Friday, December 09, 2005
Encarta definition of Christmas
Christ·mas [ kríssməss ] (plural Christ·mas·es)
noun
Definitions:
1. festival celebrating birth of Jesus Christ: a Christian festival marking the birth of Jesus Christ.December 25.
2. Christmas period: the period around December 25, or the Christian church season extending from December 24 to January 6
3. quarter day: in England, Wales, and Ireland, one of the four quarter days, falling on December 25
noun
Definitions:
1. festival celebrating birth of Jesus Christ: a Christian festival marking the birth of Jesus Christ.December 25.
2. Christmas period: the period around December 25, or the Christian church season extending from December 24 to January 6
3. quarter day: in England, Wales, and Ireland, one of the four quarter days, falling on December 25