Public from all over the world celebrates Christmas in so
many different ways and you will be fairly amazed at the stories behind many of
these Christmas traditions.
Did you even know that Christmas Day, the 25th of December,
was beforehand a holiday which can be transferred from one date to another? It
was not only in the 4th century AD when Pope Julius I made it official and set
December 25th as Christmas Day. This day matched the pagan ritual for the
winter solstice also known as the feast for the Return of the Sun. It was meant
to reinstate a Christmas celebration 2013 in place of the pagan ritual.
As for how the rest of the world celebrates 2012 – 2013 Christmas,
here they are.
France - Christmas in France is known as Noel drawn from the
French expression "les bonnes nouvelles" which means "the good
news" and denotes the gospel. Based on the French belief that farmers who
burn a log from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day have a plentiful harvest the
following year, some families are burning a log from their homes.
Germany - Christmas in Germany are characterized by
Christmas trees dating back as far as the 16th century. They rapidly increase
all over the world and then to England when Queen Victoria's husband, Albert
came from Germany and brought this tradition.
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