英语作文圣诞节邀请信汇编19篇

Christmas is coming! I embrace both nervous and looking forward to the coming of the mood to greet it, I will receive a special Christmas gifts, but since the rise in grade five, I have never received, may be when I grow up; Or is my performance is not good, Santa Claus is not a gift to me >

"Jingle bells, jingle bells..." A bell sound when wake me up, a fat fat fat, have a big rub white beard "grandpa" to stand in front of me, he was red, how lovely! He kind of took me by the hand and lead me to sit in the sled, sledge before have a lot of moose! They each power, magnificent, good looks gentle, then we fly to heaven, looking at a white piece of land, I suddenly felt a little regret, but curiosity got the better of me regret it, so we will be an adventure.

After a while, and elk started slowly landing, the next scene to my surprise, a group of small winged genie is hard work, they face with a cheerful smile, like me, a beautiful elves and friendly like me to introduce myself, she is called "Helen", she is very good to me, and to introduce me to each elf, and the unfamiliar environment, I also quickly become one with all of you, help you packaging, production and combination together, work together, they finished the work quickly, finally went to "Santa Claus" freight!

I and Santas sleigh again, and will present one by one to those children are looking forward to the mood of her arms, and looked at their innocent face, I good gao xing! Finally Santa Claus will my peace back to my room, he also gave me a small gift, I didnt break gift right away, but I know that my heart was filled with great joy, burst out of tears, also dont listen to the servants, and it is the tears of joy! ? How I wish this dream continue to continue, but the ear is gently call me, in my lackadaisical climb up, this is a wonderful dream! The gift was quietly at the edge of my body, I opened the package, it is the Christmas tree ornaments as little angel, it shiny shiny, I use it to hang on the Christmas tree, looking at it ah wave. "Christmas" is how special this year!

圣诞节来临了!我抱着既紧张又期待的心情来迎接它的来临，每年的圣诞节我都会收到一份特别的礼物，但自从升上五年级后，我就再也没有收到了，也许是我长大了;或者是我表现不好，圣诞老公公才不送礼给我〈大人总是这么说〉!这天夜里，我一如往常的睡觉，接着我进入了甜蜜的梦乡……

“叮叮当、叮叮当……”一阵铃当声把我给吵醒，一个肥肥胖胖，有着一大搓白胡须的〝老爷爷〞站在我面前，他全身红通通的，好可爱啊!他和蔼的牵着我的手，并带领我坐到雪橇上，雪橇前有好多只麋鹿喔!它们各个威风、雄壮，看起来都好温驯，接着我们飞到天上，望着一片雪白的陆地，我突然有点后悔，但好奇心战胜了我的后悔，于是我们将展开一场冒险之旅。

飞了一阵子后，麋鹿开始慢慢的降落，接下来的情景令我惊喜万分，一群矮小有着翅膀的精灵正辛勤的工作着，他们脸上都带着愉悦笑容，一位美丽的精灵像我走来，并友善的像我自我介绍，她叫做“海伦”，她对我非常的好，并向我介绍每个精灵，和这个陌生的环境，很快的我也和大家打成一片，帮大家一起包装、制作和组合，大家同心协力，很快的便完成了工作，最后就交给〝圣诞老公公〞去运货 了!

我和圣诞老公公再次坐上雪橇，并且将礼物一个个送到那些抱着期待的心情的那些小朋友怀里，看着他们天真无邪的脸蛋，我好高 兴喔!最后圣诞老公公将我平安的送回我的房间，他也送给我一个小小的礼物，我并没将礼物马上拆开，但我知道我心里洋溢着无比的欢喜，泪水也不听使唤的涌了 出来，这就是喜极而泣吧!?我多么希望这场梦继续延续下去，但耳边正轻轻的在呼唤我，我庸懒的爬了起来，这是一场多美好的梦啊!那份礼物竟悄悄的放在我身 边，我打开包装，里面是圣诞树上的一样饰品小天使，它闪闪的发亮，我将它挂在圣诞树上，看着它摇啊摇的。今年的“圣诞节”是多么的与众不同啊!

I like Christmas, it is just like our Spring Festival. Maybe the Spring Festival is much more important and interesting than Christmas, but I like Christmas Day better. Because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during Christmas. When it is snowy, Christmas becomes much more lovely, just like in fairytales. I can imagine I am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck becoming more and more beautiful and so on. What a beautiful place! So we can also call Christmas “Snowy Lovely Day.” On Christmas Day, shops are red and green. There are so many Christmas cards, Christmas hats, Christmas dolls and many colourful things. So shops look very beautiful. We can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “Merry Christmas.” By the way, I think studying can also become much more interesting. Christmas is coming, it also means a new year will come. Let’s study harder to welcome the new year!

