Does anyone know the origin and story of Christmas?

Christmas is a traditional festival in the west. The church first held a midnight mass on Christmas Eve on February 24, 65438, that is, on the morning of February 25, 65438, to celebrate the arrival of Jesus, so it was also called "Christmas".

So Christmas is a religious holiday. Do you know the origin and legend of Christmas? Let's share the origin and legend of Christmas with you. Let's have a look!

The origin of Christmas:

Many children think that Christmas is the birthday of Santa Claus, but in fact Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the son Jesus Christ.

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 observed mass every year (observing mass is the name of religious activities, which means attending mass, and often refers to religious personnel who participated in activities commemorating the birth of Jesus) to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas developed from the early19th century to the mid19th century, and the whole Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. After the reform and opening up, Christmas began to spread in China, and it was organically combined with local customs in China, and its development became more and more mature. There are several common Christmas customs: Christmas cards, Christmas socks, Christmas hats, Christmas trees and so on.

The story of the origin of Santa Claus:

The prototype name of Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas lived in Alicia in the 4th century. He was a local bishop before his death. He has endless wealth and is a philanthropist, so he is deeply loved by people.

Saint Nicholas likes to give all kinds of gifts to the local poor anonymously, but he not only takes care of the poor, but also treats the children well. He often gives them presents on Christmas Eve, such as candy and toys. In order to surprise the children, he always secretly throws gifts out of the chimney in the dead of night.

Nowadays, Santa Claus has become the most popular symbol and tradition of Christmas. The image of the happy old elf driving reindeer and pulling a sleigh full of toys and gifts to give gifts to every child from house to house has been deeply left in people's memory.

The story of the origin of Santa Claus reindeer;

About the story of Santa Claus' reindeer, it is said that Finland is the hometown of Santa Claus and the birthplace of reindeer, where a wonderful legend of Santa Claus giving gifts to children on Christmas Eve in a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer was born. Santa Claus climbed into the house from the chimney and left Christmas presents for the children.

Santa Claus has nine reindeer, the leading reindeer is Rudolph, with a glowing red nose, and the other eight are Dasher, Dancer, Plance, Ray Tang De, Blitzen, Comet, Fox and Cupid. Reindeer and Santa Claus are endowed with many beautiful myths and legends, which are regarded as symbols of holiness, joy and peace in the west.

Let warm wishes, happy thoughts and friendly wishes come to you at Christmas and stay with you.