Christmas is an annual festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. On December 25th, it was observed as a religious and cultural celebration for billions of people around the world.
Date: December 25
Celebrations: Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc
Observances: Church services
Also called: Noël, Nativity, Xmas, Weihnachten, Navidad, Første juledag
Significance: Commemoration of the Nativity of Jesus
Christmas decorations are an important part of the holiday. People decorate their homes with
holiday lights and winter decorations. They usually also erect a
Christmas tree and decorate it with lights and ornaments as following elements.
Christmas card, Christmas cookie, Christmas lights, Christmas star, Christmas tree, night before Christmas
Santa, Santa's bag, Santa's elves, Santa's sleigh, Santa's workshop, reindeer, sled
Grinch, Jesus, Joseph, Rudolph
gingerbread house, candy cane, peppermint
wrapping paper, gift boxes, gift exchange, stocking
Christmas is usually the peak season for retailers in many countries around the world. As people buy gifts, decorations and supplies to celebrate, sales have increased dramatically. In the United States, the "Christmas shopping season" began in October. Around 1/6 of all retail sales in the United States are Christmas purchases.
Merry Christmas in Different Languages
Arabic: Milad Majid
Chinese: Sheng Dan Kuai Le
Croatian: Sretan Bozic
Danish: Glædelig Jul
French: Joyeux Noel
German: Fröhliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Portuguese: Feliz Natal
Swedish: God Jul
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
