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Christmas is when the majority of the world celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This is not the exact date of His birth, but it is worth celebrating. Western Churches celebrate it on December 25th, while some Orthodox Churches celebrate it on January 7th. Countries in which Christmas is not a formal public holiday include Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (excepting Hong Kong and Macao), Comoros, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.

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miracle

A miracle is an event not ascribable to human power or the laws of nature and consequently attributed to a supernatural, especially divine, agency.

Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, revealed the birth of Jesus to the Biblical Magi/wise men, and later led them to Bethlehem. The star appears only in the nativity story of the ...

wisemen

Also known as "Magi" they are a group of distinguished foreigners who followed a star to visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They were the first religious ...

Nativity of Jesus

The other term for Christmas. It refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus, primarily based on the two accounts in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. The Nativity is a prominent element of the ...