译文：

我喜欢圣诞节，这就像我们的春节。 也许春节更重要，比圣诞有意思，但我更喜欢圣诞节。因为我们可以花与我们的朋友和同学在圣诞节期间。当它是雪，圣诞节变得更加可爱，就像童话故事。我可以想像我在童话，谁卖女孩的比赛我是我的朋友，老母鸡变得越来越美丽，等等。多么美丽的地方!因此，我们也可以拨打圣诞“雪可爱的一天。” 在圣诞节那天，商店是红色和绿色。有许多圣诞卡，圣诞帽子，圣诞娃娃和许多丰富多彩的事情。因此，商店的非常漂亮。我们可以提供一个卡或向我们的朋友娃娃，说“圣诞快乐。”对了，我想学习也可以变得更加有趣。 圣诞节即将到来，这也意味着新的一年到来。让我们加强学习，以迎接新的一年。

For most western countries, Christmas Day is the biggest festival, and all the people will have the long vacation, just as Spring Festival in China. With the development of globalization, Christmas Day is celebrated by people around the world. When the day comes, Christmas trees can be seen in many shops and some products have the great discounts.

One of the main reasons for people to love Christmas is that they can get the great discounts from some products, which saves them a lot of money. For American people, Christmas Day is the great moment for the families to get together and enjoy the family hour, while for some people they just treat it as the shopping day.

对大多数西方国家来说，圣诞节是最大的节日，所有的人都会有一个长假，就像中国的春节一样。随着全球化的发展，世界各地的人们都在庆祝圣诞节。当这一天到来的时候可以在许多商店看到圣诞树，有些商品还会打上很大的折扣。

人们喜欢圣诞节的一个主要原因是他们可以从一些产品中获得很大的折扣，为他们节省很多钱。对美国人来说，圣诞节是全家人聚在一起享受家庭时光的美好时刻，而对于一些人来说，圣诞节就是购物日。

hristmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. It falls on the twenty- fifth of December and has the same importance as Chinese New Year to people with English backgrounds. The celebration is for the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the son of God in Christianity. Now days Christmas is no longer only celebrated by the Christians, but by most people from all over the world.

On the twenty- fourth of December everyone gets excited for it’s the day before Christmas which is called Christmas Eve. The children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “Santa Claus will only come and give you a present if you be good.” The younger kids actually believe that Santa will come down the chimney on the sleigh that’s pulled by his reindeers. Food like short bread and beer are prepared for Santa when he comes, however most times parents just eat them. Some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).

Rise and shine on Christmas morning! The children are always the first ones to wake up, some even do at four. Present wrappers everywhere! They look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear….I hope no one’s disappointed. I feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. Children play while dinner is prepared by the adults. The Christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. The tradition of Christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. The rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all come to an end.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

it is hardly make me forget the christmas party that i spent a whole night whih my friends.

this christmas,i invited some frineds to my home to celebrate.we made the house up ,like a magic world. to be honest ,i haven‘t got any experience like that.we got togather,song and danced. one of my frineds was dressed like santa----the father of christmas.he collected all the presents of us.put them into a bag ,then let us chose one of them.so we can get all the best wishes from all of us.

we talkde so much what about our friendship and other interesting things. all of us thought that night was very pricesuress

Dear Santa Claus:

Howdy!Arrive the Christmas festival soon again,did you want to" go to work"

again?Would you still ride the floret deer trailer to come this time?

Can you arrive at my bed front?Do you put previous lists to line up the dry

skates in the socks,like?I liked it too,putting on it many cool!

Can you arrive at the kid sister younger sisters bed front?Sing a lullaby

for her at the time of she cry,coax her to enter the beautiful dream country

quickly and quickly.

You can stop in the sky,to a peaceful seed?The people of now needed it

too,for the sake of these the innocent peoples,letting them feel the sweet.

Santa Claus,you which the gift that come?You are how can anyone know the

children demand what?

