It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin.
When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. At that time, Jesus was born.
So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas was set up to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but the Bible never mentioned that Jesus was born on this day, and even many historians believe that Jesus was born in spring. It was not until the 3rd century AD that 65438+February 25th was officially designated as Christmas. Nevertheless, some Orthodox Christians have designated 65438+1October 6th and 7th as Christmas. ?
Christmas is a religious holiday. /kloc-In the 20th century, the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus made Christmas gradually popular. After the Christmas celebration custom became popular in northern Europe, Christmas decorations combined with winter in the northern hemisphere also appeared.
From the beginning of19th century to the middle of19th century, the whole of Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. And derived the corresponding Christmas culture.
Christmas spread to Asia in the middle of19th century, and Japanese, Korean and China were all influenced by Christmas culture.
After the reform and opening up, Christmas spread especially in China. At the beginning of 2 1 century, Christmas was organically combined with local customs in China, and it became more and more mature. Eating apples, wearing Christmas hats, sending Christmas cards, attending Christmas parties and Christmas shopping have become a part of China people's life.