圣誕節(jié)的的英語是:
Christmas
Christmas time
Christmas season
Christmas day:圣誕節(jié)(12月25日)Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
圣誕節(jié)的由來The origin of Christmas
The name christmas is short for christ's mass. a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.
The birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin's name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.
圣誕樹
圣誕樹(Christmas tree)是圣誕節(jié)慶祝中最有名的傳統(tǒng)之一。通常人們在圣誕前后把一棵常綠植物如松樹弄進(jìn)屋里或者在戶外，并用圣誕燈和彩色的裝飾物裝飾。并把一個(gè)天使或星星放在樹的頂上。
用燈燭和裝飾品把樅樹或洋松裝點(diǎn)起來的常青樹，作為圣誕節(jié)慶�；顒�(dòng)的一部分。近代圣誕樹起源于德國。德國人于每年12月24日，即亞當(dāng)和夏娃節(jié)，在家里布置一株樅樹(伊甸園之樹)，將薄餅乾掛在上面，象徵圣餅(基督徒贖罪的標(biāo)記)。近代改用各式小甜餅代替圣餅，還常加上象徵基督的蠟燭。此外，室內(nèi)還設(shè)有圣誕塔，是一木質(zhì)的三角形結(jié)構(gòu)，上有許多小架格放置基督雕像，塔身飾以常青樹枝葉、蠟燭和一顆星。到16世紀(jì)，圣誕塔和伊甸園樹合并為圣誕樹。
18世紀(jì)，這種風(fēng)俗在德國信義宗信徒中頗流行，但直至19世紀(jì)才流行全國，成為德國根深柢固的傳統(tǒng)。19世紀(jì)初，圣誕樹傳到英國;19世紀(jì)中葉維多利亞女王的丈夫、德國皇子艾伯特加以推廣普及。維多利亞式圣誕樹飾以蠟燭、糖果和花色糕點(diǎn)，用絲帶和紙鏈吊掛在樹枝上。早在17世紀(jì)圣誕樹即由德國移民帶到北美，至19世紀(jì)廣為流行。在奧地利、瑞士、波蘭和荷蘭也頗流行。在中國和日本，圣誕樹于19及20世紀(jì)由美國傳教士傳入，多飾以彩色繽紛的紙花。
在西方國家里，圣誕節(jié)也是一個(gè)家庭團(tuán)聚和喜慶的節(jié)日，通常會(huì)在家里陳設(shè)一棵圣誕樹。在西方，不論是否基督徒，過圣誕節(jié)時(shí)都要準(zhǔn)備一棵圣誕樹，以增加節(jié)日的歡樂氣氛。圣誕樹一般是用杉柏之類的常綠樹做成，象征生命長存。樹上裝飾著各種燈燭、彩花、玩具、星星，掛上各種圣誕禮物。圣誕之夜，人們圍著圣誕樹唱歌跳舞，盡情歡樂。
圣誕卡
圣誕卡(圣誕卡片)在美國和歐洲很流行，也是為維持遠(yuǎn)方親朋好友關(guān)系的方式之一。許多家庭隨賀卡帶上年度家庭合照或家庭新聞，新聞一般包括家庭成員在過去一年的優(yōu)點(diǎn)特長等內(nèi)容。
圣誕襪
最早以前是一對(duì)紅色的大襪子，大小不拘。因?yàn)槭フQ襪是要用來裝禮物的，所以是小朋友最喜歡的東西，晚上他們會(huì)將自己的襪子掛在床邊，等待第二天早上收禮。
圣誕帽
那是一頂紅色帽子，據(jù)說晚上戴上睡覺除了睡得安穩(wěn)和有點(diǎn)暖外，第二天你還會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)在帽子里多了點(diǎn)心愛的人送的禮物。在狂歡夜它更是全場的主角，無論你去到哪個(gè)角落，都會(huì)看到各式各樣的圣誕帽。