as we know it today is a creation of the nineteenth century. The Christmas tree, originally from Germanic areas, spread to other areas of Europe and America. The carols were recovered and are composed of many new (the custom of singing Christmas carols, while former origins, comes primarily from the nineteenth century). The Christmas cards started to be used until the 1870s, although the first of which was printed in London in 1846. Santa Claus and The Spirit of Christmas The familiar image of Santa Claus with a sleigh, the reindeer and bags with toys, is a U.S. invention of these years, but the legend of Father Christmas is ancient and complex, and proceed in part of St. Nicholas and a jovial figure medieval The spirit of Christmas. In Russia traditionally carries a pink pig under his arm.
Christmas Today Today,
Christmas is a time of great commercial activity and exchange of gifts, meetings and lunches Families. In the West celebrated the Mass of the rooster in churches and cathedrals. In Latin America, rooted in Catholic tradition, especially the celebrated Christmas Eve (December 24) having a family dinner to be prepared for a variety of dishes, desserts and traditional beverages. It is also customary to attend the Mass and celebrating the megrim with rockets and fireworks. We appreciate the cooperation of Juan M. Ballesteros, of Snowdrops in Malaga, Spain in gathering information and preparing the material presented above. ________________________________________ What they say encyclopedias sent Design Garay S. The word "Christmas" is a contraction of "nativity" which means birth. This party made its appearance in the Catholic Church and from there spread to Protestantism and the rest of the world. But where was the Catholic Church? It was not the teachings of the New Testament. It was not the Bible nor the apostles who had been personally instructed by Jesus Christ. Christmas was introduced into the Church during the fourth century, coming from paganism
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