Christmas Eve in the United States is to commemorate the birthday of Jesus, from which Christmas Eve was born.
Legend has it that on the night of Jesus' birth, the shepherds who were guarding their flocks in the wilderness suddenly heard a voice from heaven telling them of Jesus' birth. According to the Bible, Jesus came to earth to be the King of the world and to be the one in whom everyone believed, so the angels spread the news to more people through these shepherds. So the angel spread the news to more people through the shepherds, and more people knew that Jesus was going to be born. Later, the people imitated the angel and went around proclaiming the day of Jesus' birth.
The story of the birth of Jesus was told on Christmas Eve. Until today, it has evolved into the event of announcing the good news. And this activity is also gradually passed down, so it slowly became the mouth of the people of Christmas Eve is Christmas Eve, so traditionally known as December 24th night for Christmas Eve or Christmas Eve.
The meaning of Christmas Eve
The meaning of Christmas Eve is that it represents the hope of peace and harmony and reunion, and people hope that the arrival of Christmas Eve will make the best wishes of everyone's heart come true. Christmas Eve is the night of December 24th in the solar calendar every year, with the meaning of Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve is also used to indicate the day before Christmas, in the Western tradition, generally in the Christmas Eve this day only began to dress up the Christmas tree, but now a lot of families will begin to dress up the Christmas tree very early.
Nowadays, due to the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, Christmas Eve has become a worldwide festival. And there are a lot of customs that need to be shown on this day, such as exchanging gifts with each other, announcing good news, giving each other apples, and participating in midnight mass or party. Most Western families choose Christmas Eve to gather all the members of the family, **** into a sumptuous dinner, and then sit around a roaring fireplace, playing the piano and singing, or organize a unique masquerade party, all night fun, looking forward to the arrival of Christmas.
Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Christmas Eve