Merry Christmas 2023 : Date, Symbols, Images And Quotes

 

What is the date of Christmas Day?  

When Is Christmas Day 2023?

Christmas Day 2023


Monday, 25th Dec 2023 – in 193 countries of the World

When is Christmas Day 2023?

Christmas Day date 2023

Christmas Day 2023

Monday, 25th Dec 2023

Christmas Day is a very Important day for Christian community that is celebrated on December 25, and is one of the most festive Christian holidays in many countries around the whole world. It celebrates Jesus' birth. And celebrated in Memory of Jesus. 

Christmas Day Celebration


Merry Christmas Day is a holiday in many countries around the World, but not an holiday in all, countries. In many homes have the Christmas trees and other decorations and lights in the weeks leading to Christmas Day. Some workplaces in the different countries hold Christmas parties prior to December 25. Festive activities include singing Christmas songs, exchanging presents, and very importantly going to parties.

These are special moments when childs get presents from their family, friends and Santa Claus, or the Father Christmas. Christmas cards are also sent out or given prior to Christmas Day.

For some people, Christmas day is an exclusive family affair, while on the occasion of Merry Christmas others invite their friends, relatives and close ones to a Christmas buffet or pot luck meal. On this special day Churches have special services and may include a  miniature Nativity or crèche scene.

What's Open or Closed on Merry Christmas Day?

As we have already discussed Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries of the World, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Educational institutions, Government offices, post offices and many other small and bigh kind of businesses are closed on this day. If you are planning to travel through public transport within that particular country in which Merry Christmas is being celebrated public, you must need to check with the local transport authority on schedule changes. Otherwise you may face some problems while traveling. 

About Merry Christmas Day

On the Occasion of Merry Christmas Day Christian community celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians community believe is the son of God. There is little Information about his early life and that's why his date of birth. There is a matter of great debate, disagreement among scholars on when Jesus was born and different Scholars have different opinions. However, Christian community celebrate Jesus’ birthday on December 25. Orthodox Christian community celebrate the Merry Christmas Day on or near January 7.

Merry Christmas

The word “Christmas” comes from the old English "The mass of Christ" Ortl the “Cristes maesse”. It is likely that the Merry Christmas date of December 25th was chosen to offset the Pagan celebrations of Natalis Invicti and Saturnalia. It is also possible that the celebration of the birth of the “true light of the world” was set at the time of the December solstice because this is when the days in the northern hemisphere begin to grow longer. Merry Christmas holiday customs derive from various cultures, including Celtic,Teutonic, Roman, West Asian and Christian.

The word “Christmas” comes from the old English "The mass of Christ" Ortl the “Cristes maesse”. It is likely that the Christmas date of December 25 was chosen to offset the Pagan celebrations of Saturnalia and Natalis Invicti. It it also possible that the celebration of the birth of the “true light of the world” was set at the time of the December solstice because this is when the days in the northern hemisphere begin to grow longer. Christmas holiday customs derive from various cultures, including Teutonic, Celtic, Roman, West Asian and Christian.

What are the symbols of Merry Christmas? Merry Christmas Symbols


The Mistletoe is a commonly used in the decorations of Christmas ( #Christmasdecoration ) . By tradition, Christian people who meet under a hanging mistletoe are obliged to kiss each other. Mistletoe has pagan associations. For instance, the druids of Gaul regarded mistletoe growing on oak trees as sent from heaven.

Merry Christmas Symbols

Other common decorations associated with Merry Christmas are ivy and holly– both of these are associated with Pagan festivals as it was customary to decorate with greenery for these festivals.

Merry Christmas Images

Merry Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas Messages

Photos of Santa Claus, also known as the Father Christmas, reindeer, snowmen, and candy canes are seen in posters, cards, signs and other marketing or printed material associated with the Christmas celebrations. Images of Christmas Star, baby Jesus, and other symbols associated with the religious meaning of Christmas are also seen during Merry Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Specifically Children enjoy these moments a lot. 

Merry Christmas

What is Christmas called in other Languages? Other Names of Christmas

EnglishChristmas Day
Arabicيوم عيد الميلاد
Chinese聖誕節
CroatianBožić
Czech1. svátek vánoční
DanishJuledag
DutchEerste Kerstdag
FinnishJoulupäivä
FrenchNoël
GermanErster Weihnachtstag, Weihnachten
GreekΧριστούγεννα
Hindiक्रिसमस के दिन
HungarianKarácsony
IrishLá Nollag
ItalianNatale
NorwegianFørste juledag
Norwegian (nynorsk)Fyrste joledag
PolishBoże Narodzenie
PortugueseNatal
RomanianCrăciunul
RussianРождество
Russian (latin)Rozhdestvo
Serbian (cyrillic)Божић
Serbian (latin)Božić
SlovakPrvý sviatok vianočný
Slovenianbožič
SpanishNavidad
SwedishJuldagen

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