Some Facts And Belief....Not That It Matters
Saw this on my organization intranet. Not sure whether it is accurate or not. Just some additional information.
Christmas is celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ born over two thousand years ago.
'Christmas' gets its name from 'Christ' (Meaning 'messiah' or 'anointed one') and 'mass' (Meaning 'religious festival')
Historians believe that Christmas was first celebrated on 25th December in 336AD.
Englishman Sir Henry Cole reportedly created the world's first Christmas card in 1843. Sir Henry, who wanted to encourage more people to use the new postal system, designed a Christmas card with an artist friend and sold 1000 cards for a shilling each!
The custom of exchanging gifts during Christmas is said to have been inspired by the example of the wise men in bible, who came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus.
According to legend, the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree can be traced back to Martin Luther the 16th century protestant reformer who was so awed by the brilliance of the stars twinkling through the branches of the trees in the wood that he decorated a small fir tree in his home with candles to recapture the scene for his family.
An Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr in 1818, wrote the Christmas carol “Silent Night”. As the church organ was broken and could not be repair in time for Christmas Eve, he decided to write a carol that could be sung by the choir to guitar music. On Christmas Eve, “Stille Nacht” was sung for the first time in a little Austrian church.
Christmas is celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ born over two thousand years ago.
'Christmas' gets its name from 'Christ' (Meaning 'messiah' or 'anointed one') and 'mass' (Meaning 'religious festival')
Historians believe that Christmas was first celebrated on 25th December in 336AD.
Englishman Sir Henry Cole reportedly created the world's first Christmas card in 1843. Sir Henry, who wanted to encourage more people to use the new postal system, designed a Christmas card with an artist friend and sold 1000 cards for a shilling each!
The custom of exchanging gifts during Christmas is said to have been inspired by the example of the wise men in bible, who came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus.
According to legend, the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree can be traced back to Martin Luther the 16th century protestant reformer who was so awed by the brilliance of the stars twinkling through the branches of the trees in the wood that he decorated a small fir tree in his home with candles to recapture the scene for his family.
An Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr in 1818, wrote the Christmas carol “Silent Night”. As the church organ was broken and could not be repair in time for Christmas Eve, he decided to write a carol that could be sung by the choir to guitar music. On Christmas Eve, “Stille Nacht” was sung for the first time in a little Austrian church.
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