Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or Nativity Fast and is prolonged by the Octave of Christmas and further by the season of Christmastide. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated culturally by a large number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.

Many people celebrate the Christmas holidays on December 25, but Armenians celebrate the Christmas day on January 6, because we are followers of Armenian Apostolic Church. I like to celebrate Christmas holidays in my country in traditional ways. Sure sometimes I used to celebrate Christmas in other cities, but usually I celebrate it at home.  In Christmas holidays I go to church and take part in the liturgy. Also we have different ways of spending Christmas holidays. For example Americans start celebrating Christmas on the day before (Christmas Eve).I don't really know what are they doing but judging by the movies and pictures they spend in a different way. In Armenia with the Christmas we also celebrate Easter. Drinking wine, color eggs, breaking them and then eating them.

Every year I celebrate the coming year in the circle of my family at home. We always decorate Christmas tree on December 30, the day before New Year. We prepare Armenian New Year’s traditional dishes. And during next 5-7 days, we visit our relatives and friends.