Christmas

Christmas comes from the words Christ and mass. "Christ" refers to Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah; and mass is a religious...

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Only shepherds celebrated with his parents the day Jesus Christ was born over 2000 years ago. Record of this celebration and the...

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Most people usually take them down in early January. Traditionally, it is taken down after the 12 days of Christmas are over, or...

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Christmas or Christ's Mass was started in the second or third century AD as a feast and celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ....

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President Ulysses S. Grant declared Christmas a legal holiday in 1870. The bill to make Christmas a holiday was introduced into...

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Simply put, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Traditionally, it's supposed to be a celebration of...

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Christmas Beginnings Christmas or "Christ's Mass," the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth, began in European and Middle Eastern...

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Since before Christmas existed, people used plants that stay green all year to decorate their homes in the winter. Hanging...

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NOTE: Please DO NOT delete the works of others who answer questions. If you disagree with what has been written, please say so...

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Christmas really is an amazing time of year when you think about the fact that this is the single major event in the last 2,000...

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From my understanding, similar to the origin of bringing trees into the house during the winter solstice to liven up the dreary...

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It is thought that the early Christians did not widely celebrate the birth of Jesus. This is most likely true since the primary...

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Set a pair of shoes (wooden ones if you can find them) outside the door with hay and carrots for the reindeer. String...

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The names of Santa's reindeer are from the poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas,"...

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The Bible doesn't mention any names for the Magi (wise men). In fact, it doesn't even say how many of them there were. It says...

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From my understanding holiday "lights" were first invented by a employee of a telephone company (at the moment I do not know his...

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Celebrating Christmas actually started in Italy.

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Khris Kringle is another name for Santa Claus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus

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No -- Christmas can fall on any day. In the first years of the new millennium Christmas will fall on the following days: 2002 -...

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Each year all people would get together and celerbrate the bith of Christ!

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As soon as presents are wrapped. Kids get excited watching the stash grow, counting which ones are theirs, and trying to figure...

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Maybe one day you can go to one family's house and then go to the next family or you can do one from whatever time to whatever...

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Candles had been used, but were very dangerous. The public was slowly beginning to embrace the idea of lighting their trees...

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Here is a quote from a source about the origin of Santa's sleigh: "Between 1804 and 1821 Santa Claus becomes an elf fully dressed...

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We celebrate Christmas because it is the birth of Christ, and that is why you also get together on Christmas. {Notice} CHRISTmas

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Rudolph was the last to join the sleigh-pulling team, because when I read an old English version of The Night Before Christmas,...

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There are many festivals and celebrations on or near the December 25th date. Some of the closest include the traditional cultural...

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It is a remnant of an old usage of the Greek word for Christ, ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ["Christos"]. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣmas would be too...

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You may have seen the answer "I truly say they are male," but it is more or less your choice on if they are male or female.

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Here are suggestions and ideas: In some families decorating the tree on Christmas Eve day is a tradition. It depends on your...

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Well, if you can believe the xmas TV show (the one with the Burl Ives smowman) then I believe Rudolph's dad is...

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Christmas is NOT celebrated in Russia on January 7th. It is celebrated on December 25th. Of course, the follow up question would...

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Comet If you go by the names, then Vixen would be the female. However, if you look at all of the illustrations of Santa's...

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(On Christmas Eve and Christmas day, 1914, British and German forces at various places along the front met informally in no-man's...

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Three different answers have been offered: Tennessee Virginia Alabama

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Not sure what you're referring to here ... traditionally, most people turn their Christmas lights on every night from the time...

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Carole, check out this website for information about these wonderful little houses. "Papa" Ted has a wonderful site all...

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Did you know that sugar once sold for the equivalent of $100.00 a pound? And that flour was a far more essential kitchen item in...

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The bible says that wise men visited the manger. It does not say how many. Matthew Chapter 2, verse 1. Actually, that depends...

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Italy is the accepted correct answer. I am not sure where "anonymous" got his information, but Italy is *not* the "accepted...

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This question has not been answered for so long, I had to take a shot at it. First thing I had to do was look up to see who Bud...

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Scholars have been debating this issue and will probably continue to do so always. They also cannot agree if the Wise Men were...

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No one knows for sure when Jesus was born. Some biblical scholars suggest it may have been around the month of July, August or...

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Although the Coca-Cola company denies it (as do some historians), the general consensus is because they are the trademark colors...

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Use price matching services like pricegrabber.com or google shopping Buying even the most standard household and lifestyle...

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Little Nell (my grt. grandmother's name!) Find it below in CAPS. Up On the Housetop lyrics Up on the housetop reindeer...

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Traditionally, no. That's why it's a "secret"! It's what distinguishes a Secret Santa exchange from a regular old gift exchange....

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The greek letter Chi ('x') is the first letter for the greek word for Christ, Xristos. Xmas therefore means "Christ's Mass" The...

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Well, he can't have cookies and milk everywhere!Don't you get sick of the same food, over and over? Because different cultures...

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Yes. The "Twelve Days" are the days after Christmas, leading up to Epiphany. Note that Christmas itself isn't one of the twelve...

