NAME-NAITIK PATELSCHOOL-KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

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ROLL NO.25

PROJECT:- CHRISTMAS

La la la la ...

I'm wishing on a star

And trying to believe

That even though it's far

He'll find me at Christmas Eve

I guess Santa is busy

Cause he never comes around

I think of him when Christmas comes to town

The best time of the year

When everyone comes home

With all this Christmas tear

It's hard to be alone

Putting up the Christmas tree

With friends you come around

It's so much fun when Christmas comes to town

Presents for the children wrapped in red and green

All the things I've heard about, but never really see

No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve

Hoping Santa's on his way

“我向星星许愿，并坚持相信，圣诞老人确实存在。我想，他一定很忙，不然不会不来看我。圣诞来临时，我总会想到圣诞老人，那是一年中最好的时光，所有的人都回家团聚，朋友们聚在一起竖起圣诞树。平安夜里，没有人睡觉，大家都翘首盼望圣诞老人的降临。他驾着的雪橇铃声响起，

我听到了，四周全是鹿铃声……”

Presents for the children wrapped in red and green

All the things I've heard about, but never really see

No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve

Hoping Santa's on his way

When Santa's sleigh bells ring

I listen all around

The herald angels sing

I never hear a sound

And all the dreams of children

Once lies will all be found

That's all I want when Christmas comes to town

LOGOHISTORY

Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 or January 7 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. Santa Claus (also referred to as Father Christmas, although the two figures have different origins) is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas for children. Santa is generally believed to be the result of a syncretization between Saint Nicholas and elements from pagan Nordic and Christian mythology, and his modern appearance is believed to have originated in 19th century media.Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but is also celebrated by many non-Christians as a secular, cultural festival.

LOGOWinter FestivalsWinter FestivalsMosaic of Jesus as Christo Sole (Christ the Sun) in Mausoleum M in the pre-fourth-century necropolis under St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Christians consider Jesus to be the “sun of righteousness” prophesied in Malachi 4:2. A winter festival was the most popular festival of the year in many cultures. Reasons included the fact that less agricultural work needs to be done during the winter, as well as an expectation of better weather as spring approached.

Modern Christmas customs include: gift-giving and merrymaking from Roman Saturnalia; greenery, lights, and charity from the Roman New Year; and Yule logs and various foods from Germanic feasts

Celebration

Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world, including many whose populations are mostly non-Christian. In some non-Christian countries, periods of former colonial rule introduced the celebration.

Countries in which Christmas is not a formal public holiday include Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (excepting Hong Kong and Macao), Comoros, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen. Christmas celebrations around the world can vary markedly in form, reflecting differing cultural and national traditions.

Etymology

The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning “Christ’s Mass

It is derived from the Middle English Christmases and Old English Cristes m?sse, a phrase first recorded in 1038. “Cristes” is from Greek Christos and “m?sse” is from Latin missa. In Greek, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century

Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

Music and carols

The earliest extant specifically Christmas hymns appear in 4th-century Rome. Latin hymns such as "Veni redemptor gentium", written by Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, were austere statements of the theological doctrine of the Incarnation in opposition to Arianism. "Corde natus ex Parentis" ("Of the Father's love begotten") by the Spanish poet Prudentius (d. 413) is still sung in some churches today.[61]

Traditional cuisine

A special Christmas family meal is traditionally an important part of the holiday's celebration, and the food that is served varies greatly from country to country. Some regions, such as Sicily, have special meals for Christmas Eve, when 12 kinds of fish are served. In the United Kingdom and countries influenced by its traditions, a standard Christmas meal includes turkey or goose, meat, gravy, potatoes, vegetables, sometimes bread and cider. Special desserts are also prepared, such as Christmas pudding, mince pies, and fruit cake.

In Poland and other parts of eastern Europe and Scandinavia, fish often is used for the traditional main course, but richer meat such as lamb is increasingly served. In Germany, France, and Austria, goose and pork are favored. Beef, ham, and chicken in various recipes are popular throughout the world. The Maltese traditionally serve Imbuljuta tal-Qastan,

LOGOGift-bearing figures

Sinterklaas or Saint Nicholas, considered by many to be the original Santa Claus

Patristic Developments

The New Testament does not give a date for the birth of Jesus.

Around AD 200, Clement of Alexandria wrote that a group in Egypt celebrated the nativity on Pachon 25. This corresponds to May 20. Tertullian (d. 220) does not mention Christmas as a major feast day in the Church of Roman Africa

In Chronographai, a reference work published in 221, Sextons Julius Africanus suggested that Jesus was conceived on the spring equinox. The equinox was March 25 on the Roman calendar, so this implied a birth in December.

Date of celebration

Irenaeus (c. 130–202) viewed Christ's conception as March 25 in association with the Passion, with the nativity nine months after on December 25.[87] Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) may also have identified December 25 for the birth of Jesus and March 25 for the conception.[7][88] Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160–c. 240) identified December 25, later to become the most widely accepted date of celebration, as the date Jesus' birth in 221.[89] The precise origin of assigning December 25 to the birth of Jesus is unclear.[89] Various dates were speculated: May 20, April 18 or 19, March 25, January 2, November 17 or 20.[7][90] When celebration on a particular date began, January 6 prevailed at least in the East;[91] but, except among Armenians (the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Catholic Church), who continue to celebrate the birth on January 6, December 25 eventually won acceptance everywhere.[90]

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