for 'Christ's Mass'. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus. There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the orld. The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.