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Christmas or Christmas Day ( meaning " Christ ' s Mass ") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ , observed most commonly on December ___MASK93___ as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world . A feast central to the Christian liturgical year , it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide , which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night ; in some traditions , Christmastide includes an Octave . The traditional Christmas narrative , the Nativity of Jesus , delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem , in accordance with messianic prophecies ; when Joseph and Mary arrived in the city , the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born , with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore . Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world ' s nations , is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians , as well as culturally by a number of non - Christian people , and is an integral part of the holiday season , while some Christian groups reject the celebration . In several countries , celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December ___MASK93___ , with gift - giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family . Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone , better known by her screen name Alessandra De Rossi ( born ___MASK7___ July ___MASK47___ , England ) is an Italian - Filipino actress . She is the younger sister of actress Assunta De Rossi . England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over ___MASK94___ smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The Metro Manila Film Festival ( MMFF ) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila , the Philippines . The festival , which runs from December ___MASK93___ ( Christmas ) through New Years Day and into first weekend of January in the following year , focuses on Filipino films . During the course of the festival , only films approved by the jurors of the MMFF are shown in movie theaters . No foreign movies are shown except in 3D theaters and IMAX theaters . Maria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone - Ledesma ( born February ___MASK7___ , ___MASK61___ ) is a Filipino - Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi . Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress , Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival . She is married to Jules Ledesma , a Filipino politician . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about ___MASK14___ , ___MASK80___ islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Maria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone - Ledesma ( born ___MASK69___ ) is a Filipino - Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi . Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress , Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival . She is married to Jules Ledesma , a Filipino politician .