Christmas Day
Abiral Kaphle
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Christmas is an annual festival
commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed
primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural
celebration among billions of people around the
world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is
preceded by the season of Advent 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 organized around 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 Christ
Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news
to shepherds who then spread the word.