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The origin of Christmas, the origin of Christmas Eve, or related to Christmas.

Christmas: a Christian festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary. God even sent an angel Gabriel to Yue Se in a dream, telling him not to abandon Mary because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save the people from their sins.

When Mary was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that all people must declare their household registration when they came to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel to spend the night, only a stable could stay. Just then, Jesus was born. So Mary gave birth to Jesus only in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated December 25th as Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas socks:

At the earliest, they were a pair of big red socks, which can be any size, because Christmas socks are used to hold gifts, which are children's favorite things. At night, they hang their socks by the bed and wait for the gift the next morning. What if someone gives a car for Christmas? Then you'd better ask him to write a check and put it in his socks.

Santa Claus:

Santa Claus originally refers to Nicholas, the bishop of Asia Minor in the century A.D., who was famous for his kindness and generosity in helping the poor in Wan Li. In the century, the East honored him as Saint Nicholas. Since Nicholas's legends are all related to children and gifts, Santa Claus has become the image of a kind old man who gives gifts to children at Christmas. In the century, through literature and painting, Santa Claus gradually became the image of an old man with a white beard and eyebrows in a red coat.

Christmas gifts:

According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. British children put stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down from the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks. French children put their shoes at the door, so that "when the baby comes, put the presents in the shoes."