Doyouknow?OriginofChdstmas___圣诞由来
ThenameChristmasisshortfor“Christ’sMass”.AMassisakindofChurchservice.ChristmasisareligiousfestivaI.ItisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofJesus.
TherearespecialChristmasservicesinChristianchurchesallovertheworld.ButmanyofthefestivitiesofChristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.ExchanginggiftsandsendingChristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingtheChristmasIntheworld.
ThebirthofJesushadastory:InNazareth,acityofGalilee.ThevIrgin’snamewasMarywasbetrothedtoJoseph.Beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwith
childoftheHolySpirit.Joseph,herhusbandwasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.Whilehethoughtaboutthesethings,Gabriel,anangeloftheLordappearedtohimina
dreamandtoldhImdidnotbeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMary,willbringforthaSon,andheshallcallhisname,Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.
BeforeJesusbirths.JosephandMarycametoQuintuswasgoverningSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.Josephalsowentupoutof
Galilee.outofthecityofNazareth.intoJudea,tothecityofDavid.whichiScalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary.hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.Soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere.thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon.andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths.andlaidhimina
manger.becausetherewasnoroomforthemjnthejnn.Andthat.ChristmasISthefeastofthenativityofJesus.ison25th,Decembereveryyear.ButnobodyknowtheacluaIbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajoilySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthCentury.
TheOriginofChristmas
ChristmasDay-December25-whichcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist,thefounderoftheChristianreligion,isthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheUnitedStates.
AccordingtotheBible,theholybookofChristians,Goddecidedtoallowhisonlyson,JesusChrist,tobeborntoahumanmotherandliveonearthsothatpeoplecouldunderstandGodbetterandlearntoloveGodandeachothermore."Christmas"-meaning"celebrationofChrist"-honorsthetimewhenJesuswasborntoayoungJewishwomanMary.
MarywasengagedtobemarriedtoJoseph,acarpenter,butbeforetheycametogether,shewasfoundtobewithchild.BecauseJoseph,herhusband,wasarighteousmananddidnotwanttoexposehertopublicdisgrace,hehadinmindtodivorceherquietly.Butafterhehadconsideredthis,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandsaid,"DonotbeafraidtotakeMaryhomeasyourwife,becausewhatisconceivedinherisfromtheHolySpirit.Shewillgivebirthtoason,andyouaretogivehimthenameJesus,becausehewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins."
AlthoughtheexactdateofthebirthofJesusnearly2,000yearsagoisnotknown,thecalendaronthesupposeddatedividesalltimeintoB.C.(BeforeChrist)andA.D.(aLatinphrase,AnnoDomini,"intheyearofourLord.")Forthefirst300years,Jesus'birthdaywascelebratedondifferentdates.Finally,intheyear354,churchleaderschoseDecember25ashisbirthday.
