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History of Christmas in UK

Christmas is celebrated as a time of love, joy, and togetherness symbolized by traditions like decorations, Santa Claus, and evergreens. Though originating as a Catholic holiday commemorating Jesus' birth, Christmas has been adopted by non-Catholics worldwide. In the 19th century, American Sunday schools began holding Christmas celebrations, establishing the tradition in the United States, with Alabama first legally recognizing Christmas in 1836. While Christmas commemorates Jesus' birth, the exact date is uncertain but remains an important occasion celebrated globally in different ways.

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History of Christmas in UK

Christmas is celebrated as a time of love, joy, and togetherness symbolized by traditions like decorations, Santa Claus, and evergreens. Though originating as a Catholic holiday commemorating Jesus' birth, Christmas has been adopted by non-Catholics worldwide. In the 19th century, American Sunday schools began holding Christmas celebrations, establishing the tradition in the United States, with Alabama first legally recognizing Christmas in 1836. While Christmas commemorates Jesus' birth, the exact date is uncertain but remains an important occasion celebrated globally in different ways.

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Christmas is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for coming together with family and

friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated packages... But mostly, Christmas is for love. It was this
love for which Jesus came to this world and sacrificed his life.

Thus Christmas is a celebration of love and mirth symbolized by the Nativity, the Santa, the
caribou, the poinsettia and the evergreens. All that bring home the spirit of love and life. And this
is the spirit that makes Christmas so popular throughout the world.

Though originated by the Roman Catholics who commemorate the December 25th as the day of
birth of Christ Child, it has gradually come to be celebrated by the non-Catholics as well. As far
as the United States goes, the celebration of X'mas is comparatively of recent origin. Much of
the world was already well into Christmas celebrations by the time the United States began to
wake up. In the first half of the 19th century the Sunday schools in America held Christmas
celebrations. And the celebration of Christmas in America owes its origin to these schools.
Alabama was the first state to grant legal recognition to X-mas in 1836. The DC did it in 1870.
By 1893 all the states and territories had made similar acknowledgements.

So be it the United States or in other parts of the world Christmas is celebrated as the
commemoration of the birth of Christ Child -- very likely the holiest event ever to take place
anywhere on the Earth, and an entirely worthy occasion to celebrate. But don't we often wonder
if we've got these things about it right? And why is the difference of opinion (however
immaterial) regarding the date of birth? Is it even on the right date?

We bring to you a story of the Birth of Christ Child along and offer you a short tour across the
world to know the way Christmas is celebrated in different parts. But before doing this please
don't forget to brush up some historical trivia regarding Jesus' birth. Click here to know the
answers to some simple yet vulnerable questions.

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