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ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaygenerallyobservedonDecember25(withalternativedaysofJanuary6,7and19)tocommemoratethebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.[8][9]TheactualbirthdayofJesusisnotknown,andtheeventsofhisbirtharerecordedintwooftheCanonicalgospels.

ThedateofChristmasmayhaveinitiallybeenchosentocorrespondwitheitherthedayexactlyninemonthsafterChristiansbelieveJesustohavebeenconceived,thedateoftheRomanwintersolstice,oroneofvariousancientwinterfestivals.ChristmasiscentraltotheChristmasandholidayseason,andinChristianitymarksthebeginningofthelargerseasonofChristmastide,whichlaststwelvedays.

AlthoughnominallyaChristianholiday,Christmasiscelebratedbyanincreasingnumberofnon-Christiansworldwide,andmanyofitspopularcelebratorycustomshavepre-Christianorsecularthemesandorigins.Popularmoderncustomsoftheholidayincludegift-giving,music,anexchangeofChristmascards,churchcelebrations,aspecialmeal,andthedisplayofvariousdecorations;includingChristmastrees,lights,garlands,mistletoe,nativityscenes,andholly.Inaddition,severalfigures,knownasSaintNicholas,FatherChristmas,andSantaClaus,amongothernames,areassociatedwithbringinggiftstochildrenduringtheChristmasseason.

Becausegift-givingandmanyotheraspectsoftheChristmasfestivalinvolveheightenedeconomicactivityamongbothChristiansandnon-Christians,theholidayhasbecomeasignificanteventandakeysalesperiodforretailersandbusinesses.TheeconomicimpactofChristmasisafactorthathasgrownsteadilyoverthepastfewcenturiesinmanyregionsoftheworld.