Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the centra l figure of Christianity. It is traditionally c elebrated on December 25 by most Wes tern Christian churches. Although datin g to probably as early as a.d. 200, the fe ast of Christmas did not become widesp read until the Middle Ages. Aspects of c elebration may include gift-giving, Chris tmas trees, display of Nativity sets, chur ch attendance, the Father Christmas/Sa nta Claus myth, and family gatherings. T he word Christmas is derived from Midd le English Christemasse. It is a contracti on meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xma s because Roman letter "X" resembles t he Greek letter X, an abbreviation for Chr ist. 圣诞节是一个节日庆祝耶稣的诞生，天主 教中心人物。这是传统上庆祝十二月二十 五日的多数西方国家的基督教教堂。约会可能早在公元200年，在圣诞大餐的 时候才普遍中世纪。圣诞节庆祝活动包括 赠送礼物，圣诞树，显示诞生，教堂出席 ，圣诞老人圣诞老人克劳斯的神话，和家 庭聚会。这个词是源自中古英语christem asse。这是一个收缩的意思是“基督弥撒” 。这个节日的名字经常被简称为“圣诞节 因为罗马字母“×”类似于希腊字母的缩写 ，基督。
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