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Christmas 2025: The excitement of Christmas is visible all over the world from markets to homes. Every year the festival of Christmas is celebrated with great pomp on 25th December. This festival is a major festival of Christians, which is celebrated on the birthday of Jesus Christ. On this day, people give gifts to each other. On the birthday of Lord Jesus, Santa Claus also distributes happiness among the people and gifts to children.
Every year children wait for Santa Claus and gifts, but this question definitely comes in people’s mind that who is Santa Claus and when did celebrating Christmas start?
When did celebrating Christmas start?
It is said that celebrating the festival of Christmas started in 336 BC. Christmas was first celebrated on December 25 during the reign of Rome’s first Christian emperor in 336 BC. A few years later, Pope Julius officially announced celebrating December 25 as the birthday of Lord Jesus.
Christmas tree story
The Christmas tree came into use in Northern Europe thousands of years ago. During that time people used to decorate a plant named Fir. The branches of the cherry tree were also decorated at Christmas. People who could not buy a Christmas tree used to celebrate Christmas by making pyramids out of wood. Since then the Christmas tree has started.
Who is Santa Claus?
The real name of Santa Claus was Saint Nicholas. He was born in Rovaniemi village of Mayra, Turkistan. Saint Nicholas was born in a rich family 280 years after the death of Lord Jesus and always helped the poor. Saint Nicholas had a deep faith in Lord Jesus, due to which he later became a priest. After this he became a bishop and was given the title of saint.
will touch your heart story of saint nicholas
Saint Nicholas loved children very much. He used to give gifts to children in the dark of night so that no one could recognize them. This is why even today Santa Claus is the favorite of children. There is a heart touching story of Saint Nicholas. A poor father had three daughters, but poverty was becoming an obstacle in the marriage of all three daughters. Saint Nicholas came to know about this.
Then he thought of helping that poor person. After this, one day Saint Nicholas reached the poor man’s house and filled the socks lying in the courtyard with gold coins and returned back. With the help of Saint Nicholas, life of three daughters became better. This is the reason why even today socks are hung outside the house on Christmas in the hope that Santa Claus will come and put gifts in them.
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