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    1 day ago · The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.

  2. 4 days ago · Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. December 25 has become widely accepted as the date of Jesus’ birth. Christmas has also become a secular family holiday that is observed by Christians and non-Christians, is marked by the exchange of gifts, and features the mythical figure of Santa Claus.

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  3. May 13, 2024 · Christmas Truce, (December 24–25, 1914), unofficial and impromptu cease-fire that occurred along the Western Front during World War I.The pause in fighting was not universally observed, nor had it been sanctioned by commanders on either side, but, along some two-thirds of the 30-mile (48-km) front controlled by the British Expeditionary Force, the guns fell silent for a short time.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › December_12December 12 - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › December_29December 29 - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]

  6. 4 days ago · Month of December. With 31 days, the year ends with the final, twelfth month of December according to the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Officially winter begins in late December 20th - 23rd, starting a two month progress of harsher, descending climates. While warmth thrives among the Southern Hemisphere as they enjoy summer temperatures and ...

  7. May 12, 2024 · 2126 or 1745 or 973. Unix time. 915148800 – 946684799. 1999 ( MCMXCIX ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

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