| In , the letter chi , is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar letter , has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century | Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, , an exchange of , celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including , , and garlands, , , and |
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| There is a very long tradition of producing painted depictions of the | Stetzer, Ed 14 December 2015 |
Stations of the Sun: The Ritual Year in England.
| The Church is especially important at the end of a life; by far the majority of funerals are still conducted in a church by a minister | "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas", American Economic Review, December 1993, 83 5• Such customs were eventually adapted for Christian usage |
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| Countries such as Japan and Korea, where Christmas is popular despite there being only a small number of Christians, have adopted many of the secular aspects of Christmas such as gift-giving, decorations and Christmas trees | The traditional colors of Christmas are , , and |
" Early iconographic representations of the nativity placed the stable and manger within a cave located, according to tradition, under the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.