CANADIAN, EH ? (Only 3 Days to Christmas!)

The celebration of Christmas comes from the Christian religion and is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the son of God. The following definition of Christmas is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

According to the Christian gospels, Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem, where she and her husband Joseph had traveled to register in the Roman census. Christians believe that Jesus's birth, or nativity, fulfills the prophecies of Judaism that a messiah would come, from the house of David, to redeem the world from sin and bridge the separation between God and mankind. The precise chronology of Jesus' birth and death as well as the historicity of Jesus are still debated.

In predominantly Christian countries (and in Canada), Christmas has become the most economically significant holiday of the year, and it is also celebrated as a secular holiday in many countries with small Christian populations. It is largely characterized by exchanging gifts within families, and by gifts brought by Father Christmas or Santa Claus, a big jolly man with a white beard, or other folk figures.

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