25 December Christmas Day – true worldwide celebration. No country is there across the globe where Christmas or Christmas Day is not celebrated. Well, this does not denote that the same land is infested by a sizable Christian population. On the contrary, it does denote that the saga of Christmas and its celebration is not confined within the Christians only but has become a universal chronicle by now. Nevertheless, as usual, it is dominated by Christians who on December 25 observe a holiday so as to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the greatest, central and most noble figure of Christianity. Well, controversies still go on with regarded to the actual date of the Prophet’s birth and a number of Christian schools of thoughts have their own beliefs, calendars and celebrate Christmas depending on those. Whatever it is, December 25 is the worldwide acclaimed day for Christmas and is observed with reverence and splendor.
It must be taken into account that Christmas happens to be central to the entire saga of Christianity and marks the commencement of the larger season of Christmastide, continuing for the following twelve days. There is another significant feature of Christianity; it does not consist of post-Christ religious dictums only. A large number of its far famed celebratory traditions consist of pre-Christian themes along with origins.
What are the most popular customs of Christianity at the moment? Well, there are indeed lots and some of these are exchanges of greeting cards, gifting others, choir music, celebrations in churches. The projection of an assortment of decorations to mark the occasion can’t be ignored as well. Almost all the thoroughfares, lanes and even alleys along with households and churches get illuminated during this period. People are found to decorate their houses with Christmas trees, candles and also mistletoe. Father Christmas (Santa Claus) has become one of the most popular folklore figures in more than a few countries.
People are found to put up images of Santa Claus in their doors and get dressed in the same attire to distribute gifts among children.
It must be taken into account that Christmas happens to be central to the entire saga of Christianity and marks the commencement of the larger season of Christmastide, continuing for the following twelve days. There is another significant feature of Christianity; it does not consist of post-Christ religious dictums only. A large number of its far famed celebratory traditions consist of pre-Christian themes along with origins.
What are the most popular customs of Christianity at the moment? Well, there are indeed lots and some of these are exchanges of greeting cards, gifting others, choir music, celebrations in churches. The projection of an assortment of decorations to mark the occasion can’t be ignored as well. Almost all the thoroughfares, lanes and even alleys along with households and churches get illuminated during this period. People are found to decorate their houses with Christmas trees, candles and also mistletoe. Father Christmas (Santa Claus) has become one of the most popular folklore figures in more than a few countries.
People are found to put up images of Santa Claus in their doors and get dressed in the same attire to distribute gifts among children.