A Concise & Fascinating Historical Overview of Christmas

The celebration of Christmas on December 25th annually, is traceable to approximately the 3rd century.

It is however unknown exactly when the celebration of Christmas began.

While Christmas is widely celebrated on December 25th, some Orthodox Christians in countries such as Ethiopia, Egypt and Russia celebrate Christmas on the 6th and 7th of January, annually – approximately two weeks apart.

This calendar constitutes the world’s most widely used calendar, and the one that most Christians across the globe (Protestants and Catholics alike) use in their celebration of Christmas on December 25th.

Annually, he celebrated Christmas with his family, friends and congregants, and is credited with composing (and singing) some Christmas hymns, which are sung in many churches, even in contemporary times. .

John Calvin, widely considered the second most influential reformer, was not averse to the celebration of Christmas, and permitted his followers to celebrate Christmas, even though he was not dogmatic about it.

In the 18th century, notable preachers and leading revivalists of that era such as George Whitefield, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley celebrated Christmas with their followers.