Christmas Eve: Like, Midnight Mass For Christmas Day

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Christmas Eve: is celebrated during the entire day before Christmas Day, even though the name implies an evening celebration only, in anticipation of the glorious day. This is the only holiday that has a pre-celebration day, but why? It is the holiday that follows the tradition of Jewish celebrations that begin from sun down of the previous day to sunset of the following day, an inheritance from Jewish tradition. This practice is based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." This arrangement for the Christmas is shadowed by Jewish Festivals throughout the entire year. It’s uncanny why this formation is reserved for Christmas. Christians tradition hold true to the fact that Jesus was born at night according to Luke 2:6-8; therefore, the mass that was created by the Roman Empire, called Midnight Mass, was also celebrated at night, more likely at midnight. The strong possibility of a “night” birth seemed more probable when the eve was correlated with such songs as “Oh, Holy Night” and "Silent Night, Holy Night". We just don’t know which night. Christmas Day: Like, Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve Christmas has a mass of its own. Crīstesmæsse means "Christ 's Mass", also named by the Roman Empire, the official day of celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ, the most widely observed holiday on the Christian calendar. There is a reason why this national holiday is celebrated December 25th. It is
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