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'''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event. | '''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event. | ||
| − | It is an official holiday in nearly all countries in the Western world. | + | It is an official [[holiday]] in nearly all countries in the [[Western world]]. |
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| + | == Commonwealth == | ||
| + | As a Christmas Day practice, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] gives a public word each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71911/20181228/queen-elizabeths-2018-christmas-message-the-gospel-of-christ-is-never-out-of-date-needed-as-much-as-ever.htm|title=Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'|date=December 28, 2018|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Edward Shih|publisher=Gospel Herald}}</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Holidays]] | [[Category:Holidays]] | ||
Revision as of 03:13, March 16, 2020
Christmas Day is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of Jesus Christ is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the Christian church for the celebration of the event.
It is an official holiday in nearly all countries in the Western world.
Commonwealth
As a Christmas Day practice, Queen Elizabeth II gives a public word each year.[1]
References
- ↑ Edward Shih (December 28, 2018). Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'. Gospel Herald. Retrieved on March 16, 2020.