Merry Christmas to the whole carnival community!

Christmas is a Christian festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God so this is an important day of observance for them. Christmas Day is on the 25th of December every year.

Many non-Christians also celebrate Christmas, or the Christmas period which can be considered to be the whole of December!

Some "Yule" or "Yuletide" traditions are closely linked to Christmas rituals. Yule is a festival which is historically observed by the Germanic people around the same time of year and is linked to celebrating the Winter Solstice.

You can learn more about Christmas, and find some great Christmas carnival craft activity ideas in the posts below.