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It is thought that the early Christians did not widely celebrate the birth of Jesus. This is most likely true since the primary...

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Christmas in Australia (from various contributors) Mixed grill on the barby (barbeque) is a popular Christmas meal. Lots of...

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There are truly two different celebrations that currently share the name "Christmas." Answering your question depends upon which...

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SANTA IS REAL!!!! I JUST KNOW IT AND WHO ELSE WOULD BE COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO BRING!! Some people say he isn't...

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Because they are actually called snow globes. Christmas is in the winter when it snows. Just an old tradition, no real reason.

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Generally, the order established by Clement C. Moore rules in these situations, with Rudolph hitched, alone, at the front of the...

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The custom of sending Christmas cards started in Britain in 1840 when the first 'Penny Post' public postal deliveries began....

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In the Rankin/Bass special, her name was Clarice. (CUH-LAIR-EESE) OR in the other one its zoe (ZUH-OH)

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Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name 'Santa Claus' which comes from the Dutch...

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While the names don't really "mean" anything, Moore did name them poetically to imply how special they were. In general, you can...

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Before the Coca-Cola ads ''popularized'' red as the color of Santa's suit, he was often depicted in green, though also in red,...

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I think Christmas will turn out to be nothing about Jesus and God, it will be all about gifts and food. I think we will lose the...

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The 12th day after Christmas is called Epiphany. According to Encyclopedia.com: "(ipif´ene) [Gr.,=showing], a prime...

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The word carol came from a Greek dance called a choraulein, which was accompanied by flute music. The dance later spread...

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Matthew and Luke, though they agree on very few particulars and the common "nativity story" of Christmas is a gestalt of the two,...

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That would actually be the Pagan/Wiccan celebration of Yule... The birth of God. This is why Christians chose to celebrate the...

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English is the predominant language in Australia, so you say it in exactly the same way except with the addition of an Australian...

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Santa Claus has many elves. They speak all different languages just like Santa Claus. If there is an average of one present per...

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It is commonly thought, the use of holly comes from Ancient Roman times.Romans gave holly branches as a sign of friendship.

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Yes and no. Yes it is a celebration of the day God became man, but it was a pagan holiday first. There was a Roman emperor who...

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The reindeer's name was originally given as "Dunder," which corresponded to Blitzen's original name, "Blixem." "Dunder" and...

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Jingle Bells o/~ I'm The Happiest Christmas Tree (ho ho ho hee hee hee) o/~ :) ... is this the song you were looking for? :)...

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Birthday celebrations are actually rooted in paganism. The Encyclopedia Americana (1991 edition) states: “The ancient world of...

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Epiphany means "manifestation", often of divine power. Christians celebrate 6 January as Epiphany because it's considered the day...

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Oklahoma in 1907.

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most off the time it is the fuses. they are in the plug most have 2 slots that slid out where the fuse are located just replace...

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On a sound stage, at a Hollywood movie studio. It's make-believe, remember?The majority of the filming was done at Paramount...

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It has happened only four times in the last 100 years. Two holidays that celebrate miracles and darkness breached by the light of...

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Like most every Christmas tradition except attending a Christian church and singing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," holly (and...

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Fish is the feature of Christmas Eve dinner in a number of countries. For example, Austrians eat baked carp and Norwegians dine...

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According to popular culture, Santa Claus has 9...

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In some parts, not too long ago, around the advent of electricity, people simply left their stockings to dry over the wood stove...

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THOELOGICAL POSIT: Jesus (from the tribe of David), and his follwers, all but Saul of Tarsus(Paul) were by birth Jewish-Were they...

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How do you get this idea? He was actually crowned on Christmas day of 800! His coronation created the Holy Roman Empire which...

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White Christmas was written by Irving Berlin. He also wrote such songs as "God Bless America", Alexander's Ragtime Band", and...

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The Bible talks about celebrations of Jesus' birth but the Bible doesn't use the word Christmas. We don't know that it happened...

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...a man called Saint Nicholas...he tried to help the poor, especially the ladies of the night. They used to hang their washing...

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I turn mine on during Thanksgiving weekend I live in the Chicago area, where a lot of people put up their lights in October,...

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'Silent Night' originated in Austria in 1816. The carol was wrote by Fr. Josef...

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Some historians attribute them to St. Francis of Assisi. in Italy in the 13th century. NataliePeters Is Very Cool [+LeahWalsh]

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The definition of mince is to cut into tiny pieces, such as finely chopped food, especially mincemeat. ----

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Just change it. Or maybe one year, do both the old tradition, and the new, and let everyone know that it's the last year for the...

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Try using red and green as a colour theme. They are usual Christmas colours. Try looking in the library for ideas. Hi Party...

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The Norwegian version of Santa Claus is called "Julenissen" or "Jule nisse." The name means "Christmas Elf" (Jule or Yule being...

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No one knows for sure, it just happens like how people get nick names. just one day it happens, people hear it and adapt to...

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According to legend, Father Christmas a.k.a. Santa Claus a.k.a Saint Nicolas gets his presents with the help of his many, many...

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