As a celebration to honour the gods.
In the northern hemisphere, the change in the length of day from midsummer to midwinter is startling and significant. People of all kinds marked this significance with special celebrations at the darkest time of the year to mark the solstice. Under the Julian calendar this fell on the 25th of December. Some solstice feasts which are absorbed into the modern Christmas celebration are the Scandinavian feast of Yule and the Roman Saturnalia.
They begin on the night of December the 16th.
It was ordained in 2 Hijri, or year 624.
1904
Christmas replaced a number of regional celebrations, all of which took place on or near the winter solstice, and all of which celebrated the rebirth of a local sun god. None. It's a myth that Christmas replaced an older celebration. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas celebrations or feasts began in the 2nd or 3rd century.
We begin the celebration of the Eucharist with the Introductory rites. The introductory Rite is a celebration of the Eucharist, it is important to get a feeling that there is a community coming together to pray. At the beginning of the Eucharist we prepare to worship god. Hope this helps :)
Cease, ceasefire, cedar, celebrant, celebrity, celebration, celery and cello are words. They begin with the letters ce.
The feasts of St. Paul are: 25 January (celebration of his conversion) 16 February (Saint Paul Shipwrecked) 29 June (celebration of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as co-founders of the Church) 18 November (feast of the dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul)
You celebrate New Year on Jan 1st!
It is the celebration before Lent. Events like this began in the Middle Ages
fêtes is the translation of feasts in french.