🎄 English question: What would you like for Christmas?
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🎄 English question: What would you like for Christmas?
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Christmas became a family holiday.
Giving gifts at home — especially to children — became a tradition(伝統)much like today.
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Christmas became a family holiday.
Giving gifts at home — especially to children — became a tradition(伝統)much like today.
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In the Christmas story, the Three Wise Men bring gifts to the baby Jesus.
This became a powerful symbol(象徴)of giving at Christmas.
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In the Christmas story, the Three Wise Men bring gifts to the baby Jesus.
This became a powerful symbol(象徴)of giving at Christmas.
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Long before Christmas, people celebrated the winter solstice(冬至)— the shortest day of the year.
Gift-giving helped strengthen community(共同体)during the darkest season.
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Long before Christmas, people celebrated the winter solstice(冬至)— the shortest day of the year.
Gift-giving helped strengthen community(共同体)during the darkest season.
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2,000 years ago, Romans celebrated Saturnalia — a winter festival(冬のお祭り). People gave small gifts to friends and family for luck and goodwill(善意)
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2,000 years ago, Romans celebrated Saturnalia — a winter festival(冬のお祭り). People gave small gifts to friends and family for luck and goodwill(善意)
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Today we usually celebrate only the 25th and 26th, but traditionally, Christmas was a season.
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Today we usually celebrate only the 25th and 26th, but traditionally, Christmas was a season.
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In the past, Christmas was not just one day. It was a 12-day holiday period, starting on 25 December and ending on 5 January.
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In the past, Christmas was not just one day. It was a 12-day holiday period, starting on 25 December and ending on 5 January.
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