When you can see your breath in the crisp air, people from all over the world start setting up for Christmas. Iconic Christmas trees both indoors and outdoors are erected, houses are decorated with colorful lights, and symbols of Christmas can be seen, from reindeer to snowmen. Companies are overflowed with orders for the holidays, coming from all over the world.

Christmas is an ancient Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. This holiday is observed on Dec.25, but the exact origin of assigning Jesus’s birthday on Dec.25 is unclear. This date was first identified in the year of 221 by a person called Sextus Julius Africanus and later caught on.

Most modern Christmas traditions were started a few centuries back. In 1605, the first Christmas trees were recorded to be in Strasbourg, and the common Christmas wreath found on doors today during the holidays began in the 19th century. The most well-loved part of Christmas for the children, giving and receiving gifts, began in the 18th century, declaring that Christmas was a holiday centered around family and friends. In fact, the average American spends an estimated $929.00 or more on Christmas presents.

Christmas brings a festive cheer that drapes itself snugly onto the places that celebrate this holiday, a feeling that can rival no other. From Christmas trees with ornamented branches hiding brightly wrapped presents to bright decorations and lights being blown by the winter wind, Christmas is a holiday people from all around the world celebrate.