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How the Chinese celebrate Christmas

The forms in which the Chinese celebrate Christmas are listed below:

1. Greeting card sending.

The custom of sending greeting cards did not originate in the New Year, but Christmas. Now teaching video, network shopping developed, you can make a card to congratulate Christmas.

2, send peace fruit.

Playing on the harmony of the apple, named peace fruit and popular at Christmas, send peace fruit can be a good luck, is very meaningful.

3, ornamental Christmas trees, lanterns.

While the Christmas atmosphere in our country is not enough, but some places will still prepare the Christmas tree and lanterns, as the annual Christmas tree is very ornamental, souvenir value.

4, COS Santa Claus.

Usually, COS is a bit silly, but on Christmas Day, you can play Santa Claus to have fun and take pictures.

5. Eat Christmas dinner.

You can prepare a hearty candlelight Christmas dinner.

Introduction of Christmas:

The important Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. It is also known as Christmas Day, the Nativity of the Lord, and the Catholic Church also known as the Christmas viewing of Jesus. The date of Jesus' birth is not recorded in the Bible. In 336 A.D., the Church of Rome began to celebrate this festival on December 25th, which was originally the date of the birth of the god of the sun, as stipulated by the Roman Empire.

Some people believe that Christmas is celebrated on this day because Christians believe that Jesus is the Sun, the Sun of righteousness and eternity.

After the middle of the 5th century, Christmas, as an important holiday, became a tradition in the Church and gradually spread among the Eastern and Western churches. Because of the different calendars used and other reasons, there are differences in the specific dates and forms of activities celebrated by each denomination.

Christmas customs spread to Asia mainly in the mid-nineteenth century, Japan, Korea and so on have been influenced by Christmas culture. Nowadays, it has become a common custom in the West to give gifts to each other on Christmas Day, to hold banquets, and to add to the festive atmosphere with Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and so on. Christmas has also become a public **** holiday in the western world and many other regions.