The Origin of Christmas 圣誕節的起源

Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ， the founder of the Christian religion， is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States.

According to the Bible， the holy book of Christians， God decided to allow his only son， Jesus Christ， to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more. “Christmas”- meaning “celebration of Christ ”- honors the time when Jesus was born to a young Jewish woman Mary.

Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph， a carpenter， but before they came together， she was found to be with child. Because Joseph， her husband， was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace， he had in mind to porce her quietly. But after he had considered this， an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said， “Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife， because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son， and you are to give him the name Jesus， because he will save his people from their sins.”

Although the exact date of the birth of Jesus nearly 2，000 years ago is not known， the calendar on the supposed date pides all time into B.C. (Before Christ )and A.D. ( a Latin phrase， Anno Domini， “in the year of our Lord.”)For the first 300 years， Jesus‘ birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally， in the year 354， church leaders chose December 25 as his birthday.

12月25日的圣誕節是慶祝基督教創始人耶穌基督生日的日子，是美國最大、人們最喜愛的節日。

據基督教徒的圣書《圣經》說，上帝決定讓他的獨生子耶穌基督投生人間，找個母親，然后就在人間生活，以便人們能更好地了解上帝、學習熱愛上帝和更好地相互熱愛。“圣誕節”的意思是“慶祝基督”，慶祝一個年輕的猶太婦女瑪麗婭生下耶穌的時刻。

瑪麗婭已和木匠約瑟夫訂婚。可是，在他們同居之前，約瑟夫發現瑪麗婭已懷孕。因為約瑟夫是個正派的人，又不想把這件事說出去讓她丟臉，所以他想悄悄地和她分手。他正在考慮這事時，上帝的天使出現在他的夢中，對他說，“不要嘀咕了，把瑪麗婭娶回家。她懷的孩子來自圣靈。她將生下個男孩子，你們給孩子起名叫耶穌，因為他將從罪惡中拯救人們。”

盡管耶穌的確切生日并不清楚，大約是在2000年前，但是日歷按著假定日期把時間分為公元前(耶穌基督誕生前)和公元后(A. D. 是拉丁文縮寫，意思是“有了我們主--耶穌的年代”)。在公元后的頭三百年間，耶穌的生日是在不同的日子慶祝的。最后，在公元354年，教堂的領導人把 12月25日定為耶穌基督的生日。

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Christmas Day 圣誕節

Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.It is a very happy day for many boys and girls .Before the term ends in some schools ,the children act a nativity or “birth” play,showing how Jesus was born in a stable.

On the twenty-fourth of December,all children are very excited.Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace ,so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in.The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents.Later that night,Father or Mother will put presents in the sock,and leave others at the side of the bed.

On Christmas morning,the children wake up very early.Some even turn on the light at two o'clock,and most of them are awake by six o'clock although it is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.Children look for their presents ,and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared.At about one o'clock in the afternoon,the Christmas dinner is brought in .The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten .Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it .The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.

圣誕節在12月25日,它對男孩女孩們來說是快樂的一天.在一些學校學期結束前,孩子們會扮演些戲劇,耶穌怎樣降生的.

在12月24日,所有的孩子都非常興奮.通常他們會很早的就去睡了這樣他們的父母就可以準備禮物.一些小孩認為圣誕老人會從煙囪或火爐中來,因此他們會懸掛襪子讓(圣誕老人)放禮物.一些貪心的會掛枕墊或大袋,來拿更多的禮物.晚些,父親或母親會把禮物放進襪子里,并放在床邊.

在圣誕節的早上,孩子們很早就起床了.有些盡然在2點就打開燈,大多數都會在6點醒來雖然這時在英國還沒天亮.孩子們打開禮物,一些小孩在準備早餐時就開始玩著玩具.在下午1點,圣誕餐就會被準備好.火雞或雞肉很快被吃完.孩子們在圣誕布丁中搜尋被藏著的硬幣.剩下來的時間就是在游戲還有吃中度過的,直到圣誕假期結束.

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Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. It falls on the twenty- fifth of December and has the same importance as Chinese New Year to people with English backgrounds. The celebration is for the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the son of God in Christianity. Now days Christmas is no longer only celebrated by the Christians, but by most people from all over the world.

圣誕節是西方國家一年中最重要的慶祝活動之一。它是在十二月二十五日，就像中國的新年一樣重要。慶祝耶穌基督誕生的，是神的兒子基督。現在是圣誕節不再只是為基督徒，但大多數來自世界各地的人們。

On the twenty- fourth of December everyone gets excited for it's the day before Christmas which is called Christmas Eve. The children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “Santa Claus will only come and give you a present if you be good.” The younger kids actually believe that Santa will come down the chimney on the sleigh that's pulled by his reindeers. Food like short bread and beer are prepared for Santa when he comes, however most times parents just eat them. Some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).

在十二月的二十四日，每個人都很興奮，這是在圣誕節的前一天即平安夜。孩子們通常早睡，并警告說，“如果你是好孩子，那么圣誕老人克勞斯會給你一個禮物。”小孩子們相信圣誕老人會坐在雪橇上，馴鹿拉的煙囪。當圣誕老人他過來的時候，會準備好食物如面包和啤酒，但是大多數時候只有父母會吃這些東西。一些孩子會用襪子袋裝禮物（他們的父母放的）。

Rise and shine on Christmas morning! The children are always the first ones to wake up, some even do at four. Present wrappers everywhere! They look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear….I hope no one's disappointed. I feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. Children play while dinner is prepared by the adults. The Christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. The tradition of Christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. The rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all come to an end.

太陽照在圣誕節的早晨！孩子們總是第一個起床，有些人甚至在四點鐘就起床了。禮物包到處都是！他們看著他們的禮物都是面帶微笑的，哦，親愛的…我希望沒有人失望。對有人收到粉紅色內衣我感到遺憾。孩子們在玩的時候大人就準備晚餐。圣誕晚餐通常與親戚一起。通常吃點心之后，就有吃圣誕布丁和公雞的傳統。在這一天結束之前，接下來的時間便會做游戲。

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

我祝大家圣誕快樂和新年快樂！！！

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