What does Christmas mean?

Question 1: What is the real meaning of Christmas? Although Christmas is a western holiday, it is more important for us to understand its basic meaning:

Christmas is the day of the year that brings real hope and longing to all mankind. It holds high the torch of brotherhood.

Christmas is a day when most people are open-minded and tolerant.

It is also on this day that most people try their best to be friendly and considerate to others;

On this day, we all show elegance and generosity as always;

On this day, the joy of family is far more important than the profit of business;

On this day, people of different races are in high spirits when they meet and talk.

On this day, people from all walks of life wish each other a happy holiday;

On this day, even the enemy was reunited.

Commemorating the birth of the savior is certainly not singing hymns or dancing. First of all, we should think about God's conservatism this year, so that we can spend it safely. In this year, how many times have we been considerate of the Lord's heart, how many times have we done our duty for God's family, and have we borne the fruit of the Holy Spirit in this year? Is there a new life of Christ in our actions? Then sing praise and praise the Lord with sincerity and honesty. However, in some places, some girls are busy practicing dance and have no time to pursue Excellence in dance. In order to step up the rehearsal, the word of God has stopped learning. I think this situation is just to please people's eyes, not to please the Lord's heart.

Hehe, I read a blog post recently, offering flowers to Buddha. Are you satisfied?

12 ways to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

We should get rid of the traditional ways of celebrating Christmas, such as shopping in a hurry, eating and drinking, taking some time to rekindle new Christmas fireworks and leaving the more "fresh" Christmas spirit at home.

1, candlelight is bright

Bright candlelight drives away the darkness and becomes a significant symbol of winter vitality. On the first Advent (Sunday four weeks before Christmas), some Christians lit candles in the church and took them home. Candles burned one after another until Christmas Eve. The whole family can have a candlelight dinner. Traditionally, you can also light three more candles, each representing the week of Advent.

2. Donate to public welfare undertakings

If you know someone who is willing to donate to public welfare, you can donate in her/his name.

Step 3 write letters

Will there be anyone who has helped you in your life? Or do you want to make up with an old friend who had an argument? Or want to say "I love you" to the person you love? So now is the best time to pick up a pen and paper and express your feelings.

4. Give the most needed gifts

We often give gifts for the sake of "giving gifts". In fact, people already have them or don't need them. We should try to give those gifts that are not on the gift list.

Step 5 plant a real Christmas tree

An interesting way to commemorate Christmas is to give those who love nature a "last minute" gift. By phone or online, you can spend $65,438+00 to help American Forest Organization, the oldest non-profit civic reservation organization, plant 65,438+00 trees in the most seriously damaged forest ecosystem.

6. Create a new family holiday

If you traditionally spend Christmas Eve with your husband's relatives, but you have to spend Christmas with your own relatives, then you will regret not being able to celebrate this festival with your husband and children at home. Some people even complain that they and their children never have private time and space to spend Christmas. Then, we can create a new festival, such as Adam's Day on February 23rd, 65438-because Adam was born before Eve. On 23rd, we can share gifts, have dinner together and celebrate festivals with our families and children.

7. Create a Christmas gift notebook.

Buy a beautiful notebook to record the gifts you and your family receive and send. Next year, when you want to write greetings or give gifts, take a notebook with you, so that you can avoid giving others repeated gifts. Notepad is a sign that you think about yourself and others.

8. Decorate the Christmas tree by division of labor

Let the family divide the work to decorate the Christmas tree. Divide the tree into different parts with red ribbons, so that everyone has their own place to decorate, and avoid the same Christmas tree decoration every year.

9. Have dinner by the Christmas tree.

After the Christmas tree is decorated, everyone has dinner around it. Turn off all the lights except the tree and imagine how beautiful this tree is! This idea is most suitable for the night after a tiring Christmas shopping all afternoon.

10, make Christmas Eve simple.

On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, it is suggested to have a simple dinner, such as pizza, or let the guests eat sandwiches by themselves instead of being tired ... >>

Question 2: What does Christmas mean? What does Christmas mean?

The Bible does not record the date of birth of Jesus. About Jesus; The investigation of the real date of birth of Christ began 200 years after the death of Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church established the custom of celebration. So for most Christians in the western world (Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant), Christmas is now 65438+February 25th. In Coptic, Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, Georgia and other Orthodox regions, Christmas Day is 65438+10.7. This is because they did not accept the Gregorian calendar reform or the revised julian calendar, so their original Christmas on February 25th, 65438 will be postponed to 19991October 7th 1900.

