
Written and © by Jarno Tarkoma
Christmas
From old English Cristes maesse (Christ's Mass), older still,
Yule, from the Germanic root geol. In some languages:
English: Christmas, Yule, Noel
German: Weihnachten
Finnish: Joulu
Swedish: Jul
Italian: Il Natale
Spanish: La Natividad
French: Noel
The traditional Christmas is not a single day but a prolonged
period, normally from 24th December to 6th January. This included
the New Year, thus increasing the festival value of Christmas.