Christmas fact file
- Christmas is a Christian celebration that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
- The story of Christmas is Mary was pregnant with Jesus, Gods son, and she had to travel to Bethlehem on a donkey with Joseph because of the census.There was no room in any of the inns so they had to go in a stable instead for Jesus to be born. Shepherds and wise men visited. The wise men gave gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
- Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December every year. The 25 days leading up to this day are called advent. Each week in church they light a candle for advent but most people have a chocolate advent calendar.
- Christmas is a happy time because it's Celebrating the birth of Jesus which is very important for Christians.
- We get presents on Christmas because the wise men gave presents to Jesus.
- We sing Christmas carols and decorate using Christmas trees and lights to remember his birth.
Fun facts-
- In France they say Joyeux Noël instead of Merry Christmas
- In Welsh, Happy Christmas is Nadolig Llawen
- In Spanish it's Feliz Navidad
- Many well known traditions like giving Christmas cards, crackers and giving presents came about in the Victorian Era.