____________________
,
Christian
festival
celebrating
the
birth
of
____________________
.
The
English
term
Christmas
(
?
mass
on
Christ's
day
?
)
is
of
fairly
recent
origin
.
The
corresponding
terms
in
other
languages
?
Navidad
in
____________________
,
Natale
in
Italian
,
Noël
in
French
?
all
probably
denote
nativity
.
The
German
word
Weihnachten
denotes
?
hallowed
night
.
?
Since
the
early
20th
century
,
Christmas
has
also
been
a
secular
family
____________________
,
observed
by
Christians
and
non
-
Christians
alike
,
devoid
of
Christian
elements
,
and
marked
by
an
increasingly
elaborate
exchange
of
____________________
.
In
this
secular
Christmas
celebration
,
a
mythical
figure
named
____________________
____________________
plays
the
pivotal
role
.
