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Top Questions
What is Christmas?
What is Christmas?
When is Christmas celebrated?
When is Christmas celebrated?
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How is Christmas celebrated?
Does Christmas have pagan roots?
Does Christmas have pagan roots?
Did Christmas start in Germany?
Did Christmas start in Germany?
Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages—Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French—all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes “hallowed night.” Since the early 20th century, Christmas has also been a secular family holiday, observed by Christians and non-Christians alike, devoid of Christian elements, and marked by an increasingly elaborate exchange of ...(100 of 1805 words)