Wish you:

Happy every day!Healthy longevity!

the holiday called christmas is an amalgam of many winter holidays from around the world. the name is designated as a celebration of the birth of jesus, although the date is not recorded in the bible, and people at that time did not place particular important on birth dates. scientists say the actual date was june 17th, 2bc because of the appearance of the star that beckoned the magi. december 25th was set as the date for christmas in the 4th century by pope julius i as an attempt to christianize midwinter pagan holidays such as solstice and saturnalia. customs such as bringing evergreens inside, eating fat-laden foods, and hanging lights are universal responses to the cold, dark winter season. some of the stranger christmas traditions are remnants of those older pagan holidays, and some have been changed over the centuries until their origins are hard to discern. others were just made up to boost business!

krampus st. nicholas, father christmas, or santa claus is the weirdest christmas tradition ever, but he is so well known and so well documented that his origins are beyond the scope of this particular post. as a tool to encourage good behavior in children, santa serves as the carrot, and krampus is the stick. krampus is the evil demon anti-santa, or maybe his evil twin. krampus night is celebrated on december 5th, the eve of st. nicholas day in austria and other parts of europe. people dress as krampus and roam the streets looking for someone to beat with a stick. since it is also a night for drinking, the beatings probably don’t hurt much. (image by flickr user salendron.)

圣诞节是全世界冬季节日的集合。之所以取名为圣诞节，是为着纪念耶稣的诞生，尽管《圣经中》并未记载耶稣诞生的具体日期，那个时期的人对出生日期也不甚重视。科学家说，具体日期实为公元前2年6月17日，因为为在那一天，昭示东方三博士的星星出现了。公元前4世纪，为了把一些冬至时期的异教徒节日（如冬至日和农神节）基督教化，教皇尤利西斯一世把12月25日定为基督诞生日。而一些传统，如在屋内摆置常绿树，吃油脂丰富的食物，挂小灯，则是在寒冷阴暗的冬季之时，人们的普遍做法。还有一些更为奇特习俗，是古老异教节日的遗留物；一些历经几个世纪后，变化颇大，已难以溯及其源头；另外一些则是受商业利益驱使而生。

(“krampus游行”是巴伐利亚地区和阿尔卑斯山其他一些地区的传统活动，每年12月前后举行。krampus是圣诞老人的原型——圣人尼古拉斯的助手，在当地的传说中，他肩背一个装着礼物的大袋子，手拿一根棍子，好孩子可以收到他的礼物，顽皮的孩子则会被棍子敲打。)

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve is a special day for me. Why is that? Because mom and dad said to me: "there will be a Santa Claus on Christmas Eve to send gift, but he only for the children, and children also write CARDS to write down what you want to put the CARDS, Christmas stockings, good!"

The next day morning Christmas stockings will have the same thing, but sometimes a gift is not necessarily what you want. This let me doubt on Christmas night the elk, dressed in red, carrying a big bag of Santa Claus is my parents.

I ever want to get up in the middle of the night to see who is Santa Claus? But every time I think of to see, couldnt climb up, because Im on the bed like a dead pig sleep soundly, simply couldnt climb up! Remember one year, my wish is to: 1. Hope the family healthy body 2. Hope the family dont worry about me that kind of desire... And so on.

平安夜和圣诞夜对我来说是一个特别的日子。为什么呢?因为爸爸妈妈都对我说：“平安夜会有圣诞老人送礼物，可是他只给乖小孩，而且小朋友还要写卡片把自己想要的写上去再把卡片放圣诞袜里，就好了!”

隔天早上起来圣诞袜里就会有一样东西，可是有时候礼物不一定是自己想要的。这让我怀疑在平安夜里架着糜鹿、身穿红衣、背着大袋子的圣诞老人其实是我的父母。

我曾经想过在半夜爬起来看圣诞老人到底是谁?不过每次我想起来看时，都爬不起来，因为我一上床就像死猪一样睡得很熟，根本就爬不起来!记得有一年，我的愿望是：1.希望全家人身体健康2.希望家人不要为我担心这一类的愿望……等。

the thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight， air， water and everything in keeping with we existence of space， bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us， bring to us mysterious let us look for.

the thankful parents give us the life， make us feel the merriment of the human life， feel the genuine feeling of the human life， feel the comity of the human life， feel happiness of the human life， also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life!

the thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach， give us knowledge ability， put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

the thankful classmate and friend grows up road of， let i no longer standing alone in the itinerary of life; the with gratitude is frustrated and let us become in a time the failure stronger.

i like christmas, it is just like our spring festival.

maybe the spring festival is much more important and interesting than christmas, but i like christmas day better. because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during christmas. when it is snowy,

christmas becomes much more lovely, just like in fairytales. i can imagine i am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck becoming more and more beautiful and so on. what a beautiful place! so we can also call christmas “snowy lovely day.”

on christmas day, shops are red and green. there are so many christmas cards, christmas hats, christmas dolls and many colourful things. so shops look very beautiful. we can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “merry christmas.” by the way, i think studying can also become much more interesting.

