圣诞节英语演讲ppt

圣诞节英语演讲PPTFISRT,ITHINKWESHOULDKNOWWHENISCHRISTMASDAYYEAH,ITSDECEMBERTWENTYFIFTHANDWHYCHOOSETHISDAYWENEEDTOKNOWTHEFEASTOFCHRISTMASITSACHRISTIANHOLIDAYTHATCELEBRATESTHEBIRTHOFJESUSCHRISTTODAY,ITHASBECOMEANATIONALHOLIDAYWHICHCANBECOMPAREDWITHTHENEWYEARITISSIMILARTOTHESPRINGFESTIVALINCHINAHOWTOCELEBRATEITLETMEINTRODUCEYOUTHECUSTOMSANDTRADITIONALACTIVITESINTHEFOLLOWINGTIMETHENIGHTOFDECEMBERTWENTYFORTHISCALLEDCHRISTMASEVEONCHRISTMAS,PEOPLEDONTGOTOWORKANDCHILDRENDONTGOTOSCHOOLBEFORETHEDAYCOMES,PEOPLEMUSTPREPAREFORCHRISTMASTREES,CHRISTMASLIGHTS,CHRISTMASCARDSONCHRISTMASEVE,WEKNOWANTRADITIONALACTIVITYCALLEDCAROLLINGTHEYSINGMANYCHRISTMASCAROLSBEFOREGOTOSLEEP,THECHILDRENHANGASTOCKINGATTHEENDOFTHEIRBEDSFORSANTASPRESENTSANDTHEYOFTENWAKEUPEARLYINTHECHRISTMASDAYTOCHECKTHEPRESENTSTHENTHEFAMILYWILLHAVEABIGCHRISTMASDINNERINTHEWESTERN,EACHFAMILYNEEDTOPREPAREACHRISTMASTREETOENHANCETHEFESTIVEATMOSPHERECHRISTMASTREEISGENERALLYMADEWITHEVERGREENSUCHASCYPRESSITISASYMBOLOFLIFEFOREVERCHRISTMASTREEOFTENDECORATEDWITHAVARIETYOFCANDLES,FLOWERS,TOYS,STARSANDALLKINDSOFCHRISTMASGIFTSONCHRISTMASEVE,PEOPLEAROUNDTHECHRISTMASTREEARESINGINGANDDANCINGONCHRISTMASEVE,CHRISTMASCAROLINGHASBECOMEANINDISPENSABLEPROGRAMTHETEAMISMADEUPOFABOUTTWENTYYOUNGPEOPLE,PLUSALITTLEGIRLWHODRESSEDASANANGELANDASANTACLAUSWHENTHEYWENTTOAFAMILY,THEYWILLSINGSOMEFAMILIARCHRISTMASCAROLSLIKE“SILENTNIGHT“,“JINGLEBELLS“ANDSOON,THESONGSMOSTLYISABOUTTHEBIRTHOFJESUSTHENALLOFPEOPLEPRAYEDTOGETHERANDSANTACLAUSWILLDELIVERTHECHRISTMASGIFTSTHEACTIVITYCONTINUEUNTILABOUTFOUROCLOCKTHENEXTMORNINGALTHOUGHEVERYONEENJOYSCHRISTMASDAY,ITISPARTICULARLYENJOYEDBYCHILDREN,WHOGETVERYEXCITEDBECAUSEOFTHEPRESENTSITISSAIDTHATTHEREWASAKINDOLDMANWHOSENAMEWASSAINTNICHOLASHEOFTENHELPEDTHEPOORANDGAVEPRESENTSTOTHEMTODAY,SANTACLAUSISANIMAGINARYFIGURE,BUTNEARLYALLCHILDRENBELIEVEINHIMTHEYTHINKHEISAHAPPYOLDMANWITHALONGWHITEBEARDANDALONGREDROBEANOTHERNAMEFORSANTACLAUSISFATHERCHRISTMASPEOPLEALWAYSWAKEUPEARLYINTHECHRISTMASMORNINGSOMEPEOPLEMAYGOTOACHRISTMASMORNINGCHURCHSERVICEBUTMOSTPEOPLEWILLJUSTWATCHTHESPECIALCHRISTMASPROGRAMMESTVORPLAYPARTYGAMESBUTTHEMOTHERSWILLBEINTHEKITCHENPREPARINGCHRISTMASDINNEREVERYONEENJOYIT,BECAUSECHRISTMASDINNERISTHEMAINMEALOFTHEDAY,SOMEFAMILIESARRANGEITATLUNCH,ANDSOMEFAMILIESARRANGEITATDINNERMAJORFOODFORTHECHRISTMASMEALISTURKEYORROASTGOOSE,PUDDINGSANDAVARIETYOFCOOKIESSUCHASTHEGOLDENBUTTERCOOKIES,FRUITCOOKIESANDSOONTHECUSTOMOFEATINGTURKEYISPOPULARINTHEUNITESTATESFROM1620ANDBRITISHCHRISTMASDINNERISROASTGOOSEANDNOW,WEKNOWHOWTOCELEBRATETHECHRISTMASDAYINTHEWESTERNATLAST,IHOPEEVERYONEHAVEAGOODTIMEINTHECHRISTMASOFTHISYEARANDTHISPRESENTATIONCANGIVEYOUSOMEINFORMATIONTHATYOUNEEDTHANKYOUFORYOURATTENTIONHELLO,EVERYONEMYNAMEISZHOULINTODAYMYTOPICISABOUTCHRISTMASIWISHYOUWILLLOVEITNOW,LETSSTART播放PPT和音乐。FISRT,ITHINKWESHOULDKNOWWHENISCHRISTMASDAYYEAH,ITSDECEMBERTWENTYFIFTHANDWHYCHOOSETHISDAYWENEEDTOKNOWTHEFEASTOFCHRISTMASITSACHRISTIANHOLIDAYTHATCELEBRATESTHEBIRTHOFJESUSCHRISTTODAY,ITHASBECOMEANATIONALHOLIDAYWHICHCANBECOMPAREDWITHTHENEWYEARITISSIMILARTOTHESPRINGFESTIVALINCHINAHOWTOCELEBRATEITLETMEINTRODUCEYOUTHECUSTOMSANDTRADITIONALACTIVITESINTHEFOLLOWINGTIMETHENIGHTOFDECEMBERTWENTYFORTHISCALLEDCHRISTMASEVEONCHRISTMAS,PEOPLEDONTGOTOWORKANDCHILDRENDONTGOTOSCHOOLBEFORETHEDAYCOMES,PEOPLEMUSTPREPAREFORCHRISTMASTREES,CHRISTMASLIGHTS,CHRISTMASCARDSONCHRISTMASEVE,WEKNOWANTRADITIONALACTIVITYCALLEDCAROLLINGTHEYSINGMANYCHRISTMASCAROLSBEFOREGOTOSLEEP,THECHILDRENHANGASTOCKINGATTHEENDOFTHEIRBEDSFORSANTASPRESENTSANDTHEYOFTENWAKEUPEARLYINTHECHRISTMASDAYTOCHECKTHEPRESENTSTHENTHEFAMILYWILLHAVEABIGCHRISTMASDINNERINTHEWESTERN,EACHFAMILYNEEDTOPREPAREACHRISTMASTREETOENHANCETHEFESTIVEATMOSPHERECHRISTMASTREEISGENERALLYMADEWITHEVERGREENSUCHASCYPRESSITISASYMBOLOFLIFEFOREVERCHRISTMASTREEOFTENDECORATEDWITHAVARIETYOFCANDLES,FLOWERS,TOYS,STARSANDALLKINDSOFCHRISTMASGIFTSONCHRISTMASEVE,PEOPLEAROUNDTHECHRISTMASTREEARESINGINGANDDANCINGONCHRISTMASEVE,CHRISTMASCAROLINGHASBECOMEANINDISPENSABLEPROGRAMTHETEAMISMADEUPOFABOUTTWENTYYOUNGPEOPLE,PLUSALITTLEGIRLWHODRESSEDASANANGELANDASANTACLAUSWHENTHEYWENTTOAFAMILY,THEYWILLSINGSOMEFAMILIARCHRISTMASCAROLSLIKE“SILENTNIGHT“,“JINGLEBELLS“ANDSOON,THESONGSMOSTLYISABOUTTHEBIRTHOFJESUSTHENALLOFPEOPLEPRAYEDTOGETHERANDSANTACLAUSWILLDELIVERTHECHRISTMASGIFTSTHEACTIVITYCONTINUEUNTILABOUTFOUROCLOCKTHENEXTMORNINGALTHOUGHEVERYONEENJOYSCHRISTMASDAY,ITISPARTICULARLYENJOYEDBYCHILDREN,WHOGETVERYEXCITEDBECAUSEOFTHEPRESENTSITISSAIDTHATTHEREWASAKINDOLDMANWHOSENAMEWASSAINTNICHOLASHEOFTENHELPEDTHEPOORANDGAVEPRESENTSTOTHEMTODAY,SANTACLAUSISANIMAGINARYFIGURE,BUTNEARLYALLCHILDRENBELIEVEINHIMTHEYTHINKHEISAHAPPYOLDMANWITHALONGWHITEBEARDANDALONGREDROBEANOTHERNAMEFORSANTACLAUSISFATHERCHRISTMASPEOPLEALWAYSWAKEUPEARLYINTHECHRISTMASMORNINGSOMEPEOPLEMAYGOTOACHRISTMASMORNINGCHURCHSERVICEBUTMOSTPEOPLEWILLJUSTWATCHTHESPECIALCHRISTMASPROGRAMMESTVORPLAYPARTYGAMESBUTTHEMOTHERSWILLBEINTHEKITCHENPREPARINGCHRISTMASDINNEREVERYONEENJOYIT,BECAUSECHRISTMASDINNERISTHEMAINMEALOFTHEDAY,SOMEFAMILIESARRANGEITATLUNCH,ANDSOMEFAMILIESARRANGEITATDINNERMAJORFOODFORTHECHRISTMASMEALISTURKEYORROASTGOOSE,PUDDINGSANDAVARIETYOFCOOKIESSUCHASTHEGOLDENBUTTERCOOKIES,FRUITCOOKIESANDSOONTHECUSTOMOFEATINGTURKEYISPOPULARINTHEUNITESTATESFROM1620ANDBRITISHCHRISTMASDINNERISROASTGOOSEANDNOW,WEKNOWHOWTOCELEBRATETHECHRISTMASDAYINTHEWESTERNATLAST,IHOPEEVERYONEHAVEAGOODTIMEINTHECHRISTMASOFTHISYEARANDTHISPRESENTATIONCANGIVEYOUSOMEINFORMATIONTHATYOUNEEDTHANKYOUFORYOURATTENTION英语演讲圣诞节艺设123班路丹1简介材料准备PPT演示演讲稿补充课后总结一简介1成员马碧茹柳燕路丹2题材选择由于现在是十二月中旬快接近圣诞节了，所以想到以圣诞节为题材，可以让我们大家来更多的了解一下我们钟爱的圣诞节，给即将到来的圣诞节预热3分工材料准备大家共同完成演讲马碧茹PPT制作柳燕WORD制作路丹二材料准备有关圣诞节的起源THEORIGINOFCHRISTMASDECEMBER5THCHRISTMASISTHECELEBRATIONOFTHEBIRTHOFJESUSCHRIST,THEFOUNDEROFTHECHRISTIANRELIGIONACCORDINGTOTHEBIBLE,THEHOLYBOOKOFCHRISTIANS,GODDECIDEDTOALLOWHISONLYSON,JESUSCHRIST,TOBEBORNTOAHUMANMOTHERANDLIVEONEARTHSOTHATPEOPLECOULDUNDERSTANDGODBETTERANDLEARNTOLOVEGODANDEACHOTHERMORECHRISTMASMEANINGCELEBRATIONOFCHRISTHONORSTHETIMEWHENJESUSWASBORNTOAYOUNGJEWISHWOMANMARYDECEMBER5THOFEVERYYEAR,ISTHEDAYCHRISTIANSCOMMEMORATETHEBIRTHOFJESUS,KNOWNASCHRISTMASFROMDECEMBER4THINNEXTJANUARYFORCHRISTMASFEASTDURINGTHEFESTIVAL,CHRISTMASWASHELDTHECEREMONYCHRISTMASISORIGINALLYCHRISTIANFESTIVALS,BECAUSEPEOPLEATTENTION,ITBECAMEANATIONALHOLIDAY,GIVENTHEBIGGESTFESTIVALINAYEAR,ANDTHENEWYEARINWESTERNCHINA,THELIKELIHOODISTHESPRINGFESTIVAL每年的12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类是西方似我国过春节。“CHRISTMAS“THENAMEIS“THEWORDOFCHRISTMASS“AMASSISAFORMOFWORSHIPCHRISTMASISARELIGIOUSFESTIVALWETAKEITASTHEBIRTHDAYOFJESUS,ANDTOCELEBRATECHRISTMASTHISDAY,ALLOVERTHEWORLDINCHRISTIANCHURCHESALLSPECIALWORSHIPBUTTHEREAREMANYCHRISTMASFESTIVITIESANDRELIGIOUSANDHASNORELEVANCEEXCHANGINGGIFTSANDSENDINGCHRISTMASCARDS,THECHRISTMASDAYCELEBRATECHRISTMAS“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩字。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名圣诞节。