As we know Christmas day is 25th December. But it is generally known that this wasn’t exactly the real day on which Jesus was born. Choosing the 25th of December allowed early Christians to put this celebration with existing pagan ones during the cold dark winter months. The early years of Christianity andContinue reading “Christmas.”
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Christmas carols.
Christmas carols emerged and developed from the 4th century onwards. Particularly in the 14th century and into Victorian times. Christmas carols, or, more accurately, winter songs, have been around since the 4th century. Early Pagan festivals and rituals had songs and dances to help people get through the winter months. The first carols as weContinue reading “Christmas carols.”
Advent calendars
Advent calendars are given on 1st December, the start of advent. Some last for 24 days, until Christmas Eve, most have an extra gift for the 25th December, Christmas Day. These started in 19th-century German Lutheran homes as a method of counting down the days up to Christmas. It gradually developed into the printed, windowedContinue reading “Advent calendars”
Man on a bike. 