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By: George Cronin 12/12/2023
Have you ever wanted to learn a lot about Christmas? Then look no further! This article is about the origins of Christmas - like how did it get started, or what was it like years and years ago?
Early Beginning
Early Beginning
Early celebrations of Christmas are thought to have derived from Roman and other European festivals that marked the end of harvest and the winter solstice. Some customs were decorating with greenery, giving gifts and even singing some songs. The holiday ended up becoming bigger. Did you know that Jesus wasn't actually born on December 25 but that's
the only record of when Jesus was alive.“I know that Jesus supposedly was born around Christmas time and that he started to celebrate his birthday then Santa Claus came in” said Mason McCarty, a 6th grader in EHJS.
the legend of St Nicholas. He is also considered a saint of, among others, children for saving them and giving them gifts. The feast of St Nicholas was combined with christmas. St Nicholas took on many names for different countries including Sinter Klaas for Dutch settlers which then became Santa claus. The story of Jesus Christ's birth is told in the New Testament's gospel of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew. Some Christians celebrate Jesus Christ's coming on January 6, the Epiphany, when they believe he was baptized. The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" refers to the 12 days between Christmas and the Epiphany. The word Christmas comes from the Old English Cristes maesse, which means Christ's mass.
Year 1900
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. In Greek, Xis the first letter of Christ's name. In 1969, the Roman Catholic church dropped St. Nicholas' Feast Day from its calendar because his life is so unreliably documented. The German word Christkindl, which means Christ child, eventually turned into Kriss Kringle.
Santa Claus generally was depicted as an elf until 1931, when Coca-Cola ads portrayed him as human-sized. Rudolph didn't become Santa's ninth reindeer until 1939 when an advertising writer for the department store Montgomery Ward created him. In 1843, the custom of sending Christmas cards began.
Modern Age
Nowadays we have Christmas every year. We give gifts and have the joy of family and friends. “Christmas is supposed to be Jesus' birthday and Christmas is all about friends and family,” said Callie, a 6th grader at EJHS. We used to do it just because of religion, but now people support the holiday even without being religious. Also some people even make TikToks and Youtube shorts about it. Now we have videos and links all about Christmas just like this one.
Conclusion
Thanks to CNN Interactive for the facts, Britannica and Happybeds i used these links to help create this article so yeah if you wonder where i got the facts is these wikipedia’s so thanks a lot. If you did end up reading all of it, thanks alot and I hope you have a holly jolly Christmas and a good day.
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Do you know what the biggest present in history is? Well you would be shocked because it is the Statue of Liberty.
A little bit about George Cronin He is a six grader he likes video games and hoiday's he also doesn't like school because he finds it boring his favorite class is WILD Indiana..
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