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- Meant to represent the Garden of Eden, these evergreen trees were hung with apples and displayed in homes on December 24, the religious feast day of Adam and Eve.
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Dec 12, 2023 · The longest day and shortest night of the year fall on December 21 or December 22 in the Northern Hemisphere. People used to believe that the sun was a god, and that winter came every year because he became ill and lost his strength (Ibid.). In ancient times, the solstice meant that the sun god would finally get well.
The church in Rome began formally celebrating Christmas on December 25 in 336, during the reign of the emperor Constantine O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why do we deck thy branches? Christmas trees have a long, colorful, and even dangerous history.
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Dec 24, 2012 · The first official mention of December 25 as a holiday honoring Jesus’ birthday appears in an early Roman calendar from AD 336. But was Jesus really born on December 25 in the first place?...
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6 days ago · The intense preparation for Christmas that is part of the commercialization of the holiday has blurred the traditional liturgical distinction between Advent and the Christmas season, as can be seen by the placement of Christmas trees in sanctuaries well before December 25.
- Christmas was traditionally a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, but in the early 20th century, it also became a secular family hol...
- Christmas is celebrated by many Christians on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. For Eastern Orthodox churches that continue to use the Julian...
- Christians and non-Christians participate in some of the most popular Christmas traditions, many of which have no origins in Christianity. These cu...
- In ancient Rome, December 25 was a celebration of the Unconquered Sun, marking the return of longer days. It followed Saturnalia, a festival where...
- Christmas did not start in Germany, but many of the holiday’s traditions began there, including decorating trees. The celebration of Christmas star...
Oct 27, 2009 · Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been...
Nov 28, 2023 · In 1963, the National Christmas Tree was not lit until December 22nd because of a national 30-day period of mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Jul 3, 2024 · The modern Christmas tree originated in Germany, where families set up a paradise tree in their homes on December 24, the religious feast day of Adam and Eve. They hung wafers on it (symbolizing the Eucharistic host, the Christian sign of redemption).
