1、Origin of Christmas Symbols and customs of Christmas Christmas greeting and songsChristmas around the worldOrigin of Christmas Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.No one knows the exact date of Christs birth,but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25.
2、On this day,many go to church,where they take part in special religious services.During the Christmas season,they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly,mistletoe,and Christmas trees.The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse,an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ.The s
3、tory of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about:His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph,but before they came together,she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.An angel app
4、ears to Mary.An angel appears to Joseph Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace,he had in mind to divorce her quietly.But after he had considered this,an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph son of David,do not be afra
5、id 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.”When Joseph woke up,he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home a
6、s his wife.But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son.And he gave him the name Jesus.Jesus-“Immanuel”which means,“God with us.”you are to give him the name Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins.Journey to Bethlehem Mary and Joseph lived in a town called Nazareth.But t
7、hey had to travel to the city of Bethlehem to register for a census ordered by the Roman emperor.Both Nazareth and Bethlehem are in the country now called Israel.It is about 65 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem,and the trip probably took them several days.When Joseph and Mary got to Bethlehem,there w
8、as no place for them to stay because the inn was already full.They ended up spending the night in a stable,a place where animals were kept.There was probably fresh hay on the floor that they used for beds.That night,Jesus was born.There was no crib,so they laid baby Jesus in a manger,a feeding troug
9、h for animals.The manger probably had fresh hay in it and made a nice bed for the baby.The birth of JesusShepherds Visit Jesus Shepherds were in the fields near Bethlehem,keeping watch over their flocks of sheep.An angel appeared to them and gave them the good news that a Savior,the Messiah,had been
10、 born.The angel told the shepherds they could find Jesus lying in a manger.Suddenly a whole group of angels appeared saying,Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace,goodwill toward men!The shepherds hurried into Bethlehem and found Jesus in the manger,just as the angel had told them.After they
11、 had seen Jesus,they spread the news,and everyone who heard was in awe.After Jesus was born,Mary and Joseph took him to the temple There was an old man called Simeon there.God promised him that before he died he would see Jesus.Whenever they came and Simeon saw Jesus,he said he would die happy becau
12、se he had seen the saviour.Wise Men Visit Jesus Some time later,wise men,or magi,from eastern countries saw a star in the sky that signaled the birth of a new king.They came to Judea,the region around Bethlehem,to worship Jesus,the new king.A man named Herod was the king of Judea.He called the wise
13、men to a meeting and told them to find the new king so he could go and worship him,too.The wise men continued on to Bethlehem and followed the star until it was directly above the house where Jesus was.They found Mary and Jesus in the house and knelt down to worship Him.They brought Jesus many gifts
14、.After visiting Jesus,the wise men had a dream that warned them not to go back to King Herod,so they took a different route home.Journey to Egypt King Herod lied when he told the wise men he wanted to worship Jesus.He was afraid this new king would replace him as king of Judea.He did not understand
15、that Jesus would grow up to be king of Gods spiritual kingdom,not king of Judea.What Herod really wanted was to find Jesus and kill Him!Herod was furious when he realized the wise men had not come back to tell him where to find Jesus.He sent his soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all the children under t
16、wo years old,thinking Jesus would certainly be one of the ones killed.But God had told Joseph in a dream to flee to Egypt.Joseph took Mary and Jesus to live in Egypt where they would be safe from Herod.Joseph,Mary and Jesus stayed in Egypt until Herod had died,and then they returned to Nazareth.To c
17、ommemorate the birth of Jesus,then set December 25 for Christmas every year for mass to commemorate the birth of Jesus.As the Bible of Jesus was born at night,it is traditionally called the night of December 24 as Christmas Eve or Silent Night.Customs and symbols of Christmas Christmas colors are re
