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Christmas traditions. Children depicted pulling a Christmas cracker in a 19th-century English Christmas card. Christmas traditions include a variety of customs, religious practices, rituals, and folklore associated with the celebration of Christmas. Many of these traditions vary by country or region, while others are practiced virtually ...
Christingle. Christingles prepared for a Christmas Eve service. A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. It symbolises the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. [ 1] A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world ...
Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891) Typical North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s) A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of ...
Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.
A filled Christmas stocking. A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives. These small items are often referred ...
According to TIME Magazine , 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...
Christmas decorations are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the Roman feast Saturnalia, which was believed to have originated in the 5th century BC. The tradition of decorating a tree is old since the Celts already decorated a tree, the symbol of life at the time of the winter solstice. [7]
Christmas is a public holiday in Macau. Its traditions are mostly influenced by the Portuguese since the territory was a colony of Portugal until December 20, 1999. Casinos in Macau remain open on Christmas Day. Christmas masses in Macau's Catholic churches are held in either Chinese, Cantonese, English or Portuguese.