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{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Christmas[[Image:Nativity scene.jpg|thumb|center|The nativity scene]]|''Synopsis:'' Christmas (or Christmas Day) is the annual Christian holiday that celebrates the [[birth of Jesus]]. It is traditionally observed on December 25. Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate it on January 7. These dates are merely traditional. Christmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree, and church services remembering [[Jesus]]. __TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Christmas carols]]* [[Birth of Jesus]] | , [[Matthew 2]] | , [[Luke 2]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| ==Main article==}}
Christmas (or Christmas Day) is an annual Christian holiday that celebrates the [[birth of Jesus]]. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25th by most Christian; in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] it celebrated on January 7. It is a time when peace and goodwill are especially called for, and a time when Christians remember that [[God]] came down as a frail human, to save us from our [[sin]]. Christmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree, and church services remembering [[Jesus]].