The night of 65438+February 24th is Christmas Eve; The night before Christmas, some people call it Christmas Eve.

Question 3: What does Christmas mean? What does it stand for? Interpretation of Christmas: The Christian holiday [Christmas] on February 25th every year/kloc-0 is to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Question 4: What is the meaning of Christmas? Christmas is the birthday of Jesus, and people in all Christian countries in the west will celebrate it on that day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also a secular festival that is generally celebrated. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincides with two non-Christian festivals, namely, the Agricultural Festival and the Sun Festival, both of which are in the middle of winter, so the sources of celebration customs are different. Within the scope of the Roman Empire, Saturnalia on February 17, 2007 was a day of entertainment and gift exchange. 65438+February 25th is the birthday of mitra, the god of justice worshipped by ancient Iranians. On New Year's Day, the ancient Romans decorated their houses with green branches and colored lights, and gave presents to children and the poor. Teutonic tribes infiltrated Gaul, Britain and Central Europe, bringing Germanic and Celtic religious ceremonies. Therefore, there are celebrations, such as reunion, burning large pieces of firewood, tasting big wooden cakes, hanging branches, visiting relatives and friends, and exchanging gifts. Fire and light, which symbolize warmth and longevity, have always been the content of winter festivals celebrated in Christian and non-Christian customs. Evergreen trees symbolize the struggle for survival and have been associated with the celebration of Jesus Christmas since the Middle Ages.

China's Christmas atmosphere (7 photos) S tide), local churches can celebrate Christmas on this festival according to local conditions. Western churches, including Roman Catholicism, Anglican Communism and Protestantism, set Christmas as 65438+February 25th in Gregorian calendar. The Orthodox Church decided that Christmas Day would be 65438+10.7 on the Gregorian calendar (actually called "Epiphany Day"), which was related to the fact that the Orthodox Church did not accept the Gregorian calendar reform and the revised julian calendar, so the Christmas Day from 1900 to 1999 would be postponed to 65438+10.7 on October. Bulgaria and Romania are also Orthodox regions, but the Christmas date follows the Western European custom of 65438+February 25th, while Easter follows the custom. The oldest Christian church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, decided the Gregorian calendar 1.6, and the Armenian church paid more attention to Epiphany than Christmas. Christmas is also a public holiday in the western world and many other regions, such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. Non-Christians in the world just regard Christmas as a secular cultural festival. There was no Christmas at the beginning of the church, and it didn't happen until about one hundred years after Jesus ascended to heaven. It is said that the first Christmas was in 138, and the Bishop of Rome Saint Clemens proposed to hold Christmas parades around the world (18 photos). The first Christmas in the history of the church was in 336 AD. Because the Bible does not clearly remember the time when Jesus was born, the date of Christmas varies from place to place. It was not until 440 AD that the Holy See designated 65438+February 25th as Christmas. In A.D. 1607, church leaders from all over the world gathered in Bethlehem, which further confirmed this point. Since then, most Christians in the world have regarded 65438+February 25th as Christmas. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.

The word Christmas means "mass of Christ", which means "dinner of Christ". This ceremony originated from the Last Supper in the New Testament. The word "Christian Mass" is a combination of Greek and Latin, because the word "Fu Herrist" comes from the Greek word χ ι σ τ? The meaning originally only refers to the Jewish "anointed" and is extended to the savior; Mass comes from Latin missa, which means "di *** issal" and is extended to the Thanksgiving party of the Christian church. So it is sometimes abbreviated as "Christmas". This may be because X is similar to the Greek letter Chi. χ means "Christ" in Greek. The first letter in √ (christos). In order to respect people of other faiths, play down the religious color of Christmas. The Dutch name is similar to English, called Kerstroeten. Christmas is called Navidad (or Pascuas) in Spanish, Festas in Portuguese, Narodzenie in Polish, Noel in French, Natale in Italian and Nadal in Catalan, which clearly reflects the meaning of Christmas. In contrast, German is called Weihnachten, which means "holy night".

