Today is Christmas.  It is December 25th.  On Christmas Day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  In the Christian religion, Jesus Christ is God.  He came to earth as a human.  He came to show us God's love. On Christmas we give gifts to others.  We go to church and sing Christmas carols.  A Christmas carol is a song that is about the birth of Jesus.

When Jesus was born, there was a bright star in the sky.  The bright star showed where Jesus was born.  Jesus was born in Bethlehem.  He was born in a stable in Bethlehem.  He wasn't born in a house.  He wasn't born in an inn.  He was born in a stable.  A stable is a house for animals.  There wasn't a crib for him.  A crib is a bed for babies.  His mother used a manger as a bed for him.  A manger is a box where they put animals' food.  It was a box with hay in it probably.

Shepherds, men who take care of sheep, came to see the baby.  Wise men came to see the baby.  They were from countries to the east of Israel.  They came to give the baby gifts.  They gave the baby gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Can you answer these questions?

1. What special day is today?
2. What is the date?
3. What do we celebrate on Christmas?
4. Who is Jesus in the Christian religion?
5. What did Jesus come to show us?
6. What city was Jesus born in?
7. Was Jesus born in an inn or in a stable?
8. What is a box where they put animals' food?
9. What are men called who take care of sheep?
10. Who brought the baby Jesus gifts?