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Bookmark or Share- Christmas - WikipediaA liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night.
- The First Christmas - Biblical Archaeology Societyscholars and archaeologists offer glimpses of the first Christmas as recounted and understood by those who first told the beloved story. Early and modern-day Christians alike have been captivated in particular by the three magi in the Christmas story. Author Robin Jensen tells us that early Christian art contains more
- History of Christmas ‑ Origins, Traditions & Facts | HISTORYChristmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870. The first eggnog made in the United States was consumed in Captain John Smith’s 1607 Jamestown settlement.
- Christmas | Origin, Definition, Traditions, History, & Facts | BritannicaChristmas, 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 First Christmas Celebration Recorded in History - ChristianityThis day, December 25, 336, is the first recorded celebration of Christmas. For the first three hundred years of the church's existence, birthdays were not given much emphasis--not even the birth of Christ.
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