Q3 Post10

I read an article that describes the history of Christmas, a religious holiday celebrated by Christians as the the birth date of Jesus Christ. Christmas comes from the words Cristes Masse which is an early english phrase for Mass of Christ. Christmas is thought to have originated from a Roman holiday that had celebrated their goddess Saturn and Mithras. It later became a date that celebrated the birth of Christ after the official religion in the Roman Empire changed to Christianity. Many nations continued to celebrate this holiday as a feast after the harvest was over. In the 16th and 17th centuries, during the Reformation, Protestants outlawed Christmas as a pagan holiday since many un-holy things were performed on Christmas in England and her colonies. Christmas has evolved now in the past 150 years or so with the decorating of Christmas trees and the sending of cards to relatives and friends. Christmas also in the past century has been an important economic boost to places like the United States as people spend a lot of money on gifts for relatives. It is a fun and joyous holiday that I celebrate with much joy and hope.