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From Rome, the Christ's Nativity celebration spread to other Christian churches to the west and east, and soon most Christians were celebrating Christ's birth on December 25.
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Learn More »Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed any knowledge of the exact day or year in which he was born. The oldest existing record of a Christmas celebration is found in a Roman almanac that tells of a Christ’s Nativity festival led by the church of Rome in 336 A.D. The precise reason why Christmas came to be celebrated on December 25 remains obscure, but most researchers believe that Christmas originated as a Christian substitute for pagan celebrations of the winter solstice. To early Christians (and to many Christians today), the most important holiday on the Christian calendar was Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, as Christianity began to take hold in the Roman world, in the early fourth century, church leaders had to contend with a popular Roman pagan holiday commemorating the “birthday of the unconquered sun” (natalis solis invicti)–the Roman name for the winter solstice. Every winter, Romans honored the pagan god Saturn, the god of agriculture, with Saturnalia, a festival that began on December 17 and usually ended on or around December 25 with a winter-solstice celebration in honor of the beginning of the new solar cycle. This festival was a time of merrymaking, and families and friends would exchange gifts. At the same time, Mithraism—worship of the ancient Persian god of light—was popular in the Roman army, and the cult held some of its most important rituals on the winter solstice. After the Roman Emperor Constantine I converted to Christianity in 312 and sanctioned Christianity, church leaders made efforts to appropriate the winter-solstice holidays and thereby achieve a more seamless conversion to Christianity for the emperor’s subjects. In rationalizing the celebration of Jesus’ birthday in late December, church leaders may have argued that since the world was allegedly created on the spring equinox (late March), so too would Jesus have been conceived by God on that date. The Virgin Mary, pregnant with the son of God, would hence have given birth to Jesus nine months later on the winter solstice. From Rome, the Christ’s Nativity celebration spread to other Christian churches to the west and east, and soon most Christians were celebrating Christ’s birth on December 25. To the Roman celebration was later added other winter-solstice rituals observed by various pagan groups, such as the lighting of the Yule log and decorations with evergreens by Germanic tribes. The word Christmas entered the English language originally as Christes maesse, meaning “Christ’s mass” or “festival of Christ” in Old English. A popular medieval feast was that of St. Nicholas of Myra, a saint said to visit children with gifts and admonitions just before Christmas. This story evolved into the modern practice of leaving gifts for children said to be brought by “Santa Claus,” a derivative of the Dutch name for St. Nicholas—Sinterklaas.
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The lockdown and the social distancing has probably been a boon for all the introverts out there. They have not had to unnecessarily socialise or attend get together or go clubbing. They finally got a chance to do what they love, being at home, without feeling apologetic about it. Introverts usually find it hard to interact with people for a long time and need their space to recharge and rejuvenate. They prefer being away from the crowd and are happiest in their own company. Here are 5 zodiac signs who are introverted and find it hard to socialise. Taurus Taureans any day, prefer being curled up with a good book than going out to socialise. They will always prefer a night in than a night out. Virgo Though they might appear to be talkative and outgoing, Virgos are introverts at heart. They only indulge in small talk to appear social and do not let their guard down easily. Aquarius Aquarians are shy beings who only like to socialise in their own close-knit group of friends. They are not too vocal and prefer being in the company of people who they feel comfortable with. Pisces They are always engrossed in their own thoughts and are mostly busy daydreaming. They never feel the need to go out of their way to interact with people as they constantly have tons of creative ideas and things on their mind. Capricorn Capricorns fear being vulnerable in front of anybody and everybody. They are very selective when it comes to making friends and don’t trust people easily, enough to show their weak and vulnerable side. ALSO READ: Libra, Cancer, Gemini: 5 Zodiac signs who are most likely to cry while watching a film
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