我喜欢圣诞节,它就像我们的春节。

也许春节比圣诞节更重要和有趣的,但我更喜欢圣诞节。因为我们可以花时间与我们的朋友和同学在圣诞节期间。当它下雪的,

圣诞节变得更加可爱,就像在童话。我可以想象我在童话中,卖火柴的女孩是我的朋友,丑陋的鸭子越来越漂亮等等。一个美丽的地方!所以我们也可以叫圣诞“雪可爱的一天。”

在圣诞节,商店是红色和绿色。有很多圣诞卡,圣诞帽、圣诞娃娃和许多五颜六色的东西。所以商店看起来很漂亮。我们可以给我们的朋友和一个卡或一个娃娃说“圣诞快乐。“顺便说一下,我觉得学习也可以变得更有趣。

Remember every December, I always took mom and dads hand and asked, mom and dad, Santa Claus will come this year?

Will, will, he will put the present on you of that smelly socks, Christmas will see as soon as you wake up!

I want a car, I want the Ottoman and ice-sugar gourd!

Well, there are! Santa Claus will satisfy you. Mother always says so.

Then, with a hidden desire, quietly waiting for the Santa Claus gift. On Christmas Eve that day evening, mother came to my bed, said to me, as long as my darling sleep, Santa Claus will come for my gifts. Then, the mother would say: ok, darling, darling to sleep. Mother put your dirty clothes to wash, clean tomorrow. Christmas day opened his sleepy eyes, will see a small socks hanging in my bed, it looks heavy. That containing all kinds of gifts, although not the same every year, but is in line with my desire.

Every time I received a Christmas present, always found with all kinds of labels on it. Im sure that is Santa Claus, know what I like, go to the store to buy me.

记得每到12月，我总会拉着爸爸妈妈的手，问：爸爸妈妈，今年圣诞老人会来吗?

会的，一定会的，他会把礼物放在你那只臭烘烘的袜子里，圣诞节你一醒来就会看到拉!

我要小汽车，我要奥特曼，还有冰糖葫芦!

好好，都有!圣诞老人都会满足你的。妈妈总是这么说。

于是，怀着一个隐秘的愿望，静静地等待着圣诞老人的礼物。到了平安夜那一天晚上，妈妈来到我的床边，对我说，只要我乖乖睡觉，圣诞老人一定会来给我送礼物的。随后，妈妈就会说：好了，宝贝，乖乖睡。妈妈把你的脏衣服拿去洗洗，明天就干干净净的了。圣诞节那一天睁开惺忪的双眼，总会看见一只小袜子挂在我的床头，看起来沉甸甸的。那里面装着各种各样的礼物，虽然每年都不一样，但都是符合我心愿的。

每次收到圣诞礼物时，总会发现上面贴着各种标签。我想，肯定是圣诞老人知道我喜欢什么，特地到商店给我买的吧。

Today is Christmas Eve once a year. We have three at home. We burn delicious hot pot in the kitchen for mom, dad and I are in the sitting room decorate the Christmas tree together.

First of all, my father and I put the branches stretching, then put the tree is installed on a tripod.

Finally, my father and I put the small bells, Musical Instruments, gifts, fawn, Santa Claus, bowknot, five-pointed star and snowflake decorations hanging in the branches. Also has a long string of colorful lights around the branch.

A: wow! A beautiful Christmas tree appeared in front of our eyes, just like that. The mother of hot pot also burn well. The three of us to sit down and eating hot pot, hot side sing Christmas songs, was quite happy!

今天是一年一次的圣诞平安夜。我们一家三口开开心心地在家里。妈妈在厨房为我们烧美味可口的火锅，我和爸爸在客厅一起装饰圣诞树。

首先，我和爸爸把树枝舒展开来，然后把树安装在一个三角架上。最后，我和爸爸把一个个铃铛、乐器、礼物、小鹿、圣诞老人、蝴蝶结、五角星、雪花的装饰用品挂在树枝上。还把一长串五彩缤纷的彩灯绕在树枝上。

哇!一棵美丽的圣诞树就这样出现在我们的眼前。这时妈妈的火锅也烧好了。我们三人坐下来一边吃着热腾腾的火锅，一边唱着圣诞节的歌曲，真是太开心了!

In Boston,carol singing festivities are famous.The singers are accompanied by hand bells.

In New Orleans,a huge ox is paraded around the streets decorated with holly and with ribbons tied to its horns.

