Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus,the central figure of Christianity.It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches.Although dating to probably as early as a.d.200,the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages.Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving,Christmas trees,display of Nativity sets,church attendance,the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth,and family gatherings.The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse.It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass".The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter X,an abbreviation for Christ.
圣誕節(jié)或圣誕節(jié)是慶祝耶穌的節(jié)日,基督教的核心人物的誕生.這是12月25日慶祝傳統(tǒng)上,大多數(shù)西方的基督教教堂.雖然可追溯到公元可能早200,圣誕大餐沒有成為普遍直到中世紀(jì).圣誕節(jié)慶?；顒?dòng)包括贈(zèng)送禮物,圣誕樹,圣誕套,參加教堂活動(dòng)顯示,圣誕老人/圣誕老人傳說,家庭聚會(huì).Christmas一詞來源于中世紀(jì)英語Christemasse.這是一個(gè)收縮的意思是“基督彌撒”.假日的名字往往是縮短到圣誕節(jié),因?yàn)榱_馬字母“X”類似于希臘字母X,一為基督的縮寫.