Christmas day, i have a date with my boyfriend. First, we go to a restaurant, Gadeno New York Pizza and Steak for lunch. About 2pm, We watching movie at Studio 21 (Nagoya Hill Mall). We watch Twilight, an action packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. It started from 2.30pm and ended about 4.30pm. About 5pm, we went to A&W for dinner. Hohoho... A little early dinner. I ate a fish burger. After that, he drove me to home. Finally, i arrive at home about 7pm. Turn on my pc, start for write on my blog. And searching for information on some websites, i found on yesterday. Here are some information about Christmas.
Christmas (IPA: /krɪsməs/), occasionally referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual Christian holiday celebrated on December 25 or January 7 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 is not thought to be Jesus' actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival, or with the winter solstice. For more detail click here.
Christmas Traditions
There are lots of Christmas traditions that are practiced by a number of countries all over the world during the holiday season. These traditions can be as diverse as the culture and religious practices of each and every country in the world.
Origins of christmas
From the Old English 'Cristes Mæsse' ~ meaning the 'mass of Christ' ~ the story of Christmas begins with the birth of a babe in Bethlehem. It is believed that Christ was born on the 25th, although the exact month is unknown. December was likely chosen so the Catholic Church could compete with rival pagan rituals held at that time of year and because of its closeness with the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere, a traditional time of celebration among many ancient cultures.
The origin of Santa Claus begins in the 4th century with Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in present day Turkey. By all accounts St. Nicholas was a generous man, particularly devoted to children. After his death around 340 A.D. he was buried in Myra, but in 1087 Italian sailors purportedly stole his remains and removed them to Bari, Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas' popularity throughout Europe.
His kindness and reputation for generosity gave rise to claims he that he could perform miracles and devotion to him increased. St. Nicholas became the patron saint of Russia, where he was known by his red cape, flowing white beard, and bishop's mitre.
In Greece, he is the patron saint of sailors, in France he was the patron of lawyers, and in Belgium the patron of children and travellers. Thousands of churches across Europe were dedicated to him and some time around the 12th century an official church holiday was created in his honor. The Feast of St. Nicholas was celebrated December 6 and the day was marked by gift-giving and charity.
After the Reformation, European followers of St. Nicholas dwindled, but the legend was kept alive in Holland where the Dutch spelling of his name Sint Nikolaas was eventually transformed to Sinterklaas. Dutch children would leave their wooden shoes by the fireplace, and Sinterklaas would reward good children by placing treats in their shoes. Dutch colonists brought brought this tradition with them to America in the 17th century and here the Anglican name of Santa Claus emerged.
In 1822 Clement C. Moore composed the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas, published as The Night Before Christmas as a gift for his children. In it, he portrays Santa Claus:
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly,
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
Other countries feature different gift-bearers for the Christmas or Advent season: La Befana in Italy ~ The Three Kings in Spain, Puerto Rico, and Mexico ~ Christkindl or the Christ Child in Switzerland and Austria ~ Father Christmas in England ~ and Pere Noël, Father Christmas or the Christ Child in France. Still, the figure of Santa Claus as a jolly, benevolent, plump man in a red suit described in Moore's poem remains with us today and is recognized by children and adults alike around the world.
Christmas Tree
In 16th-century Germany fir trees were decorated, both indoors and out, with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper. In the Middle Ages, a popular religous play depicted the story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
A fir tree hung with apples was used to symbolize the Garden of Eden -- the Paradise Tree. The play ended with the prophecy of a saviour coming, and so was often performed during the Advent season.
It is held that Protestant reformer Martin Luther first adorned trees with light. While coming home one December evening, the beauty of the stars shining through the branches of a fir inspired him to recreate the effect by placing candles on the branches of a small fir tree inside his home
The Christmas Tree was brought to England by Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert from his native Germany. The famous Illustrated News etching in 1848, featuring the Royal Family of Victoria, Albert and their children gathered around a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle, popularized the tree throughout Victorian England. Brought to America by the Pennsylvania Germans, the Christmas tree became by the late 19th century.