18、d and green.today,traditional Christmas activities include caroling,making and giving gifts,sending cards to family and friends,and enjoying festive dinners and parties.Christmas traditionsChristmas traditionsChristmas EveSanta ClausChristmas StockingChristmas treeChristmas cardsChristmas CarolChris
19、tmas dinnerthe Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve,the family reunites in the sitting room,they will gather around the tree to sing Christmas carols and exchange gifts,share the joys and sorrows of life,express wish and love.The red and white sceneries is Santa Claus,He is the most popular people.Santa C
20、laus,also known as Saint Nicholas,Father Christmas,or simply Santa“.in Western cultures,is described as bringing gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Santa Claus has a Dutch origin.he was developed from St.Nicholas who was a real person.St.Nicholas,was the patron saint of school boys.he brought g
21、ifts to the children.the idea that Santa Claus comes down the chimney originated in Norway,where children hang Christmas stockings on the fireplace mantel.Christmas trees have pagan origins.when pagans became Christian,they used evergreens(a sacred tree)for the holiday by decorating them with nuts a
22、nd candles.they sang Christmas carols as they danced around the Christmas tree.Christmas tree ornaments can be found in nearly every size,color,and shape imaginable,and they are used to decorate the millions of Christmas trees used throughout the world Christmas CardsAnother important custom of Chri
23、stmas is to send and receive Christmas cards,which are meant to help express the sentiment of the season.Americans begin sending Christmas cards early in December to friends,acquaintances,and co-workers.The post office advises customers to mail early in the season and avoid the Christmas rush.Some p
24、eople heed the advice;others wait until the last minute and then are upset when their loved ones have not received the greeting card or the present which they sent.Jingle Bells When A Child Is Born 圣婴诞生 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 圣诞老人来啦 Silent Night 平安夜 The First Noel 第一支圣诞歌 We wish you a Merry C
25、hristmas Angels We Have Heard On High 天使歌唱在高天Christmas dinner Christmas Turkey,Smoked ham,Christmas salmon,Christmas Pudding雪橇 Sled 雪橇犬 Husky Christmas GreetingsAnd may your kind and gentle ways,be blessed with happy,peaceful days,Becoming more beautiful with every thought,like every flake the earth
26、 has caught.May peace and joy wrap you in blankets of love,where hope has been.May peace and joy wrap you in blankets of love,where hope has been.And may your kind and gentle ways,be blessed with happy,peaceful days,Becoming more beautiful with every thought,like every flake the earth has caught.Chr
27、istmas around the world Christmas is a joyful religious holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.To people all over the world,Christmas is a season of giving and receiving presents.In some European countries,Father Christmas,or Saint Claus,comes into houses in the night and leaves
28、 gifts for the children.Saint Nicholas is represented as a kindly man with a red cloak and long white beard.Most children believe that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.All year he lists the names of children,both those who have been good and those who have been bad.He decides what presents to giv
29、e to the good children.Each child hung a stocking,or sock,over the fireplace.Santa entered down the chimney and left candy and presents inside the socks for the children.On the morning of Christmas day.Each child cant wait to open his or her eyes to see what Santa has left in the stocking.In additio
30、n to the Canadian province of Quebec,French outside of Santa Pere Noel in the United States and Canada,the custom of Santa Claus is basically the same.New Yorks Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and skating rinks grand skating activities,to the White House in Washington on the activities of Christma
31、s decorations,Christmas in the United States the most beautiful landscape.Norad to track Santa Claus in the annual trip around the world,which caused a lot of media attention and coverage.除了在加拿大魁北克省出现法国式的圣诞老人 pere noel 之外，在美国和加拿大，圣诞老人的习俗基本上是相同的。纽约洛克菲勒中心的摆放圣诞树和滑冰场的盛大溜冰活动、华盛顿的给白宫上圣诞装饰的的活动，是美国圣诞节中最亮丽的风
32、景线。北美防空联合司令部在每年都会跟踪圣诞老人在全球的行程，这引起了众多媒体的关注和报道。In Mexico,posada is a lot of non-religious Christmas celebrations in the highlight.In nine days,groups of people going door to door visits to town,symbolizing the birth of Jesus visitors.People still play a specific time at home playing Christmas gift fro
33、m the piata in the game.在墨西哥，posada 是诸多非宗教式的圣诞节庆祝活动中的最亮点。在 9 天中，一群群城镇市民挨家挨户地走访，象征着刚出生的耶稣的拜访者。人们还在特定时间在家中玩从 piata 中打出圣诞礼物的小游戏。Prevalent in South America,the Catholic Church,Christmas celebration filled with religious themes.In these countries,the secular customs and gift-giving is a tradition in Euro
