Christmas is one of the main holidays of Christians around the world. In terms of celebration and universal attention, with him exactly no day in the year will not compare. In this article we collected the most interesting facts about this wonderful holiday.
Christmas tree
The main symbol of christmas is, of course, the Christmas tree. Green, fluffy, with balls and garlands. According to one of the versions, she appointed a clergyman of Bonifami. Using the pagans in the fact that it is not worth praying the oak, they say, no one he is holy, brave bonifaces personally cut down a huge oak, which, falling, broke down all the trees nearby. He didn't touch only the Christmas tree. Seeing this miracle, Boniface said that the Christmas tree and will now be the main one. On another legend, pagans from ancient times worshiped the evergreen tree. For the convenience of the Christmas tree and appointed a festive tree.
New Year
Before the revolution, Christmas in Russia was the same revered holiday, as in the rest of the Christian world. But with the arrival of the Bolsheviks, cult facilities were announced outside the law. Christmas is also left behind. Believers celebrated his secret, risking to be in the camps. By 1933, the holiday was returned, but already in the form of a new year. It was a compromise of the authorities. It seems to be the same tree, the same character (Santa Claus), but noting the birth of Christ, but the moment of transition from one year to another. Even when in 1991, Christmas returned the status of a nationwide holiday, the new year did not lose his dominant role. So they brought us up.
Santa Claus
Christmas character who is called Santa Claus, has many more names. In each country, children receive gifts from their grandfather. For example, German kids are looking forward to Santa Nikolaus, who will give candy with good guys, and bad things in Rogging. In Sweden, children write letters to some kind of Ulya Tomten. This strange man, in fact Christmas Dwarf. And it helps him a snowman to give, elf and a few more characters. Finnish guys dreams of getting a gift from Joulupuk, grandfather, whose name is translated as a Christmas goat. It is unlikely that the Character of Folklore could take root in Russia with this name. About American Santa We all know from numerous films and cartoons. And in the UK, by the way, is not Santa Claus, but the Praser of Christmas (Father Christmas).
Bethlehem Star
According to biblical history, the magnificent star led the bright star to the newborn Christ. Astronomers beat for a long time, trying to explain this phenomenon. According to one of the versions, it was a comet that hung in the sky on this day, and the wanderers just walked to her and stumbled upon Nursery with the Savior. On another hypothesis, a rare astronomical phenomenon was observed on this day. Mercury approached our planet as close as possible and reflected the light of several more planets, lined up in a special order. So Mercury shone brighter than usual and entered the story as the Bethlymal Star.
A few more interesting facts
- Poles decorate the Christmas tree including spiders and web. They believe that it is spiders who splashing baby-Jesus first blanket. - Lord Protector of England and Wales Oliver Cromwell during his board announced Christmas and all the celebrations associated with Him, out of law. - For the first time on December 25, the date of birth of Christ was announced in 320 of our era. This made Pope Julius first. - Traditional colors for the decoration of the Christmas tree - it is red, gold and green. - The highest of all ever conceded Christmas fours, stood in 1950 by the shopping center in Seattle. According to the Guinness Book of Records, her height was sixty-six meters.
