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Christmas
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[[File:8452 - Milano - S. Marco - Londonio - Presepe (ca 1750) - Foto G. Dall'Orto - 14-Apr-2007.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' from a crib made of painted board by Francesco Landonio, 1750, Italy]]

'''Christmas''' (which means "[[Jesus|Christ]]'s [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebratingholidays.com/?page_id=996|title=History of the Name “Christmas”|website=Celebrating Holidays|language=en-US|accessdate=November 25, 2017}}</ref>) is a [[holiday]] that is celebrated on December 25january 6-7. It is a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. [[Christianity|Christians]] celebrate Christmas Day as the birthday of [[Jesus|Jesus of Nazareth]], a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating [[Christmas tree|Christmas trees]], attending church, sharing meals with family and friends(contracted; show full){{wikiquote}}
{{Commons|Christmas}}
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[[Category:Christmas]]