What is the meaning of Christmas?

Question 1: What is the real meaning of Christmas? Although Christmas is a western holiday, it is more important for us to understand its basic meaning:

Christmas is the day of the year that brings real hope and longing to all mankind. It holds high the torch of brotherhood.

Christmas is a day when most people are open-minded and tolerant.

It is also on this day that most people try their best to be friendly and considerate to others;

On this day, we all show elegance and generosity as always;

On this day, the joy of family is far more important than the profit of business;

On this day, people of different races are in high spirits when they meet and talk.

On this day, people from all walks of life wish each other a happy holiday;

On this day, even the enemy was reunited.

Commemorating the birth of the savior is certainly not singing hymns or dancing. First of all, we should think about God's conservatism this year, so that we can spend it safely. In this year, how many times have we been considerate of the Lord's heart, how many times have we done our duty for God's family, and have we borne the fruit of the Holy Spirit in this year? Is there a new life of Christ in our actions? Then sing praise and praise the Lord with sincerity and honesty. However, in some places, some girls are busy practicing dance and have no time to pursue Excellence in dance. In order to step up the rehearsal, the word of God has stopped learning. I think this situation is just to please people's eyes, not to please the Lord's heart.

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12 ways to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

We should get rid of the traditional ways of celebrating Christmas, such as shopping in a hurry, eating and drinking, taking some time to rekindle new Christmas fireworks and leaving the more "fresh" Christmas spirit at home.

1, candlelight is bright

Bright candlelight drives away the darkness and becomes a significant symbol of winter vitality. On the first Advent (Sunday four weeks before Christmas), some Christians lit candles in the church and took them home. Candles burned one after another until Christmas Eve. The whole family can have a candlelight dinner. Traditionally, you can also light three more candles, each representing the week of Advent.

2. Donate to public welfare undertakings

If you know someone who is willing to donate to public welfare, you can donate in her/his name.

Step 3 write letters

Will there be anyone who has helped you in your life? Or do you want to make up with an old friend who had an argument? Or want to say "I love you" to the person you love? So now is the best time to pick up a pen and paper and express your feelings.

4. Give the most needed gifts

We often give gifts for the sake of "giving gifts". In fact, people already have them or don't need them. We should try to give those gifts that are not on the gift list.

Step 5 plant a real Christmas tree

An interesting way to commemorate Christmas is to give those who love nature a "last minute" gift. By phone or online, you can spend $65,438+00 to help American Forest Organization, the oldest non-profit civic reservation organization, plant 65,438+00 trees in the most seriously damaged forest ecosystem.

6. Create a new family holiday

If you traditionally spend Christmas Eve with your husband's relatives, but you have to spend Christmas with your own relatives, then you will regret not being able to celebrate this festival with your husband and children at home. Some people even complain that they and their children never have private time and space to spend Christmas. Then, we can create a new festival, such as Adam's Day on February 23rd, 65438-because Adam was born before Eve. On 23rd, we can share gifts, have dinner together and celebrate festivals with our families and children.

7. Create a Christmas gift notebook.

Buy a beautiful notebook to record the gifts you and your family receive and send. Next year, when you want to write greetings or give gifts, take a notebook with you, so that you can avoid giving others repeated gifts. Notepad is a sign that you think about yourself and others.

8. Decorate the Christmas tree by division of labor

Let the family divide the work to decorate the Christmas tree. Divide the tree into different parts with red ribbons, so that everyone has their own place to decorate, and avoid the same Christmas tree decoration every year.

9. Have dinner by the Christmas tree.

After the Christmas tree is decorated, everyone has dinner around it. Turn off all the lights except the tree and imagine how beautiful this tree is! This idea is most suitable for the night after a tiring Christmas shopping all afternoon.

10, make Christmas Eve simple.

On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, it is suggested to have a simple dinner, such as pizza, or let the guests eat sandwiches by themselves instead of being tired ... >>

