圣诞节的的英语是:
Christmas
Christmas time
Christmas season
Christmas day:圣诞节(12月25日)Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
圣诞节的由来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.
圣诞树
圣诞树(Christmas tree)是圣诞节庆祝中最有名的传统之一。通常人们在圣诞前后把一棵常绿植物如松树弄进屋里或者在户外,并用圣诞灯和彩色的装饰物装饰。并把一个天使或星星放在树的顶上。
用灯烛和装饰品把枞树或洋松装点起来的常青树,作为圣诞节庆祝活动的一部分。近代圣诞树起源于德国。德国人于每年12月24日,即亚当和夏娃节,在家里布置一株枞树(伊甸园之树),将薄饼乾挂在上面,象徵圣饼(基督徒赎罪的标记)。近代改用各式小甜饼代替圣饼,还常加上象徵基督的蜡烛。此外,室内还设有圣诞塔,是一木质的三角形结构,上有许多小架格放置基督雕像,塔身饰以常青树枝叶、蜡烛和一颗星。到16世纪,圣诞塔和伊甸园树合并为圣诞树。
18世纪,这种风俗在德国信义宗信徒中颇流行,但直至19世纪才流行全国,成为德国根深柢固的传统。19世纪初,圣诞树传到英国;19世纪中叶维多利亚女王的丈夫、德国皇子艾伯特加以推广普及。维多利亚式圣诞树饰以蜡烛、糖果和花色糕点,用丝带和纸链吊挂在树枝上。早在17世纪圣诞树即由德国移民带到北美,至19世纪广为流行。在奥地利、瑞士、波兰和荷兰也颇流行。在中国和日本,圣诞树于19及20世纪由美国传教士传入,多饰以彩色缤纷的纸花。
在西方国家里,圣诞节也是一个家庭团聚和喜庆的节日,通常会在家里陈设一棵圣诞树。在西方,不论是否基督徒,过圣诞节时都要准备一棵圣诞树,以增加节日的欢乐气氛。圣诞树一般是用杉柏之类的常绿树做成,象征生命长存。树上装饰着各种灯烛、彩花、玩具、星星,挂上各种圣诞礼物。圣诞之夜,人们围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞,尽情欢乐。
圣诞卡
圣诞卡(圣诞卡片)在美国和欧洲很流行,也是为维持远方亲朋好友关系的方式之一。许多家庭随贺卡带上年度家庭合照或家庭新闻,新闻一般包括家庭成员在过去一年的优点特长等内容。
圣诞袜
最早以前是一对红色的大袜子,大小不拘。因为圣诞袜是要用来装礼物的,所以是小朋友最喜欢的东西,晚上他们会将自己的袜子挂在床边,等待第二天早上收礼。
圣诞帽
那是一顶红色帽子,据说晚上戴上睡觉除了睡得安稳和有点暖外,第二天你还会发现在帽子里多了点心爱的人送的礼物。在狂欢夜它更是全场的主角,无论你去到哪个角落,都会看到各式各样的圣诞帽。