Persians and Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called Sacaea. Part of the celebration includes exchanging places, slaves will become masters and masters will obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to Zagmuk/Sakae Festival to help their god kronos, who would fight Zeus and his Titan.
The word Christmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It is often used as a sacred symbol.
The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.
With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival.
In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus. But no one knows the real date of birth. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.