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Christmas

CHRISTMAS

Christmas (in old English, Cristes maesse) is a festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the Incarnation of the Word of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also referred to as The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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