圣诞节主题英语PPT课件

.,1,.,2,圣诞节的由来,圣诞节的习俗,圣诞老人的由来,.,3,ChristmasisaChristianholidaythatcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.NooneknowstheexactdateofChristsbirth,butmostChristiansobserveChristmasonDecember25.Onthisday,manypeoplegotochurch,wheretheytakepartinspecialreligiousservices.DuringtheChristmasseason,theyalsoexchangegiftsanddecoratetheirhomeswithholly,mistletoe,andChristmastrees.ThewordChristmascomesfromCristesmaesse,anearlyEnglishphrasethatmeansMassofChrist.ThestoryofChristmascomeschieflyfromtheGospelsofSaintLukeandSaintMatthewintheNewTestament.,TheoriginofChristmas,.,4,圣诞节是用来庆祝耶稣基督诞生的基督教的节日。没有人知道基督出生的确切日期,但大多数基督徒过圣诞节在12月25日。在这一天,许多人去教堂,在那里参加特殊的宗教仪式。在圣诞节期间,他们相互交换礼物，用冬青、槲寄生和圣诞树来装饰他们的房子。圣诞节这个词来自CristesMaesse,早期英语短语意味着基督的弥撒。圣诞节的故事主要来自圣卢克和圣马太的福音书新约。,圣诞节的由来,.,5,NowletmeintroducetheoriginofSantaClaustoyou.,.,6,TheconceptoftheAmericanSantaClausoriginatedwithSt.Nicholas,whowasborninAsiaMinorin280A.D.Hewasknownasakind,benevolentmanandindeedmadeasaintbecauseofhisgenerosity.InhonorofSt.Nicholas,December6thbecamethetraditionaldayinEuropefortheexchangeofChristmasgiftsandthebeginningoftheholidayseason.DutchimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtwiththemtheirversionofthegift-givingSt.Nicholas,knownasSinterKlass.Americans,unaccustomedtotheDutchpronunciation,turnedthisintoSantaClaus,whoisbelovedasasymbolofChristmasbychildrenofallages.,.,7,美国人关于圣诞老人的概念源于圣-尼古拉斯，他生于公元280年的小亚细亚。众所周知，他是个和蔼、慈善的人。确实，由于他的慷慨宽大而成为一位圣徒。为了纪念圣-尼古拉斯，按照欧洲传统，12月6日就是交换圣诞礼物的日子，也标志着圣诞假期开始。荷兰移民把他们关于赠送礼物的圣-尼古拉斯的形式带到了美国，他们的发音是“SinterKlass”。美国人不习惯于荷兰发音，把他改为“SantaClaus”，这就是广受孩子们喜爱的、圣诞节标志性的圣诞老人。,.,8,.,9,ThecustomoftheChristmas,.,10,PreparationoftheChristmascake,.,11,Sendinggiftstolovedones,ThistraditioncomesfromthestoryofthethreewisemenwhogotgiftsforbabyJesusonChristmas.EveryChristmas,giftsareexchangedamonglovedones,especiallychildren.ThestoryofSantaClausalsocomesfromthistradition.,.,12,DecoratingtheChristmastree,Thisreferstothetraditionofdecoratingapinetreeusinglights,tinsels,garlands,ornaments,candycanes,etc.Today,aChristmastreeisanindispensablepartofChristmascelebration.,.,13,LightinguptheChristmascandle,这个传统指的是人们会在圣诞期间在屋子外面放一支点燃的蜡烛。即便在最黑暗的屋子，蜡烛也能带来光明，寓意希望。早些年代，也就是基督徒深受迫害的时候，他们被禁止布道祷告。因此，基督徒们在屋外放一支蜡烛，暗示他们仍在心里默默祷告。,.,14,SingingChristmascarols,.,15,MakingofCribs制作圣诞马槽,Thisisyetanotherage-oldtraditionofChristmas.AcribreferstotheNativityScenethatispreparedusingsmallstatues.ThefirstcribeverwasmadeoutsideachurchofSt.FrancisofAssisiforchildrentoshowthemhowtheNativityscenewaslike.Sincethen,thistraditionbecameverypopular.,这也是一个古老的圣诞习俗。人们用小雕像和马槽营造耶稣诞生的场景。第一个马槽建在圣法兰西斯一所教堂外面，意在向孩子们展示耶稣诞生的场景。从那以后这个习俗便一直流传了下来。,.,16,DistributingChristmascandies,Thisisoneofthemostwonderfultraditionsofall.ChristmascandiesaredistributedtoneighborsduringtheYuletideseason.OnthedayofChristmas,allmisunderstandingsandgrudgesareforgottenandthecommunitycomestogethertocelebratethebirthofChrist.Thesetraditionshavebeencarriedoutforde