If Gorg can assimilate all of that and make sense of it in a week, then
obviously he is a member of a highly advanced species! You may find that you
yourself don't know the answers to half of these questions. Where DID Rudolf
come from? And why DO we deck the halls with boughs of holly?
Holly is a common Christmas symbol -- but
why?
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In this article, we will answer all of these questions so that you can
understand how Christmas works and where all of these Christmas traditions come
from!
What is
Christmas?
The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes
maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of
Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first
celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D.
Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. In America it is one of the
biggest event of the year (especially for kids), and for members of the
Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.
During the Christmas season in America, many people take their
children to a mall where they can "meet
Santa."
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The federal government, all state governments, all
schools/colleges/universities and the vast majority of businesses in America
give employees one or two days off at Christmas, making it an important holiday
(other federal holidays are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day,
Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day,
Veterans Day, Thanksgiving). In the Roman Catholic calendar, Christmas is one of
six holy feast days celebrated in America, the others being: Circumcision (New
Year's Day), Ascension, Assumption (Mary's assumption into heaven, August 15),
All Saints (November 1), and the Immaculate Conception (December 8).
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