Introduction to the origin and traditional customs of Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the night before Christmas.According to legend, there was a herdsman on this day.In the evening, I told everyone that Jesus was about to be born, so people regarded it as the incarnation of angels, and named this auspicious night as Christmas Eve.Whenever this day came, people would go to the church for midnight.Celebrate the festive season with Mass and by setting up the Christmas tree at home.
For people in western countries, the Christmas Eve the night before Christmas is as important as the New Year"s Eve before the Chinese New Year, so people are looking forward to this day.Come, and gradually extend the Christmas Eve celebration time to the whole day, so as to express people"s joy more fully.
A brief introduction to the origin of Christmas Eve
It is said that when the Virgin Mary was about to give birth to Jesus on the night of Christmas Eve, there was a sudden roar in the sky, which happened to be passed by.What the shepherd saw, so he spread the news of the imminent birth of Jesus throughout the city, and people thought he was the incarnation of an angel.Since then, everyone has named this auspicious night as Christmas Eve, not only to commemorate the coming of the Lord Jesus, but also to express gratitude to the shepherd.
What are the traditional customs of Christmas Eve
Since Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas, the celebrations in every household are just the prelude to Christmas, while the midnight mass is the beginning of Christmas.One of the most important, the church will hold candlelight worship earlier in the evening, accompanied by a drama performance of the nativity story, to commemorate this great man.Secondly, people will put Christmas items such as Christmas trees and Christmas stockings on this day to look forward to the coming of the festival.In the end, people will give each other the fruit of peace on this night, which means that everyone is safe and healthy.
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