这一天，全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。有关圣诞节的发展ANDTHECHRISTMASHASBECOMEPOPULARWHENCHRISTMASCARDSAPPEAREDIN184ANDTHECONCEPTOFAJOLLYSANTACLAUSWASFIRSTMADEPOPULARINNINETEENTHCENTURYTHEREARESPECIALCHRISTMASSERVICESINCHRISTIANCHURCHESALLOVERTHEWORLDHOWEVER,CHRISTMASDAYACTUALLYWHETHERDATEOFTHEJESUSBIRTHDAYEEXCHANGEGIFT,SENTTHECHRISTMASCARD,ATETHETURKEYWESTERNSTYLEFOOD,WASAREGARDINGTHEMODERNPEOPLEDIDSAYALREADYNOTTHATWASIMPORTANT,ITLIKEDOURSPRINGFESTIVALTOBESAME,EVERYBODYAHALL,THEEXCHANGEGIFT,SENTTHECHRISTMASCARD,ATETHETURKEYWESTERNSTYLEFOOD,WASAWORLDWIDECELEBRATIONDAYTHELATEMEDIEVAL,BASICALLYISAPOPULARCHRISTMAS,AHOLIDAYINSCOTLANDANDENGLANDEARLYORLATESEVENTEENTHCENTURYCHRISTMASIN16,BANNEDINNEWYORKINEARLYNINETEENTHCENTURYTOBEGINOURMODERNVERSIONOFCHRISTMAS中世纪晚期，圣诞节基本上还是一大众的，乱哄哄的节日。在苏格兰和英格兰圣诞节先后在16，17世纪被禁。19世纪早期在纽约开始我们现代版的圣诞节THEEARTHECHRISTMASTREEISNOTTHEANGLOAMERICANCREATION,FROMGERMANYTOSPREAD圣诞树不是英美人的创造，是从德国传播来的。有关圣诞符号THESYMBOLSOFCHRISTMASCHRISTMASTREES,圣诞节英文介绍ORIGINOFCHRISTMAS圣诞节的由来THENAMECHRISTMASISSHORTFORCHRISTSMASSAMASSISAKINDOFCHURCHSERVICECHRISTMASISARELIGIOUSFESTIVALITISTHEDAYWECELEBRATEASTHEBIRTHDAYOFJESUS“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。THEREARESPECIALCHRISTMASSERVICESINCHRISTIANCHURCHESALLOVERTHEWORLDBUTMANYOFTHEFESTIVITIESOFCHRISTMASDONOTHAVEANYTHINGTODOWITHRELIGIONEXCHANGINGGIFTSANDSENDINGCHRISTMASCARDSARETHEMODERNWAYSOFCELEBRATINGTHECHRISTMASINTHEWORLD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。THEBIRTHOFJESUSHADASTORYINNAZARETH,ACITYOFGALILEETHEVIRGINSNAMEWASMARYWASBETROTHEDTOJOSEPHBEFORETHEYCAMETOGETHER,SHEWASFOUNDWITHCHILDOFTHEHOLYSPIRITJOSEPHHERHUSBANDWASMINDEDTOPUTHERAWAYSECRETLYWHILEHETHOUGHTABOUTTHESETHINGS,GABRIEL,ANANGELOFTHELORDAPPEAREDTOHIMINADREAMANDTOLDHIMDIDNOTBEAFRAIDTOTAKEMARYASWIFEANDMARYWILLBRINGFORTHASON,ANDHESHALLCALLHISNAME,JESUS,FORHEWILLSAVEHISPEOPLEFROMTHEIRSINS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。BEFOREJESUSBIRTHS,JOSEPHANDMARYCAMETOQUINTUSWASGOVERNINGSYRIASOALLWENTTOBEREGISTERED,EVERYONETOHISOWNCITYJOSEPHALSOWENTUPOUTOFGALILEE,OUTOFTHECITYOFNAZARETH,INTOJUDEA,TOTHECITYOFDAVID,WHICHISCALLEDBETHLEHEM,BECAUSEHEWASOFTHEHOUSEANDOFTHELINEAGEOFDAVID,TOBEREGISTEREDWITHMARY,HISBETROTHEDWIFE,WHOWASWITHCHILDSOITWASTHATWHILETHEYWERETHERE,THEDAYSWERECOMPLETEDFORHERTOBEDELIVEREDANDSHEBROUGHTFORTHHERFIRSTBORNSON,ANDWRAPPEDHIMINSWADDLINGCLOTHS,ANDLAIDHIMINAMANGER,BECAUSETHEREWASNOROOMFORTHEMINTHEINN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。