THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KADUNA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND VICE CHAIRMAN NIGERIAN FILM FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION AUDU KASHIM ISRAEL FELICITATES WITH CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL AT CHRISTMAS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KADUNA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND VICE CHAIRMAN NIGERIAN FILM FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION AUDU KASHIM ISRAEL FELICITATES WITH CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL AT CHRISTMAS "CHRISTMAS A TIME TO BE HOPEFUL, JOYFUL AND NEVER GIVE UP" Dear Friends, Christmas is that time again where Christians are reminded not to give up but be hopeful that Christ is here with us. Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The word "Christmas" is a combination of the words "Christ" and "mass". "Mass" is a term that refers to the Lord's Supper, which was traditionally concluded in Latin with the words ite, missa est, meaning "go, it is dismissed". The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages—Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French—all probably denote nativi...