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The origin of Christmas Christmas is the largest Christian festival in the world. 1 6th of the 4th century A.D. is a double festival for the Eastern Church of Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which is called "Epiphany" (also called "Epiphany"), that is, God himself came to the world through Jesus Christ. The only exception is the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorates the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, Christian historians in Rome learned to use calendars and found that a page in 354 AD1February 25th recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that 1 February 25th is Christmas, which may have started in 336 AD. The Roman church spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in about 375 AD, and to the churches in Egypt, Alexandria and Jerusalem in 430 AD, which was accepted at the latest, but the Armenian church still insisted that1February 6th was the birthday of Jesus.

Open Christmas: A History of Christmas

Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was called Epiphany (also known as Epiphany), that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah."

After textual research, it is generally believed that 65438+February 25th is Christmas Day, which probably started in the Roman Church in 336 AD, spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in about 375 AD, and spread to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that Epiphany was the birthday of Jesus.

God is not dead, but grandma is deaf. Two little boys spent the night at their grandparents' house. At bedtime, two boys knelt by the bed and prayed, and the little boy began to pray at the top of his voice. "I pray for a new bike ... I take pictures of a new Nintendo game console ... I pray for a new video recorder ..."

His brother nudged him and said, "Why are you praying loudly? God is not deaf. "

The younger brother replied, "no, but grandma is!" "

Two little boys spent the night at their grandparents' house. It's time for bed. Two little boys knelt on the bed and prayed. My brother prayed in a very loud voice, "I pray for a new bike … I pray for a new game machine … I pray for a new video recorder …" "

His brother nudged him and said, "Why are you shouting so loudly? God is not deaf. "

The younger brother replied, "God is not deaf, but grandma is deaf!" " A mouse ran past a lion and woke it up from sleep. He stood up angrily, grabbed the mouse and prepared to kill it. At this moment, the mouse piteously begged, "As long as you spare my life, I will definitely repay your kindness. The lion smiled and let him go. Shortly after this, the lion was caught by some hunters, and they tied him to the ground with strong ropes. The mouse recognized his roar, stepped forward, bit the rope with his teeth, let him out, and said loudly, "You laughed at the idea that I would help you and didn't expect anything in return from me;" But now you know that even a mouse may benefit from a lion. "1. The Lion and the Mouse A mouse ran up to a lion and woke him up from his dream. The lion jumped up angrily, grabbed the mouse and tried to kill it. The mouse pleaded, "If you can forgive my little life, I will definitely repay your kindness in the future.". "."The lion smiled and let it go. Later, the lion was caught by several hunters, tied with thick rope and fell to the ground. The mouse recognized the lion's roar, came over and bit the rope with his teeth, let it go, and said loudly, "You laughed at me for trying to help you, and you don't expect me to have any chance to repay you. But now you know that even rats can help lions. 」