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Christmas is the annual Christian celebration honoring the birth of Jesus Christ. It has been celebrated in December since the fourth century (AD or CE). The festival has come to include many elements from earlier Pagan celebrations. Evergreens, holly and mistletoe are from earlier Celtic, Norse and Germanic celebrations of the Winter Solstice. In the U.S., Christmas is both a religious holiday remembering Christ's birth and a secular Winter holiday. Many countries exchange gifts and/or cards at this time of year. For more information on the origins of Christmas, visit the sites listed below.

The Story of Christmas - a brief description of the religious holiday from Harper Collins Publishers' childrens' pages.
Christmas Around the World Page - how Christmas is celebrated in different countries.

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