Question 5: What does Christmas mean in Chinese? There is an English proverb: Christmas comes only once a year. Christmas comes only once a year. What is its metaphorical meaning? If you add another sentence, the deep meaning of the proverb is not difficult to understand. Another sentence is: but when it appears, it will bring happiness. Good cheer in the sentence refers to good food and drink. When Christmas comes, it will also bring wine and food. The implication is that Christmas is coming and people can eat and drink. Thus, the metaphor of the last proverb is to persuade those who are frustrated or depressed to cheer up or not to worry, and a beautiful day (celebrated by everyone like Christmas) will come. Therefore, now the British and Americans often say: Christmas should be a time full of joy. )

The British and Americans regard Christmas as an important festival, because most of them believe in Christianity and think that Jesus is the savior, which will bring them happiness and hope. Therefore, at Christmas, the British and Americans are most willing to spend money on big things, food and gifts, and family reunion, just like we celebrate the New Year. The above proverbs come from this.

However, the date of Jesus' birth is not recorded in the Bible, but inferred by later generations. You can know from the composition of the word Christmas.

Christmas is a combination of the words "Christmas" and "Mass". Christ comes from Hebrew and is a Jewish word, which is transliterated as Messiah in Chinese. Messiah is the savior that Jews expect. This word means: this baby was sent by God. A newborn baby was sent to this world by God. The Greek translation of Messiah has only one meaning: Christ (savior). The second half of mas comes from Roman Latin missia and is written in English as MAS. Mas(s) means to send. God has sent a new baby. So now there is a word in English called "going to mass".

Later, the word christian came from Christ. It is said that this translation contains all the semantics of the Messiah. Its complete meaning is: the newborn is born at Christmas, and he grows up to be a man. The baby was born on Christmas Mass, and later grew up to be the master of the world. What's the date of Christmas Mass? It was not until the 4th century AD that 65438+February 25th was designated as the birthday of Jesus. Britain has always regarded this day as the beginning of the year before13rd century, so the whole Christmas-Tide/Christmas-time date is from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th or 65438+1October 6th of next year. The source starts here.

It is precisely because the British and Americans regard this day as a mass day to commemorate the birth of Jesus, so some dictionaries note that Christmas is the time when Christ is sent. Or Christmas celebrates the time when God sent Christ.

[Note] Christmas and morning/morning. Good afternoon. At night &>>

Question 6: What is the real meaning of Christmas? Although Christmas is a western holiday, it is more important for us to understand its basic meaning:

Christmas is the day of the year that brings real hope and longing to all mankind. It holds high the torch of brotherhood.

Christmas is a day when most people are open-minded and tolerant.

It is also on this day that most people try their best to be friendly and considerate to others;

On this day, we all show elegance and generosity as always;

On this day, the joy of family is far more important than the profit of business;

On this day, people of different races are in high spirits when they meet and talk.

On this day, people from all walks of life wish each other a happy holiday;

On this day, even the enemy was reunited.

Commemorating the birth of the savior is certainly not singing hymns or dancing. First of all, we should think about God's conservatism this year, so that we can spend it safely. In this year, how many times have we been considerate of the Lord's heart, how many times have we done our duty for God's family, and have we borne the fruit of the Holy Spirit in this year? Is there a new life of Christ in our actions? Then sing praise and praise the Lord with sincerity and honesty. However, in some places, some girls are busy practicing dance and have no time to pursue Excellence in dance. In order to step up the rehearsal, the word of God has stopped learning. I think this situation is just to please people's eyes, not to please the Lord's heart.

Hehe, I read a blog post recently, offering flowers to Buddha. Are you satisfied?

12 ways to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

We should get rid of the traditional ways of celebrating Christmas, such as shopping in a hurry, eating and drinking, taking some time to rekindle new Christmas fireworks and leaving the more "fresh" Christmas spirit at home.

1, candlelight is bright

Bright candlelight drives away the darkness and becomes a significant symbol of winter vitality. On the first Advent (Sunday four weeks before Christmas), some Christians lit candles in the church and took them home. Candles burned one after another until Christmas Eve. The whole family can have a candlelight dinner. Traditionally, you can also light three more candles, each representing the week of Advent.

2. Donate to public welfare undertakings

If you know someone who is willing to donate to public welfare, you can donate in her/his name.

Step 3 write letters

Will there be anyone who has helped you in your life? Or do you want to make up with an old friend who had an argument? Or want to say "I love you" to the person you love? So now is the best time to pick up a pen and paper and express your feelings.

