Домашнее задание 28.11.2021

CHRISTMAS FACTS FOR KIDS – ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS

Among all the festivals in the world, Christmas is very popular and is celebrated by billions of people around the world. We have gathered complete set of Christmas Facts for Kids that will teach you all about christmas for kids. You are going to learn what christmas is, when & why it is celebrated, what does it mean, what it represents, what is its spirit, significance, religious facts, the christmas eve, history, its pagan origins, sants facts, christmas traditions & their origin, christmas tree, food, songs, stories, activities for kids, quotes, how it is celebrated around the world and many other interesting facts about christmas.

Christmas Facts for Kids

1. What is Christmas

• Christmas is an annual festival celebrated on December 25 by Christians all over the world to honor the birth of Jesus Christ.

2. What Is Xmas

• Xmas or Xmass is the shortened form of the word Christmas.
• The origin of “X” is the Greek letter Chi, which is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet and initial letter in the word Christós (Χριστός).
• “mas” is from the word “Mass”.
• There is a misconception about the word “Xmas” that the word “Christ” is replaced by “X” in the word “Christmas” as a secular attempt to withdraw religious tradition from Christmas.
• However, the word “Xmas” is used since the 16th century.