Christmas Day is December 25th and Christmas Eve is Christmas Eve i.e. December 24th.
1. Christmas Day
The Church of Rome began celebrating this holiday on December 25th in 336 A.D. December 25th was originally the birth of the Sun God, as mandated by the Roman Empire. It is thought that this day was chosen to celebrate Christmas because Christians believe that Jesus is the righteous, eternal sun. after the middle of the 5th century, Christmas, as an important festival, became a tradition in the church and gradually spread in the eastern and western denominations of the church.
2, Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve that Christmas Eve December 24, is a worldwide a holiday, Christmas Eve refers to the evening of December 24, is the meaning of Christmas Eve, the English called Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve), Christmas Eve is also used to indicate the day before Christmas.
Christmas Eve customs:
1, roast turkey
This is an important main dish in the Christmas Eve meal, turkey this ingredient because of its cost-effective and gradually become popular.
2, making roast goose
This fowl is also relatively easy to raise and delicious, making it a popular holiday treat for many.
3, participate in the party
Nowadays, many regions have masquerade parties, where many people dress up as Santa Claus, and other images, and everyone spends a safe and peaceful night together.
4, decorate the Christmas tree
Adults and children work together to accomplish this task, hanging colorful lanterns on the tree, sticking small notes with wishes, and beautifully wrapped gifts and so on.
5, placed in the Christmas stockings
In Western countries there is the legend of Santa Claus, so the children will be in bed before going to bed in the hope that the old man can give them gifts, in fact, are parents quietly put in.