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圣誕節(jié)的來(lái)歷-The History of Christmas
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Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
No one knows the exact date of Christ‘s birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25.
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 story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years.
Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born.
The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats.
carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
The History of Santa Claus--圣誕老人的來(lái)歷
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while visions of sugarplums dance in their heads.
When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.
Santa Claus has become the most beloved of Christmas symbols and traditions.
The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is know worldwide.
Just like the season of Christmas, the history of the origins of Santa Claus is influenced by the customs and cultures of many countries, beginning in Asia Minor sometime around the 4th century AD.
It was here that Bishop Nicholas became renowned for his exceptional generosity, especially to the very young.
Many years later he became known as Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children.
As time went on, adults began to dress in the manner of Saint Nicholas, dressed in Bishops vestments and carrying a staff to re-enact the kindness of the saint.
They went from house to house, asking if the children who lived there had been well behaved.
In response to these visits, the children left their shoes outside the doors of their houses so that next morning they might find them filled with sweets and trinkets.
An Anglo-Saxon version eventually evolved and was known as Father Christmas.
His character was a mixture of the Saint Nicholas and earthly perceptions of the gods Thor and Saturn.
He wore robes decorated with ivy and holly and carried a switch to threaten unruly children, as well as a ba
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