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[[Image:Christmas Eve 1862.jpg|right|thumb|Christmas Eve 1862. Christmas was rejected by the Puritans, but it became a national holiday as a result of the Civil War.]]
[[Image:Parmigianino Virgin with Child.jpg|right|thumb|The Holy Virgin with her Child]]
'''Christmas''' is a holiday on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ's [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]]." A few churches, including the Russian and Ukrainian churches, still celebrate according to the [[Julian calendar]]. December 25 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 7 on the [[Gregorian calendar]].
'''Christmas''' is a holiday on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ's [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]]." A few churches, including the Russian and Ukrainian churches, still celebrate according to the [[Julian calendar]]. December 25 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 7 on the [[Gregorian calendar]].
==History==
==History==
[[Image:Parmigianino Virgin with Child.jpg|right|thumb|The Holy Virgin with her Child]]
[[File:Santa Claus 1.jpg|right|thumb|Santa Claus]]
===Biblical basis===
===Biblical basis===
The story of the birth of Christ is told in the opening chapters of the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Gospel of Matthew]]. Each contains different elements of the Christmas story. The visit of the [[Archangel]] to the shepherds and the birth of Jesus in a [[manger]] are from Luke. The story of the [[Star of Bethlehem]] and the visit from the magi bringing gifts of "gold, and frankincense and myrrh" are from Matthew.
The story of the birth of Christ is told in the opening chapters of the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Gospel of Matthew]]. Each contains different elements of the Christmas story. The visit of the [[Archangel]] to the shepherds and the birth of Jesus in a [[manger]] are from Luke. The story of the [[Star of Bethlehem]] and the visit from the magi bringing gifts of "gold, and frankincense and myrrh" are from Matthew.
==Modern-day cultural significance==
==Modern-day cultural significance==
[[File:Santa Claus 1.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:Christmas Eve 1862.jpg|right|thumb|Christmas Eve 1862. Christmas was rejected by the Puritans, but it became a national holiday as a result of the Civil War.]]
''See also:'' [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]
''See also:'' [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]