In Arizona,the Mexican ritual called Las Posadas is kept up.This is a ritual procession and play representing the search of Mary and Joseph for a room at the inn.Families play the parts and visit each others houses enacting and re-enacting the drama and,at the same time,having a look at each familys crib.

In Hawaii,Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship,which is a ship bringing a great load of Christmas fare.Santa Claus also arrives by boat.

In California,Santa Claus sweeps in on a surf board.

In America the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces.For dessert it is rich,fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.Mince pies,pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.

The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits.For many,the day begins on Christmas Eve with the Midnight Mass.At Christmas it snows in many states,so dinner is usually eaten indoors.Dinner usually is roast turkey,goose,duck or ham served with cranberry sauce,then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.

How did Christmas

Christmas morning! Children like to wake up early while its still dark and sneak into the living room to check the presents----find any with their name on it, shake them to guess whats inside, and then maybe theyll go back to bed and pretend they are still asleep when their parents come to wake them with a "Merry Christmas!"

Christmas day is on December 25, people around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Some people celebrate by giving gifts. Children may be thanking Santa Claus for new toys. They may also be going to church with their families. All the people always decorate a Christmas tree and sing and dance at home on Christmas day.

译文：圣诞节怎么过?

圣诞节的早晨!孩子们喜欢早起,它仍然是黑暗和溜进客厅去检查礼物——找到任何与他们的名字,动摇他们猜里面有什么,然后他们可能会回到床上,假装他们是还在睡觉当他们的父母叫他们“圣诞快乐!”

圣诞节是12月25日,世界各地的人们庆祝耶稣基督的诞生。有些人会以赠送礼物的方式来庆祝。孩子们会感谢圣诞老人新玩具。他们也可以和家人一起去教堂。所有的人都装饰圣诞树,圣诞节在家里唱歌跳舞。

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On Christmas day, all the days of the cold, raining outside snow. But the cold weather could not stop the happy steps of Christmas. There are beautiful Christmas trees in front of the shops in the street, and the staff in the supermarket are also wearing a lovely Christmas hat.

This evening my cousin, aunt and uncle, walked out of the door, everywhere can see the "floating" in the window of the shop "Snow", shops on both sides of the Christmas tree full of Santa Claus and toys, and lights in a riotous with colour light, people crowded a bit crowded, people holding many to buy things, the car to and fro, The stream never stops flowing. We walked on the street and heard a lot of Christmas songs, and I started to humming.

We walked into the clothing store and the clerks were busy entertaining customers. I left the right choice, that is, I cant find my favorite clothes. Suddenly, my eyes found a red and blue dress, then uncle brought a look dark clothes, with funny tone: "good looking?" I see, head shaking like a rattle. I took this piece of blue and red clothes and said: "I have to dress." Uncle agreed without hesitation. But uncle saw the price, with the manager a lot of bargaining, finally put 450 yuan the price becomes 300 yuan. So I returned home with satisfaction.

At home, I couldnt wait to put my socks beside the pillow. I slept in bed, while I waited for Santa to hide the gift in my socks, close my eyes, and I fell asleep unconsciously.

快乐圣诞节Happiness in Chiristmas Day

Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world， which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December. Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now many customs and habits are beyond religious meaning， The Christmas season begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday. There is always a shopping boom during this period. So it＇s really a happy season for shop owners. bout foreign culture.

每年的12月25日，所有基督教国家的人们都欢庆圣诞节。一般认为圣诞节是耶稣诞生的日子。但是现在许多风俗和习惯都已超出了宗教意义。圣诞节季节在12月25日之前的5、6个星期就已经开始了。在这一时期总会出现一个购物潮。所以圣诞节确实是店主的快乐节日。

[快乐的圣诞节英语作文

Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries.It is on December 25， the birthday of Jesus Christ.Before the festival， every family will buy a Christmas tree， and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful.

On Christmas Eve， children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents in them. In fact， their parents put the presents in their stockings.

圣诞节(Christmas)是西方传统节日，在每年12月25日。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节，因为把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，故名“耶诞节”。大部分的天主教教堂都会先在24日的平安夜，亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节;基督教的另一大分支——东正教的圣诞节庆则在每年的1月7日。

Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christs birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.

The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.

Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Years festival that lasted for 12 days.

The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.

The Romans celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of Jo Saturnalia! the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.

Jo Saturnalia! was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.

Some legends claim that the Christian Christmas celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianitys main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.

The exact day of the Christ childs birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.

The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgins name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.

The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.

In the 1800s, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including Silent Night and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, were composed during this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.

The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christs name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.

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