Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, though the exact date is unknown and not considered his actual birthday. The holiday incorporates both religious and cultural traditions, combining Jesus' birth with winter festival customs from earlier cultures. The word "Christmas" originated as a contraction of "Christ's mass" and is derived from Old English terms related to "Christ" and the Latin word for "mass."

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2. History Celebrated on December 25. Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. The date of the celebration is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth

3. Christmas festivities often combine the commemoration of Jesus' birth with various cultural customs, many of which have been influenced by earlier winter festival.

4. The word Christmas originated as a contraction of “Christ's mass". It is derived from the middle English Christmases and old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038, compounded from Old English derivatives of the Greek christos and the Latin missa .

5. Christian origins It is unknown exactly when or why December 25 became associated with Christ's birth. The new testament does not give a specific date. Sextus Julius africanus popularized the idea that Christ was born on December 25 in his Chronograph , a reference book for Christians written in AD 221.

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