Christmas
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Christmas is a Christian holiday, when friends and family come together in remembrance of the birth of their god, Jesus Christ. It is one of the four main holidays in Germany. Some of the foods they eat are cakes and turkey. In Europe they didn’t know what a turkey was till a Spanish explorer pointed one out to them. One of the main cakes is fruitcake. During the month in which Christmas is in, December 1st-25th, most people put up Christmas trees. Christmas and Christmas trees originated in Germany in the middle ages. They would use evergreen trees as a symbol of everlasting life. Christmas cards are a custom from Germany. The first commercially printed Christmas card was printed in the year 1843. Besides Christmas cards, Chritians give presants.
The bearer of the gifts is Santa Claus. He is said to be a jolly old man that wears red clothes and a hat. He has elves that work in a workshop in the North Pole. He works all year round, and on Christmas Eve, when all the children are asleep, he drives a sleigh to all the children's homes. This sleigh is driven by 9 reindeer. The riendeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blixen,and Rudolph. there is a song that expains how rudloph became on of the reindeer for Santa's sleigh.
Santa Claus's name was Sinter Claus, but when the english children said it sounded like Santa Clause. Thomas Nast, of Germany, created the look of Santa. He places the presants he brings in stockings or under a Christmas trees.The reason that Christmas is on the 25th is unknown. Some think that it is because that is the day of the Pagans feast. Pagans didn't beleive in Jesus, but they honored the sun on this day so the Christians slaves had a holiday.
By: Samantha