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The concept of exchanging gifts on the day of Christmas is a custom and tradition adopted from the west. Gifts are exchanged between family members, friends and other loved ones. Certain gifts are also given to us by a person called the Father Christmas. He has many other names as well like Saint Nicholas, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, Saint Basil, Weihnachtsmann, Father Frost, Joulupukki, Kris Kringle, and Sinterklaas. But we best know him as Santa Claus. The person behind the creation of the image of Santa Claus was Thomas Nast. He was a american – german cartoonist.

In 800 on the day of Christmas Charlemagne was throned as the emperor. After this event the prominence and the prevalence of the celebration of Christmas increased gradually. In 855 on the day of Christmas King Edmund the Martyr was anointed. Similarly, in 1066, on the day of Christmas William I of England was crowned and appointed as king. The prominence of the festive holiday of Christmas was so much that during the high Middle Ages people started noticing on daily routine basis where the various magnates celebrate the festive season of Christmas. It started becoming of much importance to the chroniclers.

Earlier the Christians in the east celebrated Christmas that is the birthday of Christ on the 6th of January. On the 6th of January Christians also celebrate epiphany. But like Christmas is the festival which is celebrated because it is the day on which Jesus was born, similarly Epiphany is the day when people are busy celebrating the baptism of Jesus Christ. In 378, there was revival of Catholicism. This revival of Catholicism took place after a war was waged. The battle was Battle of Adrianpole. In this battle there was the death of the emperor Valens.

Christmas is the most popular winter festival which is celebrated all over the world. It is celebrated not only by Christian population but by people of other religions also. Christmas is also a one of the festivals that are celebrated at a very high and big level because of some reasons. The reasons being that in the winter season people are generally free and not much agricultural work is done during the winters. The important reason is that people also wait for a better weather that is they wait for the spring season that just follows after the winter season.

Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated with much joy and fevour every year on 25th December. The christmas day celebrates the birthday of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas is also known as the christmas day. The christmas day also marks the beginning or the start of a larger season ahead which lasts for twelve days. This larger season is known as the Christmastide. In today’s time, the festivity of Christmas is celebrated with sharing of gifts with family and friends. Every year on the christmas day there are special celebrations in evry church around the world. There is a wonderful, beautiful and colorful display of Christmas trees all around.