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What festivals are available for activities in 65438+February?

1 Christmas

An important Christian festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Also known as Jesus Christmas and the birthday of Jesus, Catholicism is also known as the Christmas ceremony of Jesus. The date of birth of Jesus is not recorded in the Bible. In 336 AD, the Roman Church began to celebrate this festival on February 25th, 65438.

65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of the sun god stipulated by the Roman Empire. Some people think that this day is chosen to celebrate Christmas because Christians believe that Jesus is the just and eternal sun.

2. Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, also known as Christmas Eve, is Christmas Eve (65438+February 24th) and is a part of Christmas in most Christian churches. Traditionally, many Christians will attend midnight mass or party on Christmas Eve, usually in church, marking the beginning of Christmas. Some churches will hold candlelight worship in the evening, usually with a dramatic performance of the story of the birth of Jesus and a big meal.

3. Winter solstice festival

The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "twenty-four solar terms", and the solar calendar reaches 270 degrees. It is celebrated on June 65438+February 2 1, 22 or 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The solstice in winter is the limit of the sun's southward travel. On this day, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most inclined to the northern hemisphere.

Therefore, the winter solstice is the lowest day of the sun height in all parts of the northern hemisphere, and it is also the shortest day of the year in all parts of the northern hemisphere. The farther north, the shorter the day is. North of the Arctic Circle, the sun is below the horizon all day, which is the widest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

4.boxing day

Boxing Day, 65438+ February 26th every year, the first day after Christmas or the first Sunday after Christmas, is a festival celebrated in some parts of the Commonwealth, and is also designated as a festival in some European countries, which is called "St. Stephen's Day". Traditionally, Christmas presents are given to the service staff on this day.

5. Embrace Valentine's Day

12 14, hold it as long as you want, hug it in public, declare your love to the whole world, and make the cold winter especially warm. Especially those couples who celebrated Valentine's Day in February 14, they can still hug warmly at the end of the year, which also proves that their feelings are still the same.

Hugging Valentine's Day is also called campus Valentine's Day, which is a folk saying. The origin of this campus Valentine's Day has yet to be verified.