What is significance of Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. In General, the aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees display of Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings. Those who are users of the Gregorian calendar observe the holiday on December 25. Christmas is also called Christ’s Mass. Christians around the world as well as by non-Christians also observe the secular aspects of the holiday. The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse. It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because the Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter [chi], an abbreviation for Christ. In Western countries, Christmas is the most economically significant holiday of the year and is even celebrated by non-Christians. The popularity of Christm...