The church in Rome began formally celebrating Christmas on December 25 in 336, during the reign of the emperor Constantine. As Constantine had made Christianity the effective religion of the empire, some have speculated that choosing this date had the political motive of weakening the established pagan celebrations.

Essay on Christmas 150 Words Christmas is a beautiful festival celebrated every year on 25th December to honour the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a time for joy, family, and spreading kindness. People prepare for Christmas by decorating their homes with lights, colourful ornaments, and a sparkling Christmas tree.

In fact, the Christian celebration of Christmas was invented by Romans as a way to co-opt and tame the raucous pagan holiday of Saturnalia, which was itself essentially a celebration of the days getting longer after the winter solstice.

It's the story of Jesus of Nazareth's conception and birth—a story ubiquitous in the western world—as told by the first two chapters of the gospels of Matthew and Luke. It's been memorialized in countless songs, paintings, and poorly performed yet unbearably cute Christmas pageants from your church's youngest members.