Christmas Cards
Another important custom of Christmas 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 people 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.
圣誕卡:
是祝賀圣誕及新年的賀卡，上面印著關于耶穌降生故事的圖畫，以及慶祝圣誕、新年快樂之類的祝愿的話。
平安夜的由來
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。在這天晚上都會看到一群可愛的小男生或小女生，手拿詩歌彈著吉他，一家一家的唱著詩歌報佳音。到底佳音隊這種節日活動是怎么來的呢?
耶穌誕生的那一晚，一在曠野看守羊群的牧羊人，突然聽見有聲音自天上傳來，向他們報耶穌降生的好消息。根據圣經記載，耶穌來是要作世人的王，因此天使便透過這些牧羊人把消息傳給更多的人知道。
后來人們就效仿天使，在平安夜的晚上到處報人傳講耶穌降生的消息，直到今日，報佳音已經變成圣誕節不可缺少的一個節目。
通常佳音隊是由大約二十名青年人，加上一備裝扮成天使的小女孩和一位圣誕老人組成。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，先會唱幾首大家都熟悉的圣誕歌曲，然后再由小女孩念出圣經的話語讓該戶人家知道今夜是耶穌降生的日子，過后大家一起禱告再唱一兩首詩歌，再由慷慨大方的圣誕老人派送圣誕禮物給那個家庭中的小廳子，整個報佳音的過程就完成了!
The origin of the Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is also common says Christmas Eve and the family reunion, in the sitting room, will be around the tree to sing Christmas carols and exchange gifts, and share the joys and sorrows of a life, express the wish and love. In that night will see a group of lovely little boy or girl, hand, playing a guitar, a poem of singing poems, a good tidings. What's this festival is news of how come?
Jesus was born a night in the wilderness, a flock of shepherds, suddenly guard heard a voice from heaven came to Jesus was born, they reported the news. According to the bible, Jesus came to the king of the world, therefore make the angel and through these shepherds message more people know.
Later, people will follow the angels, on the eve of Christmas night BaoRen everywhere preaching Jesus was born, until today, Christmas caroling has become the indispensable one program.
Usually caroling team is made up about twenty young, plus a ready dressed as an angel of the little girl and a Santa Claus. In peace is about nine night after the start of a good tidings to. Whenever I go to a family news team, first will sing a few songs of Christmas, and then read the bible by the little girl GaiHu let people know the words of Jesus' birth day is tonight, after prayer to sing together two poem, again by generous Santa send Christmas gifts to the families of the sons of small hall, the whole process of caroling is finished!
The origin of the Christmas tree
1 in the 16th century, said about the German evergreen pine branches to the house to furnish, then, the candle on German missionary in the black fir tree branches, then lit, to make it look like leads people to Bethlehem, like the stars of the magi before the year in accordance with the stars to find him. Today, people have to small bulbs instead of candles.
2 legends in a long time ago, there was a farmer in Christmas day, met a poor child, he received a child, the child when he left a pine root planted in the earth, the pine tree, immediately become hung with gifts, thanks to the farmer kindness.
However, in the Christmas tree really appear in Germany, after the first introduced to Europe and America, and become the indispensable Christmas decorations. They usually use colourful lights, wax, gifts for Christmas or angels, especially in the northwestern living people, because the local rich forest resources, they will go to pick the trees as a real tree. Christmas is a natural variety, pine tree and Christmas are also man-made and white Christmas. Each tree is hung on the SAN marino adornment, but every tree must have a tree at the top of the stars, symbolized that guide the magi found Jesus stars. And in the traditional custom, and only the Lord of a family can put the star, others can't hang the longterm.
圣誕樹的由來
1.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，德國傳教士馬丁路德把燭放在樹林中的樅樹枝上，然后點燃，使它看起來像是引導人們到伯利恒的星光，如同二千年前的東方三博士依照天上的星星找到耶穌一般。今日，人們已經改用小燈泡代替蠟燭。
2.傳說在很久以前，有一位農人，在圣誕節那天遇到一位窮苦的小孩，他熱情地接待了孩子，這個小孩臨走時折下根松枝插在地上，松枝立即變成一棵樹，上面掛滿了禮物，用來答謝農人的好意。
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，因為當地豐富的森林資源，他們會全家人一起去挑選一棵真正的樹做為圣誕樹。圣誕樹的種類繁多，有天然松柏圣誕樹、也有人造圣誕樹及白色圣誕樹。每棵圣誕樹上都掛滿琳瑯滿目的裝飾品，但每棵樹的頂端必定有一棵特大的星星，像征著那顆引導東方三博士找到耶穌的星星。而且在傳統習俗上，只有家庭的一家之主才可以把這顆希望之星掛上，旁人是不可以越俎代庖的。
12月25日，是基督教徒紀念耶穌誕生的日子，稱為圣誕節。西方人以紅、綠、白三色為圣誕色，圣誕節來臨時家家戶戶都要用圣誕色來裝飾。紅色與白色相映成趣的是圣誕老人，他是圣誕節活動中最受歡迎的人物。西方兒童在圣誕夜臨睡之前，要在壁爐前或枕頭旁放上一只襪子，等候圣誕老人在他們入睡后把禮物放在襪子內。
December 25 is the day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, known as Christmas. Westerners with red, green and white color for the Christmas colors, Christmas comes every household is decorated with Christmas colors. Exist side by side is red and white Santa Claus, he is the most popular figures in the Christmas activities. Western children go to bed on Christmas Eve, prior to the pillow next to the fireplace or put a sock in their sleep after waiting for Santa Claus to present on the socks.
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