Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus,the central figure of Christianity.It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches.Although dating to probably as early as a.d.200,the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages.Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving,Christmas trees,display of Nativity sets,church attendance,the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth,and family gatherings.The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse.It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass".The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter X,an abbreviation for Christ.
圣诞节或圣诞节是庆祝耶稣的节日,基督教的核心人物的诞生.这是12月25日庆祝传统上,大多数西方的基督教教堂.虽然可追溯到公元可能早200,圣诞大餐没有成为普遍直到中世纪.圣诞节庆祝活动包括赠送礼物,圣诞树,圣诞套,参加教堂活动显示,圣诞老人/圣诞老人传说,家庭聚会.Christmas一词来源于中世纪英语Christemasse.这是一个收缩的意思是“基督弥撒”.假日的名字往往是缩短到圣诞节,因为罗马字母“X”类似于希腊字母X,一为基督的缩写.