MERRY  CHRISTMAS ·2023

In 336 AD, the Roman Church began celebrating the feast on December 25.

December 25 was originally the birthday of the Sun God stipulated by the Roman Empire.Some people think that choosing this day to celebrate Christmas,Because Christians believe that Jesus is the righteous, eternal sun.

After the middle of the 5th century, Christmas became a tradition of the church as an important festival,And gradually spread among the Eastern and Western churches.

Due to different calendars and other reasons,The specific dates and forms of celebration vary among denominations.The custom of Christmas spread to Asia mainly in the mid-19th century,Japan, Korea and so on have been influenced by Christmas culture.

Nowadays, in the West, gifts and feasts are often exchanged at Christmas.

And to Santa Claus, Christmas trees and other to add festive atmosphere, has become a common custom.Christmas has also become a public holiday in the Western world and many other parts of the world.Christmas cards are popular as Christmas gifts in the United States and Europe,Many families bring annual family photos or family news with their cards,The news usually includes information about family members' strengths and weaknesses over the past year.

Sending Christmas cards on Christmas Day, in addition to celebrating the joy of Christmas,Is to bless relatives and friends, to show the feeling of missing.

Especially in the loneliness of relatives and friends, but also kind care and comfort.

Christmas figures mainly refer to SantaClaus (SantaClaus),The prototype lived in the 4th century AD in Myra Bishop of Saint Nicholas (present-day Turkey).

He did a lot of charity work during his life, most of which was secretly helping the poor. Santa Claus was his nickname after he secretly delivered money, The story of helping three girls.Nicholas was made a saint after his death.

The image of Santa Claus is an old man with a white beard and a red hat. Every Christmas he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by a deer,

Into the house by the chimney, Put Christmas presents in stockings and hang them above the children's beds or in front of the fire.