爱华网thenamechristmasisshortfor"christ'smass".amassisakindofchurchservice.christmasisareligiousfestival.itisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofjesus.therearespecialchristmasservicesinchristianchurchesallovertheworld.butmanyofthefestivitiesofchristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.exchanginggiftsandsendingchristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingthechristmasintheworld.
thebirthofjesushadastory:innazareth,acityofgalilee.thevirgin'snamewasmarywasbetrothedtojoseph.beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheholyspirit.josephherhusbandwasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.whilehethoughtaboutthesethings,gabriel,anangelofthelordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakemaryaswife.andmarywillbringforthason,andheshallcallhisname,jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.
beforejesusbirths,josephandmarycametoquirniuswasgoverningsyria.soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.josephalsowentupoutofgalilee,outofthecityofnazareth,intojudea,tothecityofdavid,whichiscalledbethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofdavid,toberegisteredwithmary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.andshebroughtforthherfirstbornson,andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.
andthat,christmasisthefeastofthenativityofjesus,ison25th,decembereveryyear.butnobodyknowtheactualbirthdayofjesus.andthechristmashasbecomepopularwhenchristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollysantaclauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthcentury.
