6. ON CHRISTMAS , PEOPLE LIGHT UP THERE HOME & MAKE
CAKE’S . PEOPLE HANG’S SOCKS SO THAT SANTA CIAUS
PUT GIFTS IN IT.
7. • The original date of the celebration in Eastern Christianity was
January 6, in connection with Epiphany, and that is still the date of
the celebration for the Armenia Apostolic Church and in Armenia,
where it is a public holiday.
• As of 2012, there is a difference of 13 days between the
modern Gregorian calendar and the older Julian calendar.
• Those who continue to use the Julian calendar or its equivalents thus
celebrate December 25 and January 6 on what for the majority of the
world is January 7 and January 19.
• For this reason, Ethiopia,Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Republic of
Macedonia, and the Republic of Moldova celebrate Christmas on
what in the Gregorian calendar is January 7; all the Greek Orthodox
Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25.
8. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has
a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London
it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the
parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and
whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green"
9. The songs we know specifically as carols were originally communal folk
songs sung during celebrations such as "harvest tide" as well as
Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church.
Traditionally, carols have often been based on medieval chord patterns,
and it is this that gives them their uniquely characteristic musical
sound.
