Most people, Christian or not Christian, love to welcome Christmas day because that is an off day where free food is abundant and people looks less temperament than regular day. Every 25 of December, People celebrate the birth of Jesus with gifts, wines, cakes and free foods. Million people anticipated those day but some are just do not care about it because they fact that 25 December was the birth of Lord is unknown. Here, we are going to check 10 interesting facts about Christmas. Some fact will probably answer the doubt of non-believers.
1. Fact 1: Nativity Scene, At first, Alexandria’s theologians celebrated the birth of Isaac every 20th may. Before 200AD, 25 December was same as other regular day. First people who proposed 25th day as the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus was Pope in Rome at in 380 AD. Some scholars believed Pope picked a wrong date because 25th December is the same day when pagan’s celebrate the birth the sun of God
2. Fact 2: Street Carol during Christmas Eve was started in England by a rich entrepreneur. He hired songwriter and singers to cheer the perambulation night of Christmas and the custom spread out to other cities in England afterward. From many Choruses had been made for the Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas is the most popular.
3. Fact 3: First Christian who initiated the custom of Christmas gift card gifting and exchange was Sir Henry Cole in 1843.
4. Fact 4: Gift giving custom and send celebrated card is in fact not a new tradition. In ancient Rome, to respect the goddess of New Year, Strenia, Romans used to share or exchange some of their valuable stuff to other people who have believe with them.
5. Fact 5: Christmas tree was not available before 16th century. A Christmas custom to include Christmas tree every Christmas season was started by a German priest, Martin Luther. He took a cedar tree from the forest and brought it home to teach his children that Jesus was coming from stars and he went to earth to save human .
6. Fact 6: Before 1600s Christian in England celebrated Christmas every 25th December. However, in 1644, Parliament act banned all practices of Christmas celebration and customs. The regulation of prohibiting the celebration of Christmas was also happening in Boston in 1659 until 1681. The end of the prohibitions act ended after Governor Sir Edmund Andros led the city.
7. Fact 7: Fact about Santa is not lie. He was a real living figure. Before 16th century, the popularity of the generosity St. Nicholas spread across Europe. He was known as a good caretaker and gift giver. In France, his name was known as ‘Père Nöel’. In Germany, ‘Père Nöel’ was known as Christ kind or Christ Child and in US, ‘Père Nöel’ was popular as Kris Kringle. In US, Dutch Settler renamed Kris Kringle as `Sinter Klas’. After view decades, Sinter Klas changed to be Santa Claus.
8. Fact 8: Pro Roman pope disagree that he had picked wrong date to mark the birth of Christ. They argued, It was pagan who adopted 25th December as the birthday of their god. They believed Mithras cult was born far behind the tradition of Christmas and they adopted the date to spread doubts.
9. fact 9: Word Christmas and Xmas literally has same meaning. In Geek alphabet, X is called Christos that means Christ in English.
10. Fact 10 Christmas gift, The tradition of gift exchange of gift giving symbolizes the day when the baby Isaac received 3 gifts from 3 wise men Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar who traveled from hundreds of miles followed the star of Bethlehem to find the king of all Jews. Those 3 people gave marry 3 gifts for Isaac Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh that represents pride, fame, and suffer.This is last Christmas facts I can give to you and I hope you like what you read.
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