Question 2: What is the meaning of Christmas in western countries? In 354 AD, the Roman Church declared 65438+February 25th as the birthday of Jesus, and this day became Christmas. This religious festival has now become a mass traditional festival in many countries in the world, especially in Christian western countries. On Christmas Eve, teachers will hold religious ceremonies. Young people sing Christmas carols and go door to door to celebrate the happy holidays. On Christmas Day, people get together and have a big meal. Turkey is an essential main course on the Christmas table. Turkey originated in the American continent and was introduced to Europe in the second half of the15th century, becoming the most popular dish at Christmas. But in Mexico and other Latin American countries that produce turkeys, Spanish roast mutton and suckling pigs have become the main dishes on the Christmas table. Some Christmas dinners are arranged at noon, and some are arranged at night, mainly for family reunion, and no outsiders are invited. Occasionally invite friends from other places. If you are single and spend Christmas in a foreign country, sometimes you will be lucky enough to be invited to such family gatherings. The Christmas tree is the most important ornament during Christmas. Christmas trees usually use tall and straight evergreen plants such as fir exhibits, such as Podocarpus, to hang brightly colored decorations. During Christmas, colored lights will be lit and shine brightly. Nowadays, artificial Christmas trees are also very popular, which have advantages over some tree species in price and durability. Leaders of Christian countries congratulate each other at Christmas and New Year. On Christmas afternoon, the Queen of England usually delivers a Christmas speech on radio and television to congratulate the whole country and Commonwealth countries.

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Question 3: What is the meaning of Christmas? Christmas is the festival of the birth of Jesus, and people in all Christian countries in the west will celebrate it on that day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also a common secular festival. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincides with two non-Christian festivals, namely, the Agricultural Festival and the Sun Festival, both of which are in the middle of winter, so the sources of celebration customs are different. Within the scope of the Roman Empire, Saturnalia on February 17, 2007 was a day of entertainment and gift exchange. 65438+February 25th is the birthday of mitra, the god of justice worshipped by ancient Iranians. On New Year's Day, the ancient Romans decorated their houses with green branches and colored lights, and gave presents to children and the poor. Teutonic tribes infiltrated Gaul, Britain and Central Europe, bringing Germanic and Celtic religious ceremonies. Therefore, there are celebrations, such as reunion, burning large pieces of firewood, tasting big wooden cakes, hanging branches, visiting relatives and friends, and exchanging gifts. Fire and light, which symbolize warmth and longevity, have always been the content of winter festivals celebrated in Christian and non-Christian customs. Evergreen trees symbolize the struggle for survival and have been associated with the celebration of Jesus Christmas since the Middle Ages.

China's Christmas atmosphere (7 photos) S tide), local churches can celebrate Christmas on this festival according to local conditions. Western churches, including Roman Catholicism, Anglican Communism and Protestantism, set Christmas as 65438+February 25th in Gregorian calendar. The Orthodox Church decided that Christmas Day would be 65438+10.7 on the Gregorian calendar (actually called "Epiphany Day"), which was related to the fact that the Orthodox Church did not accept the Gregorian calendar reform and the revised julian calendar, so the Christmas Day from 1900 to 1999 would be postponed to 65438+10.7 on October. Bulgaria and Romania are also Orthodox regions, but the Christmas date follows the Western European custom of 65438+February 25th, while Easter follows the custom. The oldest Christian church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, decided the Gregorian calendar 1.6, and the Armenian church paid more attention to Epiphany than Christmas. Christmas is also a public holiday in the western world and many other regions, such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. Non-Christians in the world just regard Christmas as a secular cultural festival. There was no Christmas at the beginning of the church, and it didn't happen until about one hundred years after Jesus ascended to heaven. It is said that the first Christmas was in 138, and the Bishop of Rome Saint Clemens proposed to hold Christmas parades around the world (18 photos). The first Christmas in the history of the church was in 336 AD. Because the Bible does not clearly remember the time when Jesus was born, the date of Christmas varies from place to place. It was not until 440 AD that the Holy See designated 65438+February 25th as Christmas. In A.D. 1607, church leaders from all over the world gathered in Bethlehem, which further confirmed this point. Since then, most Christians in the world have regarded 65438+February 25th as Christmas. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.

The word Christmas means "mass of Christ", which means "dinner of Christ". This ceremony originated from the Last Supper in the New Testament. The word "Christian Mass" is a combination of Greek and Latin, because the word "Christ" comes from the Greek word χ ρ ι σ τ, which originally only refers to the Jewish "anointed" and is extended to the savior; Mass comes from Latin missa, which means "di *** issal" and is extended to the Thanksgiving party of the Christian church. So it is sometimes abbreviated as "Christmas". This may be because X is similar to the Greek letter Chi. χ is the first letter of the Greek word "Christ" (Christos). In order to respect people of other faiths, play down the religious color of Christmas. The Dutch name is similar to English, called Kerstroeten. Christmas is called Navidad (or Pascuas) in Spanish, Festas in Portuguese, Narodzenie in Polish, Noel in French, Natale in Italian and Nadal in Catalan, which clearly reflects the meaning of Christmas. In contrast, German is called Weihnachten, which means "holy night".