Christmas is one of those events which is celebrated the worldwide with supreme enthusiasm. Christianity is the most well known religion of the world with the great number of followers. So, the religious events of Christianity are definitely important. Christmas is an event which you celebrate with your friends and family. Christmas is celebrated all over the world with a lot of gifts exchanged. The gift reassures the love to your loved ones. Anyhow if you don’t have the time to say that how much you love them in the whole year, on this event Christmas gifts might say all for you.
The tradition of celebrating Christmas goes around over 4000 years when Christ child had come to this Universe. The 12 day celebrations of this Christmas festival with high illuminations, the very old civilization of exchanging gifts, carnivals, visiting of house to house singing carols, holiday banquets, the church progressions and all of these dates back to the early periods of Mesopotamians.
In fact the history of Christmas is alike to the celebrations of the New Years by Mesopotamians. These Mesopotamians believed in many Gods while Christians don’t. The same type of festival celebrations were viewed during the Babylonian and ancient Persian periods. Christmas festival also abides a comparison to their Sacaea festival. At this point of time, the exchanges of places were note worthy whereas in Christmas festival this practice is followed not by the exchange of places but only Gifts.
The ancient Greeks celebrate a same festival for their God Zeus and sire of the Olympians. Their God Kronos battled with this God. So follow the Christians. But, this Festival is very near to be similar with which the Roman's celebrated for their God Saturn. This Festival of Roman’s begins by the middle of December and ends in the first week of January.
This tradition of exchanging Christmas gifts is followed from the Roman’s Festival. These Romans would pretext in the streets, arrange common big meals during this festival, visit to their friends and exchange gifts which they name as the good-luck gifts called Strenae. Early the Christians were rigid in keeping the birthday of their Child Christ as a sincere and religious holiday. Christmas tree history also includes these Roman’s traditions in their festival season. Some fables narrate that the celebration of Christmas was invented exclusively to compete the Pagans celebrations of December. The 25th date is blessed for the Romans. The same is for the Persians who followed Mithraism religion. The Church was victorious in taking this date, the merriment, lights and gifts exchange from this Civilization and thus started celebrating Christmas.
Christmas gifts are always special. Although you can also presents your gifts to your loved ones once all over the year. All of the people are concerned about getting these gifts. There is a very positive energy about these gifts. Even getting old, People enjoy exchanging the Christmas gifts.
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