34、pe and the Americas,a mixture of indigenous people,and is more and more by the impact of American culture.在天主教盛行的南美洲，圣诞节的庆祝活动充满着宗教主题。在这些国家，世俗的风俗和互赠礼物是欧洲和美洲土著人传统的混合体，并且正越来越多的受到了美国文化的影响。To celebrate Christmas by the decorations of the house(southwest England)in the United Kingdom,the Christmas pulling
35、 guns(christmas cracker)is an essential form of celebrating Christmas,the Christmas fairy tale farce(pantomime)is popular for young families.Festival nine lessons and carols in Cambridge is a very popular religious activities.Since the year 1947 AD,Oslo,Norway spruce tree will be presented one to th
36、e British people as expressed support for the United Kingdom in World War II,Norway appreciation.Tree set in Londons Trafalgar Square(Pigeon Square,trafalgar square)but for all of Britains most famous Christmas tree,a symbol of the United Kingdom and Norway,the friendship between the people.为了庆祝圣诞节所
37、装饰的房子（英国西南部）在英国，圣诞拉炮（christmas cracker）是一种庆祝圣诞节不可或缺的形式，而圣诞童话闹剧（pantomime）更是风行于年轻的家庭中。节日nine lessons and carols 在剑桥是一个很流行的宗教活动。自从西元 1947 年开始每年挪威首都奥斯陆都会赠送一棵云杉树给英国人民作为表示英国于二战支援挪威的感谢之意。这棵树立于伦敦的特拉法加广场（鸽子广场,trafalgar square）而且是全英国最知名的圣诞树,象征着英国和挪威人民之间的友谊。In Sweden,traditionally the company will invite empl
38、oyees to participate in the week before Christmas,a Christmas lunch(julbord or jullunch).Christmas in Sweden is a place to enjoy food of any season,the focus is on the Christmas feast with baked ham,but the day to enjoy it in different places,but also different.But in Sweden there is a established p
39、ractice,it is Christmas Eve day is at 15:00 on December 24th time watching Disneys special program.In Poland,Christmas Eve dinner is the first day of Christmas Eve dinner is the first star appears from the start,and then we began to exchange gifts in the day people will visit relatives and friends.在
40、瑞典，传统上公司会在圣诞节前一星期邀请员工参加一个圣诞午餐(julbord 或 jullunch)。圣诞节在瑞典任何一个地方都是享受美食时节，圣诞节盛宴上的重点还是以烘烤火腿为主，但是哪一天享用它在不同的地方却也不同。不过在瑞典有一个约定俗成的惯例，那就是圣诞前夜这一天也就是 12月 24 日下午 3 点准时收看迪士尼的特别节目。在波兰,圣诞夜是宴会的第一天.宴会是从圣诞夜第一颗星星出现时开始的,然后大家开始互赠礼物.在第二天人们会走访亲戚朋友们.Norwegian Christmas dinner will be held on December 24,Norway each region
41、has its own particular food as a Christmas dinner,and then Julenissen(jule is the meaning of Christmas,nissen Norway legendary wizard)will bring gifts to the performance of good kids.After a quiet family reunion on December 25,Boxing in the future there will be another major celebration,the children
42、 will be going door to door in the neighborhood at this time to accept hospitality.Joulupukki(or Christmas goat)is the Finnish version of Santa Claus.He sat in a reindeer sleigh in children send gifts to good performance 挪威的圣诞大餐会在 12 月 24 日举行，挪威各个地区都有自己特定的食物做为圣诞晚餐，然后 Julenissen(jule 是圣诞的意思,nissen 是挪
43、威传说中的精灵)会带礼物给表现好的小朋友。经过安静的与家人团聚的 12 月 25 日，节礼日后会有另一场大型庆祝，儿童们会在此时在邻居中挨家挨户接受款待。Joulupukki(或圣诞山羊)是芬兰版的圣诞老人。他坐在驯鹿拉的雪橇里给表现好的小朋友发送礼物。Hong Kong by the British sovereign state before the impact,December 25 and December 26 Christmas Day Boxing Day are public holidays(but in some cases,may not be the Christma
44、s holiday,to replace the winter festival,Boxing Day holiday may have not more compensation leave,please refer to the Hong Kong public holidays and holiday items),December 24,Christmas Eve,though not a public holiday,but some institutions may be released from work,the stock market has just opened the
45、 morning.Christmas atmosphere is thick 香港受前宗主国英国影响，12 月 25 日圣诞节及 12 月 26 日节礼日均属公众假期（但某些情况下，圣诞节可能不放假，以冬节取代，节礼日更可不放假亦不予补假，详情请参阅香港节日与公众假期条目），12 月 24 日平安夜虽然不是公众假期，但部分机构或会提早下班，股市亦仅上午开市。圣诞气氛相当浓Philippines is a Catholic country,has the worlds longest Christmas season.Traditionally,the Philippines,Christmas
46、 started from December 16.Traditionally,the Spaniards called Misas de Aguinaldo(gift mass),the Philippines,they are more popular name is Simbang Gabi.December 24 Christmas Eve there will be pre-prepared noche buena-after the traditional midnight mass at Christmas feast.Sit with family members enjoy
47、the traditional noche buena,festivals,children will be to their priests to aguinaldos(gift),the priest will be happy gift gifts happiness and prosperity and blessing them.属于天主教国家菲律宾，拥有世界上最长的圣诞季。传统上，菲律宾的圣诞节从 12 月 16 日开始。传统上被西班牙人被称作“Misas de Aguinaldo”（礼物弥撒），他们更通俗的菲律宾名字是“Simbang Gabi”。12 月 24日的平安夜会有预先
48、准备好的“noche buena”在午夜弥撒后的传统圣诞盛宴。家庭成员坐在一起尽情享用传统“noche buena，节日里孩子们会向他们的神父要“aguinaldos”（礼物），神父则会快乐的赠与礼物然后祝福他们繁荣快乐。菲律宾“圣诞老人”潜水员Philippines Santa Claus diver其他南半球地区其他南半球地区南半球的英联邦国家，如澳大利亚和新西兰，圣诞节依然是在 12 月 25 日庆祝，虽然其时正值他们夏季的酷暑时节，与圣诞节通常的冬季冰天雪地形象完全相反，结果出现圣诞老人穿着红色毛皮大氅，却乘着冲浪板到海滩去吃露天火鸡烧烤的趣怪景像。Other Southern Hem
49、isphere South of Commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand,Christmas is still celebrated on December 25,although the summer heat at a time when their season,and Christmas is usually the opposite image of the winter ice and snow,resulting in a Santa Claus wearing a red fur cloak,was riding a surfboard to the beach to eat outdoor barbecue turkey comical Scene.
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