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1. Why is the Christmas? Who celebrates is?
Christmas is one of the most important Christian festival, along with Easter and Pentecost, it commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church and the Protestant Church celebrate Christmas on December 25. In contrast, the Orthodox celebrated onJanuary 7, and did not accept the Gregorian calendar, which reformed the Julian calendar of the Roman period.
The word Christmas comes from the Latin Nativitas, 'birth'. The Anglo-Saxons used the word Christmas, meaning 'Mass (mass) of Christ'. In some Germanic languages, such as German, the festival is called Weihnacht, meaning 'blessed night'. Christmas aims to inculcate values ​​to childrenthrough the "baby Jesus" or "Santa Claus"
December 25
Luke says that "there were shepherds living in the fields and at night keeping watch over the flock." In Bethlehem is intense cold weather during the month of December, it rains so heavy in those days (although the area is and was quite deserted). So the shepherds probably could not look at the stars. Only in the spring conditions are relatedby the author of the Gospel of St. Luke, it is also traditional for pilgrims hiking in spring and it makes sense that the Holy Family has moved to Bethlehem in April or May.
According to studies by scientists and scholars exegetes the birth of Jesus was between 15 April and 20 May.
Arianism is probably the cause of which has changed the date of birth of Christ. Bishop Arius was a cult, untimelyand very eloquent. Persuasive with the masses that attracted many comments from people even other bishops. What Arius taught? That Jesus was not God. If an exceptional being who God had created to save humanity and to lend to die like that, God rewarded him saying it was his son and that he had gained from that mission.
Arianism did not accept the divinity of Christ and was largely accepted thistheory that got most of the Christian world of the time was knocked over Arianism. This alarmed the pope, who called a council at Nicea, off the coast of Constantinople (now Istanbul). The fierce debates rivalizarse led the people to the streets debating whether or not Christ was God.
But it was diluted by the strong opposition of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria. Under his hand was thefamous Nicene Creed. The more than 300 bishops condemned Arianism and clerics Arians abandoned their duties. This led Arius and his followers to move to other places, but even thirty years later Arianism remained strong even its creator had died.
To conclude definitively with this controversy, Pope Julius I, began to spread the word about the birth of Baby Jesus and took the Roman pagan festival HagiaFota (Invincible Sun) on December 25 as the date of Jesus' birth. The sun on those winter days in Rome a little longer than the day of the solstice, the shortest day and defeat the darkness that wanted to impose. Vernacular but effective, the people of that time liked that celebration.
However Christmas in Spain is usually live nativity or birth before a result of effort and symbol of a familythat has worked together to create a small wonder. With loved ones and the Christmas spirit that surrounds people and humble believers, Christmas is a time when the family is closer than ever around the figure of Jesus.
From December 21 residents lit their trees, a gesture that involved placing candles or torches in their branches.
Dad NoelDurante many centuries, Christmas has been an essentiallyreligious party where family and friends gathered together to celebrate the birth of Christ. In more recent times, this festival has acquired a commercial character, in which most families gather around a tree next to which are the gifts.
In fact, the custom of gifts comes from reflection on the fact that, in the Christian Christmas, God is their Father who makes men the greatest gift sending...