Christmas is an annual holliday that is celebrated on December 25th according to the Christian calender. Christmas is the celebration of Jesus Christ and essentially the begining of Christianity. However, Christ's birth can actually be dated back to 4 B.C. in the spring. During Christmas time, decorations like the naviety scene, christmas trees, christmas lights, holly, ect. are placed in Christian's homes. Tradionally, presents are given out on Christmas to celebrate the gift of Jesus. All of the Christmas traditions that are now more family oriented came from old pegan rituals. For instance, Santa Clause was derived from "a visit from St Nicholas" and the christmas tree was a sacrifical tree to the gods that hung brightly colored dead animals.
http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/christms.html
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