Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Introduction

The Christmas day is an annual celebration of the Christians which is celebrated on the birth of Jesus Christ, on the 25th of December. The Christmas day is a religious and also a cultural holiday for millions of people all around the world. It is a civil holiday in many nations for the world, and is also celebrated by non Christians. The Christmas day is holy day and is considered a significant part of the Christians and their religion.

The Christmas day is celebrated as a festival all round the world. It is also celebrated in many other nations where the majority of the population is of non Christians. In many countries of non Christians this celebration was introduced by the period of former colonial rule. Many minorities of Christians have also led other religious groups to celebrate this day with full happiness and joy. In many nations of the world, Christians make Christmas trees and they exchange gifts with their family and friends on this day.

Discussion

Cultural background

The Christmas day is celebrated in the remembrance of Jesus Christ according to the Old Testament. The bible which is the holy book of Christians consists of two events which explain the events related to the birth of Jesus. According to the information present in bible, Jesus was born to his mother Mary, in the city of Bethlehem. According to Old Testament, the birth took place in the city and the place was all surrounded by animals. When Jesus was born Mary covered him with clothes and made him sleep in small cradle (Gibson, 2006)

The Sheppard were surrounding the entire city and they were given the news of birth of Jesus from angels. The Sheppard were given the opportunity to be the first one to see the child.

The Christians celebrate this holy festival in various ways in many nations of the world. I many nations, Christians visit churches on this holy day and make prayers. In many other traditions,

Christians usually re enacts the events that led to the birth of Jesus using animals and other various things to bring more realism to the events. Many children also sing different carols that portray the significance of the event. Many other Christians in different countries re enact the event of nativity which portrays the important characters in the event of the birth. Over the years, many people have also developed a tradition of painted depictions of the event of nativity (Restad, 1995)

Historical background

One of the early historical backgrounds that can be founded related to the nativity is manuscript in Rome and in also mentioned in chorography. In the initial years, many Christians use to celebrate the birth of Jesus as an integral part of the epiphany. After that, many events occurred, which promoted the Christmas as a revival of the Catholicism? In the initial years, Christians sued to celebrate it a feast, but then it disappeared when the bishop resigned.

During the middle age, the Christmas day was celebrated with the epiphany. After the 12 century, ...