Which countries celebrate Christmas in 2018? What month is it? What day is it
4hw.com.cn: Christmas is the biggest festival in western countries. It is a traditional festival in western countries. It has lasted for more than 1000 years. Christmas is coming in 2018. However, many friends still don't know what month and day Christmas is. Which countries celebrate Christmas? Let's have a look.
More than 140 countries and regions celebrate Christmas on earth. The festival lasts from December 24 to January 6 of the next year. It is the festival with the widest circulation and the largest number of participants in the world. It can be said that Christmas is a worldwide festival that transcends national boundaries.
What month is Christmas in 2018? What day is it? How do you spend Christmas in 2018
Tuesday, December 25, 2018.
Christmas is the abbreviation of 'Christ mass'. Mass is a church service. It is also known as Christmas because December 25 is the celebration day for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special services. Most catholic churches first hold midnight mass on the Christmas Eve of December 24, that is, in the early morning of December 25, while some Christian churches will give good news, and then celebrate Christmas on December 25; Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas on January 7 every year.
The legend of Christmas
All this began about 2000 years ago. An angel appeared to a Jewish girl named Mary and told her the good news: "you will be pregnant and give birth to a son and call him Jesus, the Savior." when Mary's childbirth was approaching, Mary and her unmarried husband Joseph returned to their hometown Bethlehem due to household survey. The only place they could find a foothold was a place where animals lived. The special baby was born there.
The angel reported the happy news to some shepherds. They left their sheep and rushed to see the baby. Soon after, the doctors of the East saw a very unusual star. They knew that a great man was born. The star led them to Bethlehem. When they found the child Jesus, they presented a gift suitable for the status of king. The celebration of this special birth is called Christmas.