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'''Christmas''' is the biggest holiday in Christianity, regardless if someone is Catholic or Protestant, and it is also called '''Christ’s Nativity''' or the birth of Christ. It is commonly known as the day commemorating the birth of [[Jesus Christ]]. The date is generally December 25, but some churches, including the Russian Orthodox Church which observes the Julian calendar, celebrate it around January 7 of the solar calendar. The [[Bible]] does not specify the birth date of [[Christ]]. The custom of celebrating Christmas on December 25 came from [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mithraism Mithraism] (the worship of the sun god) which originated in ancient Persia. While Christianity was being secularized around the 4th century, December 25, the birthday of the sun-god Mithra, began to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-christmas-in-december|title=Why Is Christmas in December?|website=Britannica|date=|quote=}}</ref> Christmas is a compound word of ''Christ'' and ''Mass'', which is a shortened form of Christ’s Mass.<ref>[https://jakubmarian.com/etymology-of-the-words-christmas-and-xmas/ Origin of the words Christmas and Xmas], ''Jakub Marian’s Language learning, science & art''</ref> It is called Noël in French, Navidad in Spanish, and Natale in Italian.