4. Give the most needed gifts

We often give gifts for the sake of "giving gifts". In fact, people already have them or don't need them. We should try to give those gifts that are not on the gift list.

Step 5 plant a real Christmas tree

An interesting way to commemorate Christmas is to give those who love nature a "last minute" gift. By phone or online, you can spend $65,438+00 to help American Forest Organization, the oldest non-profit civic reservation organization, plant 65,438+00 trees in the most seriously damaged forest ecosystem.

6. Create a new family holiday

If you traditionally spend Christmas Eve with your husband's relatives, but you have to spend Christmas with your own relatives, then you will regret not being able to celebrate this festival with your husband and children at home. Some people even complain that they and their children never have private time and space to spend Christmas. Then, we can create a new festival, such as Adam's Day on February 23rd, 65438-because Adam was born before Eve. On 23rd, we can share gifts, have dinner together and celebrate festivals with our families and children.

7. Create a Christmas gift notebook.

Buy a beautiful notebook to record the gifts you and your family receive and send. Next year, when you want to write greetings or give gifts, take a notebook with you, so that you can avoid giving others repeated gifts. Notepad is a sign that you think about yourself and others.

8. Decorate the Christmas tree by division of labor

Let the family divide the work to decorate the Christmas tree. Divide the tree into different parts with red ribbons, so that everyone has their own place to decorate, and avoid the same Christmas tree decoration every year.

9. Have dinner by the Christmas tree.

After the Christmas tree is decorated, everyone has dinner around it. Turn off all the lights except the tree and imagine how beautiful this tree is! This idea is most suitable for the night after a tiring Christmas shopping all afternoon.

10, make Christmas Eve simple.

On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, it is suggested to have a simple dinner, such as pizza, or let the guests eat sandwiches by themselves instead of being tired ... >>

Question 7: What does Christmas mean? What does Christmas mean?

The Bible does not record the date of birth of Jesus. About Jesus; The investigation of the real date of birth of Christ began 200 years after the death of Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church established the custom of celebration. So for most Christians in the western world (Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant), Christmas is now 65438+February 25th. In Coptic, Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, Georgia and other Orthodox regions, Christmas Day is 65438+10.7. This is because they did not accept the Gregorian calendar reform or the revised julian calendar, so their original Christmas on February 25th, 65438 will be postponed to 19991October 7th 1900.

The night of 65438+February 24th is Christmas Eve; The night before Christmas, some people call it Christmas Eve.

Question 8: What does Christmas mean? 65438+February 25th was designated by the Roman Emperor Aureliano in 274 AD to celebrate the official celebration of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (meaning "the birthday of the invincible sun") by the Roman Empire for the Syrian sun god Suriye and the Iranian sun god mitra. The festival lasted until the Christmas tree was established as the state religion. The worship of the sun god in Syria was first introduced into the Roman Empire by the ancient Roman king Marcus Antoninus, and it also replaced the main god Jupiter and became a national festival during the reign of King Aureliano. This day is to celebrate the rebirth or return of the sun, because it is the shortest day in a year, which means the winter solstice festival in the Roman calendar and the concept of China.

After that day, the days will gradually get longer, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the recovery of everything. At the same time, the day to celebrate the return of the sun to China is celebrated as an important festival in different cultures around the world. In the culture of the sun god, this day has become the day when the sun is personified and born. In order to take advantage of this festival, the early Christian church also tried to christianize pagan customs, so it set Jesus' birthday on this day. Therefore, apart from the imposed religious significance, Christmas is actually the "winter solstice" day in the west.

As early as the late Neolithic period, this day was used by primitive humans to celebrate the harvest, slaughter livestock and ferment alcohol. On this day, the indigenous Sami people in northern Europe offer sacrifices to their sun god Beiwe. Ancient Mesopotamia, such as Sumer and Babylon, celebrated the sun god Marduk's victory over darkness on this day. Hinduism worships the God Suli on this day. On this day, the Iranian nation and N Christians celebrate the "Jardat Festival", a festival in which the sun god Mithra triumphs over darkness, which is also the first day of the Iranian calendar in October, marking the beginning of winter. Guslav believed that the old sun god Hoss died after being defeated by the dark god on February 22nd, the longest night of the year, and Slavs danced the Horo/Khoro dance.

