Christmas. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas has been a prominent theme in art, represented through various motifs across cultures and time periods. Nativity scenes depict the birth of Jesus, featuring figures like Mary, Joseph, angels, and shepherds, as seen in works by artists such as Giotto and Botticelli.
Angels and heavenly hosts often announce Jesus's birth, highlighting its divine nature, exemplified by artists like Fra Angelico and Raphael. Christmas is observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
A feast central to the liturgical year in Christianity, it follows the season of Advent (which begins four Sundays before) or the Nativity Fast, and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies.
When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Chr
Christmas has been a prominent theme in art, represented through various motifs across cultures and time periods. Nativity scenes depict the birth of Jesus, featuring figures like Mary, Joseph, angels, and shepherds, as seen in works by artists such as Giotto and Botticelli.
Angels and heavenly hosts often announce Jesus's birth, highlighting its divine nature, exemplified by artists like Fra Angelico and Raphael. Christmas is observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
A feast central to the liturgical year in Christianity, it follows the season of Advent (which begins four Sundays before) or the Nativity Fast, and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies.
When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Chr
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