Christmas
Date Submitted: 09/22/2004 02:41:08
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 2 pages (677 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 2 pages (677 words)
 Christmas
The year's most celebrated holiday is celebrated on December 25th, both in homes
and churches worldwide. The meaning for Christmas is to recognize Christ's birth,
of which the exact date is not known. During the fourth century the Bishop of Rome
set December 25th as Christ's birth date. Some authorities claim that the choice of
December 25th was made because it coincided with Chanukah, Mithraic's feast of
the sun god, and the people of …
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…this joyous time filled with shopping, gift giving, and happiness. Some
popular and well-known Christmas decorations are: New York's Rockefeller Plaza's
Christmas tree, when set up, the first lighting of the tree signifies the official opening
of the Christmas season. Another popular attraction is Christmas Tree Lane, in
Fresno, California. People there string lights around the great cedars lining Van
Ness Avenue. Homeowners there also set up holiday displays on their lawns and
houses. (Encarta 2000)
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