Well, some people say time is money. What time is it? Christmas time. Quite good, yes? well, to quote wikipedia, "Christmas is an annual festival commemorating of , observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A central to the , it is preceded by the season of or the and initiates the season of , which historically in the West lasts and culminates on ; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an . The traditional Christmas narrative, the , delineated in the says that Jesus was born in , in accordance with ; when and arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a where the was soon born, with proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. Christmas Day is a public in , is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the .
Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, by the early-to-mid fourth century the had placed Christmas on December 25, a date that was later adopted in the East. Today, most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the , which has been adopted almost universally in the used in countries throughout the world. However, some celebrate Christmas on December 25 of the older , which currently corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar, the day after the Western Christian Church celebrates the . This is not a disagreement over the date of Christmas as such, but rather a preference of which calendar should be used to determine the day that is December 25. Moreover, for Christians, the belief that came into the world in the to for the of humanity, rather than the exact birth date, is considered to be the primary purpose in celebrating Christmas.
The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of , Christian, and themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include , completing an or , and , lighting a , viewing a , an exchange of , , a , and the display of various , including , , , , , , and . In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as , , , and , are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of and lore. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world." Thats a lot to take in, huh? Well, perhaps it would be simpler to put it this way: Albert Einstein was quite the genius. To quote wikipeda again, and there is a lot to go through this time:
Life and careerEarly life and educationSee also: Einstein at the age of 3 in 1882Albert Einstein in 1893 (age 14)Einstein's matriculation certificate at the age of 17, showing his final grades from the Argovian cantonal school (Aargauische Kantonsschule, on a scale of 1–6, with 6 being the highest possible mark)
Albert Einstein was born in , in the in the , on 14 March 1879. His parents were , a salesman and engineer, and . In 1880, the family moved to , where Einstein's father and his uncle Jakob founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, a company that manufactured electrical equipment based on .
The Einsteins were non-observant and Albert attended a in Munich, from the age of 5, for three years. At the age of 8, he was transferred to the (now known as the Albert Einstein Gymnasium), where he received advanced primary and secondary school education until he left the seven years later.
In 1894, Hermann and Jakob's company lost a bid to supply the city of Munich with electrical lighting because they lacked the capital to convert their equipment from the direct current (DC) standard to the more efficient (AC) standard. The loss forced the sale of the Munich factory. In search of business, the Einstein family moved to Italy, first to and a few months later to . When the family moved to Pavia, Einstein stayed in Munich to finish his studies at the Luitpold Gymnasium. His father intended for him to pursue , but Einstein clashed with authorities and resented the school's regimen and teaching method. He later wrote that the spirit of learning and creative thought was lost in strict . At the end of December 1894, he travelled to Italy to join his family in Pavia, convincing the school to let him go by using a doctor's note. During his time in Italy he wrote a short essay with the title "On the Investigation of the State of the in a Magnetic Field".