The centennial old street in Harbin is decorated with lanterns to welcome Christmas (12 vod). One day later, on the 23rd, the sun god Holes came back from the dead and became the new sun god Koleda. In the Aegean civilization, this day is called Lenaia, and it is also the first day of the Greek Taylor calendar, commemorating that Dionysus, the god of wine, was torn up and eaten by the priestess starling and turned into a baby. This festival influenced the Roman Republic and became the Brumaria Gengya Festival (the shortest day in Latin) in memory of Dionysus. At the same time, during the week from June 65438 to February 23, 65438, ancient Rome held a dinner in the name of Saturnus, the god of agriculture in Roman mythology. Therefore, these Indo-European myths about the sun are regarded by modern scholars as the origin of Jesus' belief. Not only to commemorate the dinner of the Saturnalia and the birthday of the Sun God, but also to learn the image of Jesus in early Christianity, the story of the birth of the Virgin and the story of resurrection from other myths from Mithras. Not only did Newton think that Christmas was decided by the solstice of winter, but Charles Dipis, a French rhetoric professor in the16th century, and Voltaire, a philosopher (Constantin-Fran? Ois Volney) pointed out that Jesus' life at Christmas is shaped according to the trajectory of the sun through the ecliptic, which is consistent with the sun gods in Syria, Egypt and Persia. They were all born on the solstice of winter, rose with Virgo, and then appeared with Aries until the spring equinox. Maria is attached to Virgo, and the metaphor of Jesus having sheep actually implies that the sun passes through Aries.

Other explanations

People have put forward many different dates to commemorate Jesus' birthday, but there are other explanations why the date of 65438+February 25th is used to commemorate Jesus' birthday. Other possible reasons are as follows:

First, the entry about Christmas in the Catholic Encyclopedia introduces the earliest Christmas in various places. Christmas did not appear in early Christian festivals, such as Irene and Tertullianus. The earliest record of Christmas comes from Alexandria around 200 AD. At that time, Grimian of Alexandria said that some Egyptian theologians were too curious about not only the date of birth of Christ, but also his birthday, and set this birthday on the 25th day of Pachon, the 28th year of Augustus' reign ... > >

Question 9: What does Christmas mean in Chinese? There is an English proverb: Christmas comes only once a year. Christmas comes only once a year. What is its metaphorical meaning? If you add another sentence, the deep meaning of the proverb is not difficult to understand. Another sentence is: but when it appears, it will bring happiness. Good cheer in the sentence refers to good food and drink. When Christmas comes, it will also bring wine and food. The implication is that Christmas is coming and people can eat and drink. Thus, the metaphor of the last proverb is to persuade those who are frustrated or depressed to cheer up or not to worry, and a beautiful day (celebrated by everyone like Christmas) will come. Therefore, now the British and Americans often say: Christmas should be a time full of joy. )

The British and Americans regard Christmas as an important festival, because most of them believe in Christianity and think that Jesus is the savior, which will bring them happiness and hope. Therefore, at Christmas, the British and Americans are most willing to spend money on big things, food and gifts, and family reunion, just like we celebrate the New Year. The above proverbs come from this.

However, the date of Jesus' birth is not recorded in the Bible, but inferred by later generations. You can know from the composition of the word Christmas.

Christmas is a combination of the words "Christmas" and "Mass". Christ comes from Hebrew and is a Jewish word, which is transliterated as Messiah in Chinese. Messiah is the savior that Jews expect. This word means: this baby was sent by God. A newborn baby was sent to this world by God. The Greek translation of Messiah has only one meaning: Christ (savior). The second half of mas comes from Roman Latin missia and is written in English as MAS. Mas(s) means to send. God has sent a new baby. So now there is a word in English called "going to mass".

Later, the word christian came from Christ. It is said that this translation contains all the semantics of the Messiah. Its complete meaning is: the newborn is born at Christmas, and he grows up to be a man. The baby was born on Christmas Mass, and later grew up to be the master of the world. What's the date of Christmas Mass? It was not until the 4th century AD that 65438+February 25th was designated as the birthday of Jesus. Britain has always regarded this day as the beginning of the year before13rd century, so the whole Christmas-Tide/Christmas-time date is from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th or 65438+1October 6th of next year. The source starts here.

It is precisely because the British and Americans regard this day as a mass day to commemorate the birth of Jesus, so some dictionaries note that Christmas is the time when Christ is sent. Or Christmas celebrates the time when God sent Christ.

[Note] Christmas and morning/morning. Good afternoon. At night &>>