C hristmas was originally first celebrated way back in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine( the first Christian Roman Emperor). Then a few years later, Pope Julius I declared that the first of Jesus would be celebrated on December 25th. So that’ s what it is, Jesus ' s birthday. I ' m sure it is celebrated to always remind people what Jesus did for us, however there is other big, common traditions are celebrated during Christmas.
The first huge one I think we all know about is, the celebration of Santa Clause and his elves. There is many different stories about how Santa even came to be a part of Christmas. Some say he was a poor monk, some say he was a rich man, some say he was a homeless man with two daughters. Most see him as St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was also known as Nikolaos of Myra who was a historic 4thcentury Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor. It is said that he made many miracles happen during his intercession. He had a habit of surprising people with gifts,
it gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus.
Another tradition most people participate in, is putting up a huge Christmas tree in their house and decorating it with lots of lights and ornaments. We use the specific Evergreen tree because it was an ancient symbol of life in the midst of winter. Romans use to decorate their houses with evergreen branches during the New Year. They believed these trees were reincarnations of Jesus ' s lordship.
-Gabby Rojo
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