Christmas is celebrated on 25 December, on this day Jesus was born. The English term Christmas stands for “mass on Christ’s day”. Many people believe that in the old time a mythical figure named Santa Claus, gave gifts to the children, on Christmas eve. This day is celebrated across all the countries, especially in the U.S.
Origin and Development
The Christian community of the early stage distinguished between the birth date of Jesus and the celebration of that event. The exact date of assigning 25th December as the birth date of Jesus is unclear. One explanation of the origin of the date is that 25th December was the Christianizing of the deis solis invicti nati “ day of the birth of the unconquered sun”, it is a very famous holiday in the Roman Empire which celebrates the winter solstice as a symbol of the rebirth of the sun. 25th December had become widely accepted as the birth date of the Jesus. Christian often believe this day as the rebirth of the sun and the birth of the son.
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Things to do on Christmas eve
Do the traditional thing: We traditionally reveals our family presents on Christmas Eve after dinner, people also like to go for a drive to admire the beauty of this beautiful evening, while appreciating the decor done by others.
Host a white elephant gift swap: Christmas Eve is incomplete without white elephant gift exchange, you not only get new presents, but with that you also enjoy the fun of swapping and stealing the gifts with your family and friends. If you don’t know how to play this game, basically we have set a price limit for all the participants and then ask all of them to bring a gift under this budget. It could be funny, useful, or any food item also, you don’t have to put a name slip on that. After that your gift will be shuffled and swapped with the other.
Christmas Trivia: You can play Christmas trivia with your friends and family where you ask questions to each other related to Christmas, and the person who won will get a prize.
Good Deed for needies: Christmas is a right to be thankful to God, by helping the less fortunate people. You can make donations, do charities, and you can also feed the homeless people.
Sing Karaoke: If you and your family love singing songs then you can do a Karaoke competition singing 90s or 80s hit songs from Hollywood.
Santa Claus: You can dress up like Santa Claus to make the children happy, because they admire him alot on this day.
Go to Church: You also visit the Church to do prayers and be thankful to God for everything.
So, that’s all, we wish you a Merry Christmas!