歡迎閱讀與參考。ThenameChristmasisshortfor"Christ's Christmasisareligious Itisthedaywecelebrate asthebirthdayofJesus.“圣誕節這個名稱是“基督彌撒個宗節我們把它當作耶蘇的誕辰來慶祝，因而又名耶誕節。Exchanginggifts andsendingChristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebrating Christmasintheworld.宗教并無半點關聯。交換禮物，寄圣誕卡，這都使圣誕節成為一個普天同慶的日子。ThebirthofJesushadastory: InNazareth,acityofGalilee. Thevirgin's wasMarywasbetrothed toJoseph.Beforetheycametogether, shewasfoundwithchilddreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMary willbring aSon,andheshallcallhisname,Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefrom 孩子起名為“耶蘇”，意思是要他把百姓從罪惡中救出來。BeforeJesusbirths, wenttoberegistered, everyonetohisowncity. JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegistered dayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered. Andshebroughtforthherfirstborn 當馬利亞快要臨盆的時候，羅馬政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒務必申報戶籍。約!everyyear.ButnobodyknowtheactualbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClaus2月5()it) duringthisperiodwithinthecelebration epiphanyjustrememberJesus'baptismthe,buttheCatholicChurchdecidedasJanuary6"threekingstothesection",toMemorialJesuswasbornwhentheEastThreeKings(thatis,threedoctoral)pilgrimagetothestory.WiththespreadofChristianity,majorfestival. Inmanycountries inEuropeandAmerica, importancetothefestival, andcelebration oftheeventhasgreatly exceededthenewyear.ThemaincommemorativeactivitiesinDecember25thandthatshouldbethelegend.后來，雖然大多數教會都接受1225日為圣誕節，但又固各地教會使用的歷書不同具體日期不能統一，于是就把2月41月6Citsi)2月5日被大多數教會公認為圣誕節后，原來1月6日的主顯節就只紀念耶穌受洗了，但天主教會又把1月6""()2月5日的主要紀念活動都與那穌降生的傳說有關。SantaClaus,Christmasalsobegantopopup.世紀，圣誕卡的流行、圣誕老人的出現，圣誕節也開始流行起來了。平安夜的由來傳ChristmasEveispopulartosayChristmasEve.Thatnight,thewholefamilywillreunioninthesittingroom,aroundbesidetheChristmastreetosingChristmassongs,innerexpression ofloveandblessing. Intheeveningwillseeagroupofcutelittleboyorgirl, playingguitar inhandpoetry, asingingpoetryofgoodtidings. thisfestivalisnewsofhowto?圣誕節前夕也就是俗說的平安夜，當晚，全家人會團聚在客廳中，圍繞在圣誕樹旁唱圣誕歌曲，互相交換禮物，彼此分享一年來生活中的喜怒哀樂，表達內心的祝福及愛。在這天?voicefromheaven,andgavethemthegoodnewsthatJesuswasborn.AccordingtotheBible,Jesuscametobethekingoftheworld,sotheangelsentthemessagetomore把消息傳給更多的人知道。everywherepreachingthemessageofJesuswasborn,untiltoday,carolinghasbecome音已經變成圣誕節不可缺少的一個節目。Usuallycaroling teamconsists ofabouttwentyyoungpeople,plusapreparationofthelittle dressedasanangelandaSantaclaus. dayofthebirthofJesusChrist.Afterwegotoprayto singoneortwopoem,againbythegenerousSantaClausChristmasgiftdeliverytothefamilyinthesmallhall,通常佳音隊是由大約二十名青年人在平安夜晚上大約是九點過后，開始一家一家的去報佳音。每當佳音隊去到一個家庭時，先!圣誕老人的由來傳widelyknownforhisgenerosity.4()什么贊頌，只是想幫助別人。很快，他就因自己的慷慨而廣為人知。themselvesandtheir oldmotherfromstarvingto 餓死。尼古拉聽說了三姐妹的悲慘境況后非常擔憂，決定幫助她們。edgeoftown.Quietly,hetiptoeduptothehutwherethethreesisterslived.Heclimbedontotheroofanddroppedthreebagsofgoldthroughtheholeintheroofwherethesmokefromthefirecameout.Nowitsohappenedthatthethreesistershaswasheddry.WhenNicholasdroppedthegoldthroughthesmokehole,eachbagofgoldfellinto一天夜里，當大家都入睡后，尼古拉斯躡手躡腳地穿街走巷，來到了小鎮邊界。他悄悄而三姐妹上床前恰巧剛洗完自己的長襪，把它們掛在爐火旁烘干。就在尼古拉斯把金子透過煙囪扔下去時，每袋金子分別落入了一只襪子中 拉斯與圣誕節聯系在了一起。Afterhisdeatharound350A.D.hewasburiedinMyra,butin1087Italian stolehisremainsandremovedthemtoBari,Italy,greatly Nicholas'popularitythroughoutEurope.Hiskindnessandreputationforandloveforchildren tohimincreased. forhisredcape,flowingwhitebeard,andbishop's mitre.InGreece,heisthepatroncenturyHolland,Dutchchildren wouldplacetheir thattheywouldbefilledwithatreatandgoodies.0;但據稱在7年，意大利水手們偷走了()巴里，從而大大提升了尼古拉斯在整個歐洲的知;;6圣誕樹的由來傳 MartinLuthertocandleinthewoodsoffirtreebranches, sothatitlookslikethestarstoguidepeopletoBethlehem,liketwothousandyearsago,theMagiinaccordancewithcommonlyfoundJesusstarsinthesky.Today,peoplehaveswitchedtosmalllightbulbsinsteadofcandles.據說大約在十六世紀，德國人最先把長青的松柏枝拿到屋中去擺設，后來，德國傳代替蠟燭。 heenthusiastically receivedthechild, 答謝農人的好意。forestresources,theywillgotochoosefamilyarealtreeasaChristmastree.Widetopofeachtreemusthaveatreebigstars,likethesignwiththatguided foundJesusstars.Andintraditionalcustom,onlythefamilyofaprincipalcanputthestarofhopehang,cannotmeddleinothers.然而圣誕樹真正出現在圣誕節，首先見于德國，之后又傳入歐洲和美國，成為圣誕節不可或缺的裝飾物。他們通常用五光十色的彩燈、蠟、禮物或天使來裝圣誕樹，尤其住在美國西北部的人們，因為當地豐