Christmas ppt

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1. Christmas Power point presentation on Christmas

2. Christmas is a holy festival of Christians. Every year on December 25, Christmas is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Jesus Christ. All the Christians celebrate this festival with great devotion and loyalty. One of the major attractions of Christmas festival is 'Christmas Tree' On the occasion of Christmas, the Christmas Tree has special significance. A Christmas Tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as spruce, pine or fir, traditionally associated with the celebration of Christmas. Decoration of Christmas Tree is one of the most important preparations before December 25th. Adults, Kids, Veterans all are involved in the decoration of the Christmas Tree. Candles, toffees and a great variety of cakes are tied with ribbon and paper napkins to the tree. . The importance of the Christmas tree

3. Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. December 25 is generally celebrated as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world. The central feast of the Christian cultural year, it makes the arrival season of Christmas. Closes and begins the twelve days of Christmas Origin Christmas is a civic holiday in many nations of the world. The festival is celebrated due to the growing number of non-Christians and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.

4. Dates The idea to celebrate christmas on December 25 originated in 4th century. The catholic church wanted to eclipse the festivities of a rival pagan wanted religion that threatened christianity's existence. The Romans celebrated the birthday of their sun god, Mithras, During this time of year. Although it was not popular, or even proper, to celebrate people's birthdays in those times, church leaders decided that in order to complete with the pagan celebration hey would themselves order a festival in celebration of the birth Jesus christ . Although the actual season of Jesus' birth is thought to be in the spring, the date of december 25 was choosen as the official birthday celebration as christ's mass so that it would compete with the rival pagan celebration.

5. Facts There are many interesting facts surrounding the season of Yuletide . Some of these are centered around fables and stories of old wives that inspired many of the practices we see today. There are modern versions of the ‘people of nature’ described in pagan religious language depicting actual events that took place during this period in other . Here are some of the ones I found to be interesting: Where did the idea of ​​dwarf slaves come from? In the past. Christmas is the most awaited event of the year. It is a time of good-natured gift exchanges. Feast and celebration. Nothing beats the fun and good occasions that can be experienced during the Yuletide season. Yet Christmas is not without its strange companions, some of which are listed below. Some may even smile a couple of times.

6. Customs / Tradition Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26 and is celebrated in some countries. It was started in the UK about 800 years ago. On that day the collection box for the poor was traditionally kept in the church so that the material could be distributed to the poor. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day. Gifts are opened on different days around the world, and the oldest gifts are opened on the eve of St. Nicholas on December 5, when children in Holland receive their presents. On St. Nicholas Day (December 6) children from Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic and some other European countries open some of their gifts.

7. Food The special family meal of Christmas is traditionally an important part of the festivities and the food served varies from country to country. In some regions, such as Sicily, a special Christmas feast is served when 12 kinds of fish are served. England and countries influenced by tradition include turkey or chicken, meat, gravy, potatoes, vegetables, sometimes bread and cider. Special desserts are also made, such as Christmas puddings, mince pies and fruit cakes.

8. Ornaments Christmas ornaments are made from glass, wood or plastic. Usually they devalue what is important to an individual or a family. They keep an eye on it and hang it from the branches of the Christmas tree.

9. St . Nicholas, St. Nick, Chris Crinnell , Santa Claus, or even Called Santa ( Hibernino -English Peace), is a famous person in Western Christian culture who brings gifts to children of good behavior ("good" or "good" [1] modern Santa Claus is said to bring gifts to the children of the historical Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Greek bishop and myra , father's British personality and Saint Nicholas (based on Saint Nicholas himself). Santa Claus also absorbed the elements of the German god Vodan . They were related to the winter event of Yule and led the demon procession from the sky. About Santa Claus

10. A snowman is an idol of a person made of ice. When people make three ice cubes of different sizes, they are usually made into snowmen. (In Japan, two snowballs are made into snowmen) They will snowball the ball on top of each other and stick something in it to make it look like a person like a scarf, stones, buttons and a carrot (for the nose). The largest snowman in the United States was built on February 26, 2008. It was 122 feet and 1 inch long. . About the snow man

11. Christmas candy The first recorded candy stick has been on display in Massachusetts, USA since 1837. They started out as straight white sugar sticks and a few years later red stripes were added. They are first referred to as ‘candy cane’; Comes in 1866; And their first relationship with Christmas dates back to 1874. Early recipes only had a ‘sugar’ flavor. But now they have become accustomed to the taste of peppermint or wintergreen.

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