The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse,or "Christ's Mass".Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion.Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 AD.
Christmas is both a holiday and a Holy Day.In America it is the biggest event of the year (especially for kids),and for members of the Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.The federal government,all state governments,all schools/colleges/universities and the vast majority of businesses in America give employees one or two days off at Christmas,making it an important holiday (other federal holidays are:New Year's Day,Martin Luther King Day,Washington's Birthday,Memorial Day,Independence Day,Labor Day,Columbus Day,Veterans Day,Thanksgiving).In the Roman Catholic calendar,Christmas is one of 6 holy feast days celebrated in America,the others being:Circumcision (New Year's Day),Ascension,Assumption (Mary's Assumption into heaven,August 15),All Saints (November 2),and the Immaculate Conception (December 8).
这个词来自圣诞节的话Cristes maesse ,或“基督弥撒” .圣诞节是庆祝耶稣诞生的成员的基督教.大部分历史学家汇率首次庆祝圣诞节罗马公元336 .圣诞节是一个节日和圣日.在美国,它是最大的赛事,今年（尤其是孩子） ,并为成员的基督宗教是一个重要的日子对宗教的日历.联邦政府,州政府所有,所有学校/学院/大学和绝大多数的美国企业员工提供一个或两个休息日,圣诞节,使它成为一个重要的节日（其他联邦节假日是：元旦,马丁路德金一天,华盛顿诞辰纪念日,阵亡将士纪念日,独立日,劳动节,哥伦布日,退伍军人节,感恩节） .在罗马天主教日历,圣诞节是一个6神圣节日庆祝在美国,其余是：包皮环切（元旦） ,阿森松岛,圣母升天（玛丽的设想变成天堂,8月15日） ,万圣节（ 11月2日） ,以及圣母无染原罪堂（ 12月8日） .