ANDTHAT,CHRISTMASISTHEFEASTOFTHENATIVITYOFJESUS,ISON5TH,DECEMBEREVERYYEARBUTNOBODYKNOWTHEACTUALBIRTHDAYOFJESUSANDTHECHRISTMASHASBECOMEPOPULARWHENCHRISTMASCARDSAPPEAREDIN184ANDTHECONCEPTOFAJOLLYSANTACLAUSWASFIRSTMADEPOPULARINNINETEENTHCENTURY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THECHRISTMASDAYISTHECHRISTIANITYWORLDGREATESTHOLIDAYWHYCANDECIDEASDECEMBERCHRISTMASDAYBECAUSEDECEMBERISJESUSSBIRTHDAYTHEWESTERNERTAKERED,GREEN,WHITETRICOLORASTHECHRISTMASCOLORWHATISREDISTHECHRISTMASFLOWERANDTHECHRISTMASCANDLEWHATGREENISTHECHRISTMASTREEWHATREDANDWHITEINTERSECTIONISSANTACLAUS,HEISTHECHARACTERWHOTHECHRISTMASDAYMOVESMOSTRECEIVESWELCOMEINTHEWEST,ACTSSANTACLAUSISALSOONEKINDOFCUSTOMTHECHRISTMASSONGMAINLYHASTHREE,ONEIS“CHRISTMASEVE“ONEIS“LISTENS,ANGELNEWSPAPERGOODNEWS“THIRDIS“BELLMAKESASOUNDDINGDONG“THEFOREIGNCOUNTRYSCHRISTMASDAYISEQUALTOCHINASSPRINGFESTIVALISEQUALLYIMPORTANT。译文在圣诞节是基督教世界最大的HOLIDAYWHY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密特拉的诞辰，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，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。ORIGINOFCHRISTMASTHENAMECHRISTMASISSHORTFORCHRISTSMASSAMASSISAKINDOFCHURCHSERVICECHRISTMASISARELIGIOUSFESTIVALITISTHEDAYWECELEBRATEASTHEBIRTHDAYOFJESUSTHEREARESPECIALCHRISTMASSERVICESINCHRISTIANCHURCHESALLOVERTHEWORLDBUTMANYOFTHEFESTIVITIESOFCHRISTMASDONOTHAVEANYTHINGTODOWITHRELIGIONEXCHANGINGGIFTSANDSENDINGCHRISTMASCARDSARETHEMODERNWAYSOFCELEBRATINGTHECHRISTMASINTHEORLDTHEBIRTHOFJESUSHADASTORYINNAZARETH,ACITYOFGALILEETHEVIRGINSNAMEWASMARYWASBETROTHEDTOJOSEPHBEFORETHEYCAMETOGETHER,SHEWASFOUNDWITHCHILDOFTHEHOLYSPIRITJOSEPHHERHUSBANDWASMINDEDTOPUTHERAWAYSECRETLYWHILEHETHOUGHTABOUTTHESETHINGS,GABRIEL,ANANGELOFTHELORDAPPEAREDTOHIMINADREAMANDTOLDHIMDIDNOTBEAFRAIDTOTAKEMARYASWIFEANDMARYWILLBRINGFORTHASON,ANDHESHALLCALLHISNAME,JESUS,FORHEWILLSAVEHISPEOPLEFROMTHEIRSINSBEFOREJESUSBIRTHS,JOSEPHANDMARYCAMETOQUINTUSWASGOVERNINGSYRIASOALLWENTTOBEREGISTERED,EVERYONETOHISOWNCITYJOSEPHALSOWENTUPOUTOFGALILEE,OUTOFTHECITYOFNAZARETH,INTOJUDEA,TOTHECITYOFDAVID,WHICHISCALLEDBETHLEHEM,BECAUSEHEWASOFTHEHOUSEANDOFTHELINEAGEOFDAVID,TOBEREGISTEREDWITHMARY,HISBETROTHEDWIFE,WHOWASWITHCHILDSOITWASTHATWHILETHEYWERETHERE,THEDAYSWERECOMPLETEDFORHERTOBEDELIVEREDANDSHEBROUGHTFORTHHERFIRSTBORNSON,ANDWRAPPEDHIMINSWADDLINGCLOTHS,ANDLAIDHIMINAMANGER,BECAUSETHEREWASNOROOMFORTHEMINTHEINNANDTHAT,CHRISTMASISTHEFEASTOFTHENATIVITYOFJESUS,ISON5TH,DECEMBEREVERYYEARBUTNOBODYKNOWTHEACTUALBIRTHDAYOFJESUSANDTHECHRISTMASHASBECOMEPOPULARWHENCHRISTMASCARDSAPPEAREDIN1846ANDTHECONCEPTOFAJOLLYSANTACLAUSWASFIRSTMADEPOPULARINNINETEENTHCENTURY圣诞节的来历CHRISTMASISACHRISTIANHOLIDAYTHATCELEBRATESTHEBIRTHOFJESUSCHRISTNOONEKNOWSTHEEXACTDATEOFCHRISTSBIRTH,BUTMOSTCHRISTIANSOBSERVECHRISTMASONDECEMBER5ONTHISDAY,MANYGOTOCHURCH,WHERETHEYTAKEPARTINSPECIALRELIGIOUSSERVICESDURINGTHECHRISTMASSEASON,THEYALSOEXCHANGEGIFTSANDDECORATETHEIRHOMESWITHHOLLY,MISTLETOE,ANDCHRISTMASTREESTHEWORDCHRISTMASCOMESFROMCRISTESMAESSE,ANEARLYENGLISHPHRASETHATMEANSMASSOFCHRISTTHESTORYOFCHRISTMASCOMESCHIEFLYFROMTHEGOSPELSOFSAINTLUKEANDSAINTMATTHEWINTHENEWTESTAMENTTHEHISTORYOFCHRISTMASDATESBACKOVER000YEARSMANYOFOURCHRISTMASTRADITIONSWERECELEBRATEDCENTURIESBEFORETHECHRISTCHILDWASBORNTHE1DAYSOFCHRISTMAS,THEBRIGHTFIRES,THEYULELOG,THEGIVINGOFGIFTS,CARNIVALSWITHFLOATS,CAROLERSWHOSINGWHILEGOINGFROMHOUSETOHOUSE,THEHOLIDAYFEASTS,ANDTHECHURCHPROCESSIONSCANALLBETRACEDBACKTOTHEEARLYMESOPOTAMIANSMANYOFTHESETRADITIONSBEGANWITHTHEMESOPOTAMIANCELEBRATIONOFNEWYEARSTHEMESOPOTAMIANSBELIEVEDINMANYGODS,ANDASTHEIRCHIEFGODMARDUKEACHYEARASWINTERARRIVEDITWASBELIEVEDTHATMARDUKWOULDDOBATTLEWITHTHEMONSTERSOFCHAOSTOASSISTMARDUKINHISSTRUGGLETHEMESOPOTAMIANSHELDAFESTIVALFORTHENEWYEARTHISWASZAGMUK,THENEWYEARSFESTIVALTHATLASTEDFOR1DAYSTHEPERSIANSANDTHEBABYLONIANSCELEBRATEDASIMILARFESTIVALCALLEDTHESACAEAPARTOFTHATCELEBRATIONINCLUDEDTHEEXCHANGINGOFPLACES,THESLAVESWOULDBECOMETHEMASTERSANDTHEMASTERSWERETOOBEYTHEANCIENTGREEKSHELDAFESTIVALSIMILARTOTHATOFTHEZAGMUK/SACAEAFESTIVALSTOASSISTTHEIRGODKRONOSWHOWOULDBATTLETHEGODZEUSANDHISTITANSTHEROMANSCELEBRATEDTHEIRGODSATURNTHEIRFESTIVALWASCALLEDSATURNALIAWHICHBEGANTHEMIDDLEOFDECEMBERANDENDEDJANUARY1STWITHCRIESOFJOSATURNALIATHECELEBRATIONWOULDINCLUDEMASQUERADESINTHESTREETS,BIGFESTIVEMEALS,VISITINGFRIENDS,ANDTHEEXCHANG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