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The ____________ Christmas comes from the old English
"Cristes maesse" meaning Christ's ____________ The Holiday celebrates
the birth ____________ Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is
____________ known; therefore, the early ____________ Fathers in the
4th century fixed the day around the ____________ Roman Saturnalia festival
(17 - 21 December), a ____________ pagan festivity. The first mention
of the birthday of Jesus is from the year ____________ AD. Gradually
all Christian churches, except Armenians who celebrate Christmas on
____________ 6 (the date of the ____________ of Jesus as well as the
day of ____________ three ____________ ____________ the date of ____________
25th.
____________ American/English tradition, Christmas
Day itself is the day for opening gifts brought by jolly old St. Nick.
Many ____________ ____________ current American ideals about the way
Christmas ought to be, derive from the English Victorian Christmas,
such as that described in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
The caroling, ____________ gifts, the feast, and the
wishing of good cheer to all - these ingredients came together to create
that special Christmas atmosphere.
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