Christmas

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A Christian holiday signifying the birth of Jesus, Christmas is widely celebrated and enjoyed across the United States and world. The holiday always falls on 25 December (regardless of the day of the week), and is typically accompanied decorations, presents, and special meals.

Specifically, the legend behind Christmas (and the one that most children are told) is Santa Claus, a bearded, hefty, jolly, and red-jacket-wearing old man who lives in the North Pole, spends the year presents with his elves, or small, festive, excited Santa-assistants. All the children who behave throughout the year are admitted the Good List, and will presumably receive their desired gifts on Christmas, while those who don't behave are placed the Naughty List, and will presumably (although the matter is determined by parents) receive a lump of coal.

Santa is said to fly around the Christmas sky in a sled powered by his magical reindeer, or cold-resistant, mythically , individually named animals, delivering presents to each child's house in the process. Santa is also expected to slide through to deliver these presents (homes not equipped with chimneys might "leave the front door cracked open"), and children sometimes cookies or other treats on a plate for him to enjoy.

Gifts are placed underneath a Christmas tree, or pine tree that's decorated with ornaments and/or lights and is symbolic of the holiday. Additionally, smaller gifts may be inside a stocking, or a sock-shaped, holiday-specific piece of fabric that's generally hung on the mantle of a fireplace ( without fireplaces might use the wall). A Christmas tree's ornaments, or hanging, typically spherical decorations, in addition to the lights, may be accompanied by a star, or a representation of the Star of Jerusalem that the Three Apostles while bringing Baby Jesus gifts and honoring him, in the Bible.