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Jesus Christ has many names. One of the most known is Emmanuel also can be written as Immanuel. The meaning of this name is "God is with us.”

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Mary and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem in 5 B.C. before the birth of Jesus Christ. After Joseph dreamed that they need to escape to the now North African country to escape king Herod that wanted to slaughter Baby Jesus, the family moved to Egypt.

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Santa Claus has many names: Italy – Babbo Natale, Spanish – Papá Noel, Brazil – Papai Noel, France – Père Noël, Germany – Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man), and Japan – Hoteiosho (a God or priest that brings gifts).

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The Gospel of Luke says that the holy messenger Gabriel came to Mary to disclose that she would bring forth a child. The sacred angel revealed to Mary that she should call her child Jesus and that he would spare individuals from their wrongdoings.

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Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus of our days, was born in the Mediterranean during the Roman Empire, in an area that is now part of Turkey. He was a Greek Christian saint and was born around A.D. 280.

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The name of Santa Claus was developed from the Dutch shortened name of Saint Nicholas. In Dutch, Saint Nicholas is Sint Nikolaus, and in the short version: Sinterklaas.

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The holy bible tells that the three wise men (or the three kings) were–in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian convention–recognized outsiders who visited Jesus after his birth by Mary, with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Jesus was a Jew from the Galil (now North of Israel). His mother, Mary, was married to Joseph (Matthew 1, Luke 2). Jesus was called a "Rabbi" (someone the religious people followed), and he preached about how it is best to follow god.

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The Roman Christian history specialist Sextus Julius Africanus dated Mary's conception to March 25 (a similar date at which point he held that the world was created), which, following nine months in his mom's womb, would take place about a December 25 birth.

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Mary traveled with Joseph on a donkey. In the Christmas story, the animal we meet is the devoted donkey, the faithful animal of burden carrying the pregnant Mary on its back.