ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.Althoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasa.d.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespreaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.ThewordChristmasisderivedfromMiddleEnglishChristemasse.Itisacontractionmeaning"Christ'smass".ThenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedtoXmasbecauseRomanletter"X"resemblestheGreekletterX,anabbreviationforChrist.圣诞节是一个节日庆祝耶稣的诞生,天主教中心人物.这是传统上庆祝十二月二十五日的多数西方国家的基督教教堂.
约会可能早在公元200年,在圣诞大餐的时候才普遍中世纪.圣诞节庆祝活动包括赠送礼物,圣诞树,显示诞生,教堂出席,圣诞老人圣诞老人克劳斯的神话,和家庭聚会.这个词是源自中古英语christemasse.这是一个收缩的意思是“基督弥撒”.这个节日的名字经常被简称为“圣诞节因为罗马字母“×”类似于希腊字母的缩写,基督.