Christmas is a religious festival. There are two festivals of equal importance in the Christian religion – Christmas and Easter – although the former is larger and grander. It is the one that has captured the interest and imagination of the entire world, making an impact on all cultures, including non-Christian cultures that have their own different religions.
It has therefore become a popular festival, and is the most popular in the world. For many countries, it is also a traditional festival, a cultural one with long deep roots, and commercial. Christmas is also a calendar festival because it is fixed at a particular annual date and time of year. Christianity’s other big event, Easter, is a calendar festival of a
