Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25th and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The earliest historical evidence of Christmas being celebrated on this date comes from Rome in the 4th century AD. While Christmas began as a Christian religious holiday, it has also become a secular winter celebration embraced by non-Christians for its tradition of gift-giving, decorating trees, and family gatherings. People celebrate Christmas for various reasons including to honor the birth of Jesus, enjoy time off during the holiday season, allow children to receive gifts and believe in Santa Claus, and mark the winter solstice.

1. Merry Christmas 2013

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Introduction
History
Why we celebrate Christmas?
Conclusion
Resources

3. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus
Christ and a widely observed holiday, celebrated generally
on December 25th by billions of people around the world.
Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is
celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and
is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.

4. HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS
The Chronography of 354 AD contains early evidence of
the celebration on December 25 of a Christian liturgical
feast of the birth of Jesus. This was in Rome, while in
Eastern Christianity the birth of Jesus was already
celebrated in connection with the Epiphany on January 6.
The December 25 celebration was imported into the East
later: in Antioch by John Chrysostom towards the end of
the 4th century, probably in 388, and in Alexandria only in
the following century. Even in the West, the January 6
celebration of the nativity of Jesus seems to have
continued until after 380.

5. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS?
Different people have different reasons to celebrate this
festival.
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Christians celebrate Christmas in the memory of Jesus Christ.
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Other people like it because it comes in holiday season.
Children like it because they get gifts and chance to decorate Christmas
tree. Santa Claus is also favorite for kids.
It is the best festival of winter season.
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6. CONCLUSION
Christmas is the best festival of winter season and it is
celebrated all over the world. It gives us a chance to get
together and celebrate the day. People celebrate the festival
by wishing each other through beautiful Christmas wishes and
messages.

7. RESOURCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
http://happywishes.org/