race. Their faith was much directed against superstition, idolism and immoral driving of the heathen Romans and Teutons.
             Karl the great united the Germanic tribes under Christianity, and under it the celebration of the birth Christ became a significant day for the bulk of the population in his realm.
             In the year 800 the celebration of the birth Christ had a quite particular meaning. During the third Christian fair in the St. Peter Basilica in Rome Pope Leo 3rd proclaimed the " holy Roman realm, " to its crowned emperor he Karl the great ("Carolus Augustus " on lat.; " Charlemagne " from France.).
             They celebrated the birth Christ on 25 December; the 6 January remained as the three-king celebration, nevertheless a high holiday, which celebrated the arrival of the holy three kings, Kasper, Melchoir and Balthasar, to the stable in Bethlehem.
             The birthday of Christ, which still solemnly, but not as calmly as beforehand in Rome, because the Teutons were accustomed to celebrate the time merrily and with nature symbols. They still decorated their houses with laurel, Mistletoe and branches of fir. A group of children carried small figures, those to each and others like the Christian child and people gifts, as the three kings the Christian child had admired gifts.
             In the church there were three fairs; they included the Holy Communion. The Germans of that time sang Latin songs in honor Christ and prayed to him. Some churches had lau
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