Please click here for Other christmas traditions such as Christmas Stockings; Mistletoe; Holly, Ivy and Greenery; Poinsettias; The Candy Cane; Christmas Cards.How To Say Merry Christmas
| Afrikaner [Afrikaans] | "Geseënde Kersfees" | |
| Albanian | "Urime Krishtlindjet" | |
| Amharic | "Enkwan laberhana ledat abaqqawot" OR "Melkam amat ba`al yehunellachihu" | |
| Arabic | "Milad Majid" OR "Milad Saeed" | |
| Argentine | "Feliz Navidad" | |
| Armenian | "Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand" | |
| Bohemian | "Vesele Vanoce" | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | "Feliz Natal" | |
| Briton | "Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat" | |
| Bulgarian | "Tchestita Koleda" OR "Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo" | |
| Cambodian | "Soursdey Noel" | |
| Chinese [Mandarin] | "Sheng Dankuai Le" | |
| Chinese [Cantonese] | "Sing Daan Faai Lok" | |
| Cornish | "Nadelik Lowen" | |
| Croatian | "Sretan Bozic" | |
| Czech | "Velike Vanoce" | |
| Danish | "Glædelig Jul" | |
| Dutch | "Vrolijk Kerstfeest" | |
| English [American] | "Merry Christmas" | |
| English [Australian] | "'Ave a bonza Chrissy, Mate" | |
| English [UK] | "Happy Christmas" | |
| Esperanto | "Gojan Kristnaskon" | |
| Estonian | "Roomsaid Joulu Puhi" | |
| Farsi | "Christmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad" | |
| Faroese | "Gleðilig Jól" | |
| Filipino | "Maligayang Pasko" | |
| Finnish | "Hauskaa Joulua" | |
| French | "Joyeux Noël" | |
| Frisian | "Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier" | |
| Gaelic | "Nollaig Shona Dhuit" | |
| German | "Froehliche Weihnachten" | |
| Greek | "Kala Christouyenna" | |
| Hawaiian | "Mele Kalikimaka" | |
| Hebrew | "Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova" | |
| Hindi | "Shub Badadin" | |
| Hungarian | "Boldog Karácsonyt" | |
| Icelandic | "Gledileg Jol" | |
| India | "Tamil Nadu - Christmas Vaazthukkal " | |
| Indonesian | "Selamat Hari Natal" | |
| Iraqi | "Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah" | |
| Irish | "Nollaig Shona Duit" | |
| Italian | "Buon Natale" | |
| Japanese | "Meri Kurisumasu" | |
| Klingon | "QISmaS Quch Daghajjaj" | |
| Korean | "Sung Tan Jul Chuk Ha" | |
| Latvian | "Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu" | |
| Lithuanian | "Linksmu Kaledu" | |
| Malay | "Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru" | |
| Maltese | "Il-Milied it-tajjeb" | |
| Maori | "Meri Kirihimete" | |
| Navajo | "Ya'at'eeh Keshmish" | |
| New Guinea Pidgin | "Meri Christmas" | |
| New Zealand | "Happy Christmas" | |
| Norwegian | "Gledelig Jul" | |
| Pennsylvania German | "En frehlicher Grischtdaag" | |
| Peru | "Felices Fiestas" OR "Feliz Navidad" | |
| Polish | "Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia" | |
| Portuguese | "Feliz Natal" | |
| Punjabi | "Hacahi Ke Eide" | |
| Rumanian | "Sarbatori Fericite" | |
| Russian | "S Rozhdestvom Kristovym" | |
| Serbian | "Hristos se rodi" | |
| Slovakian | "Sretan Bozic" OR "Vesele vianoce" | |
| Samoan | "Manuea le Karisimasi" | |
| Scots Gaelic | "Nollaig chridheil huibh" | |
| Slovak | "Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok" | |
| Slovene | "Srecen Bozic" | |
| Spanish | "Feliz Navidad" | |
| Swahili | "Heri ya Krismasi" | |
| Swedish | "God Jul" | |
| Tagalog [Philippines] | "Maligayang Pasko" | |
| Tahitian | "Ia ora'na no te noere" | |
| Telugu | "Santhasa Krismas" | |
| Thai | "Suksan Christmas" | |
| Turkish | "Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun" | |
| Ukrainian | "Z Rizdvom Krystovym" OR "Veselogo Rizdva"" | |
| Urdu [Pakistan] | "Shadae Christmas" | |
| Uzbek | "Yangi Yiligiz Mubarak Bolsun" | |
| Vietnamese | "Chuc Mung Giang Sinh" | |
| Welsh | "Nadolig Llawen" |
Source: SnapMyLife, Cinema 21, Twilight The Movie, infostarbase, Wikipedia, KiddyHouse, Soon.org
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