The Christmas tree, Christmas cards and the ... Middle Ages was a religious festival rather than a secular holiday, and as such it was considered less significant than Easter.

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THE threefold character of the festival is of ancient origin. The 13th-century liturgist William Durand referred to the ...

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The Kirk promoted a strict observance of the Sabbath (Sunday) and discouraged any other religious holidays, including Christmas and Easter. While the legal ban ... such as the popularization of ...

आप सभी को, सभी देशवासियों को और विशेषकर दुनिया भर में उपस्थित ईसाई समुदाय को क्रिसमस की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं, ‘Merry Christmas’ !!!

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