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圣诞节来历英文版【篇一：圣诞节由来 中英文】 圣诞节历史由来 圣诞节是一个宗节，我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。 圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。历史学家们在罗马基督教徒习用的日历中发现公元354年12月25日页内记录着：“耶稣降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节。随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。 耶苏的出生是有一段故事的，耶苏是因着圣灵成孕，由童女玛利亚所生的 马利亚的丈夫约瑟夫在与她成亲前发现她已经怀孕，便决不在与她成亲。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟夫，叫他不要因为玛利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，并把那孩子起名为“耶苏”，因为这个孩子是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来的。 当玛利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和玛利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶苏要出生了！于是玛利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，纪念耶苏的出世。但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。 十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。 origin of christmas christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world. christmas day on december 25, which celebrates the birth of jesus christ, the founder of the christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the united states. according to the bible, the holy book of christians, god decided to allow his only son, jesus christ, to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand god better and learn to love god and each other more. christmas means the celebration of christ ,which is the time when jesus was born to a young jewish woman mary. mary was engaged to be married to joseph, a carpenter, but before they came together, she was found to be with child. because joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce herquietly. but after he had considered this, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and said, do not be afraid to take mary home as your wife, because 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. christmas is a christian holiday that celebrates the birth of jesus christ. 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 christmas trees.【篇二：圣诞老人的由来(英文版)】 圣诞老人的由来（英文版） american origins: (as sent to me by brian dodd)quote from encarta 95 the american version of the santa claus figure received its inspiration and its name from the dutch legend of sinter klaas, brought by settlers to new york in the 17th century. as early as 1773 the name appeared in the american press as st. a claus, but it was the popular author washington irving who gave americans their first detailed information about the dutch version of saint nicholas. in his history of new york, published in 1809 under the pseudonym diedrich knickerbocker, irving described the arrival of the saint on horseback (unaccompanied by black peter) each eve of saint nicholas. this dutch-american saint nick achieved his fully americanized form in 1823 in the poem a visit from saint nicholas more commonly known as the night before christmas by writer clement clarke moore. moore included such details as the names of the reindeer; santa clauss laughs, winks, and nods; and the method by which saint nicholas, referred to as an elf, returns up the chimney. (moores phrase lays his finger aside of his nose was drawn directly from irvings 1809 description.) the american image of santa claus was further elaborated by illustrator thomas nast, who depicted a rotund santa for christmas issues of harpers magazine from the 1860s to the 1880s. nast added such details as santas workshop at the north pole and santas list of the good and bad children of the world. a human-sized version of santa claus, rather than the elf of moores poem, was depicted in aseries of illustrations for coca-cola advertisements introduced in 1931 that introduced and made the red santa suits an icon. in modern versions of the santa claus legend, only his toy-shop workers are elves. rudolph, the ninth reindeer, with a red and shiny nose, was invented in 1939 by an advertising writer for the montgomery ward company. in looking for the historical roots of santa claus, one must go very deep in the past. one discovers that santa claus as we know him is a combination of many different legends and mythical creatures.the basis for the christian-era santa claus is bishop nicholas of smyrna (izmir), in what is now turkey. nicholas lived in the 4th century a.d. he was very rich, generous, and loving toward children. often he gave joy to poor children by throwing gifts in through their windows. the orthodox church later raised st. nicholas, miracle worker, to a position of great esteem. it was in his honor that russias oldest church, for example, was built. for its part, the roman catholic church honored nicholas as one who helped children and the poor. st. nicholas became the patron saint of children and seafarers. his name day is december 6th. in the protestant areas of central and northern germany, st. nicholas later became known as der weinachtsmann. in england he came to be called father christmas. st. nicholas made his way to the united states with dutch immigrants, and began to be referred to as santa claus. in north american poetry and illustrations, santa claus, in his white beard, red jacket and pompom-topped cap, would sally forth on【篇三：1圣诞节英文介绍】 圣诞节英文介绍 origin of christmas 圣诞节的由来 the name christmas is short for christs 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. “圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节日我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。 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. 这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。 the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgins 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. 耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。 before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quintus 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 be delivered. 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. 当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶苏要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。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. 圣诞节便始于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。 中国早教网网友/编辑释疑:圣诞节习俗英文版 the christmas day is the christianity world greatest holiday.why can decide as december 25 christmas day? because december 25 is jesuss birthday. the westerner take red, green, whitetricolor as the christmas color. what is red is the christmas flower and the christmas candle. what green is the christmas tree. what red and white intersection is santa claus, he is the character who the christmas day moves most receives welcome. in the west, acts santa claus is also one kind of custom. the christmas song mainly has three, one is christmas eve; one is listens, angel newspaper good news; third is bell makes a sound dingdong. the foreign countrys christmas day is equal to chinas spring festival is equally important.。 译文: 在圣诞节是基督教世界最大的holiday.why可定为12月25日圣诞节吗?由于12月25日是耶稣的生日。西方人以圣诞色红，绿，白三色。什么是粉红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。什么绿色的是圣诞树。什么是红色和白色相交圣诞老人，他是字符谁是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。圣诞歌曲主要有三个，一个是平安夜，一个是听，天使报喜讯，三是贝尔发出声音叮咚。外国的圣诞节相当于中国的春节也同样重要。 圣诞节由来中英文版 “圣诞节”这个名称是“*弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗节我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的*教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。 圣诞节是*教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念那稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过那稣向世人显示自己。当时只有那路拉冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念那稣的受洗。后来历史学家们在罗马*徒习用的日历中发现公元354年12月25日页内记录着：“*降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会）约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿，公元430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚，那路撒冷的教会接受得最晚，而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是那稣的诞辰。 12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯*教化的措施之一。 后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（christmas tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事。随着*教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派*徒，甚至广大非*徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。 耶苏的出生是有一段故事的，耶苏是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶苏”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。 当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶苏要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，年年望弥撒，纪念耶苏的出世。 圣诞节便是於十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。 origin of christmas the name christmas is short for christs 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 orld. the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgins 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 quintus 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 be delivered. 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. - 圣诞节的来历（中英文版） 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. 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. many of these traditions began with the mesopotamian celebration of new years. the mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-marduk. each year as winter arrived it was believed that marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. to assist marduk in his struggle the mesopotamians held a festival for the new year. this was zagmuk, the new years festival that lasted for 12 days. the persians and the babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the sacaea. part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. the ancient greeks held a festival similar to that of the zagmuk/sacaea festivals to assist their god kronos who would battle the god zeus and his titans. the romans celebrated their god saturn. their festival was called saturnalia which began the middle of december and ended january 1st. with cries of jo saturnalia! the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called strenae (lucky fruits). the romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. again the masters and slaves would exchange places. jo saturnalia! was a fun and festive time for the romans, but the christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. the early christians wanted to keep the birthday of their christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan saturnalia. some legends claim that the christian christmas celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of december. the 25th was not only sacred to the romans but also the persians whose religion mithraism was one of christianitys main rivals at that time. the church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of christmas. the exact day of the christ childs birth has never been pinpointed. traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 ad. in 137 ad the bishop of rome ordered the birthday of the christ child celebrated as a solemn feast. in 350 ad another bishop of rome, julius i, choose december 25th as the observance of christmas. the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgins 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 f