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2. The Fascinating History Behind These 24 Christmas Symbols

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   The post The Fascinating History Behind These 24 Christmas Symbols appeared first on Reader's Digest. No Christmas celebration feels complete without a decorated tree, delicious cookies, and a ...

3. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...

4. All About the Complex History of Christmas - AOL

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   When it comes to the history of Christmas, the days and traditions may have changed over time, but one thing always remains the same: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever ...

5. The history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors

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   “Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and white aligns with God’s promise of life everlasting and the purity, hope and goodness that Jesus’ life and death represent,” Sawaya says.

6. Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

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   The greetings and farewells "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Christmas" are traditionally used in English-speaking countries, starting a few weeks before December 25 every year. Variations are: "Merry Christmas", the traditional English greeting, composed of merry (jolly, happy) and Christmas (Old English: Cristes mæsse, for Christ's Mass).

7. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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   Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]

8. Bridges: History of Christmas shows holiday, traditions ...

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   In the United States, Christmas traditions have changed steadily over the years; and millions still hold faithful to the original purpose of veneration of the birth of Christ and celebrating the ...

9. Christmas Eve - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 December 2024. Evening or entire day before Christmas Day For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). "Christmas night" redirects here. For the album, see Christmas Night. "Nochebuena" redirects here. For the decorative plant, see Pointsettia. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve, an 1878 painting by J ...