When and how did Christmas Eve become an official government holiday?

Answer 1

It was NOT the birth of Jesus that started xmas, dont believe something just because Charlie Brown said it. The truth is, its a clusterfuck of several other countries winter holidays. same with santa and jesus and all that garb. Christmas is actually a pagan holiday where men would get wasted and bang each other (facts not fiction). Chris Kringle was a philanthropist/gift giver, especially around holiday times. in Spain and several other countries, sinterklaas was a folklore (of where the closest thi to santa klaus originated) he has a wife that wheres blackface, he would fight monsters, and if children were bad hed have a demon named krampus show up and kidnapp them, throw them in a sack, and make them work on coal mines ( I swear this is all reall look it up). As Europeans moved to America over time, xmas became more of a tradition. in 1870, President Grant officially made it one along with new years and Thanksgiving. How the hell Jesus got mixed up in there? I really couldnt tell you... I honestly dont think he was part of Christmas at all until the Charlie Brown Xmas special aired on tv to be perfectly honest with you...

Answer 2

Well, its the birth of Jesus Christ that made Christmas. I don't think that the government made Christmas. Christians just celebrate His birth.