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* Christmas Eve (Silent Night)平安夜 December 24th, is the night before Christmas Day Christmas is an annual每年的 holiday celebrated on December 25th. December 25th is Christmas圣诞节, celebrating庆祝 the birth of Jesus耶稣. Christmas is a federal全国的 holiday. The History of Christmas 圣诞节的历史 The name Christmas is short for “Christ‘s Mass”．A Mass is a kind of Church service教堂礼拜. Christmas is a religious宗教的 festival. It is the day we celebrate庆祝 as the birthday of Jesus耶稣. There are special Christmas services圣诞节的礼拜仪式 in Christian churches all over the world．But many of the festivities of Christmas don’t