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关于圣诞节英文PPT篇一圣诞节相关习俗介绍英文版CHRISTMASSEASONGIVESRISETOANUMBEROFCHRISTMASTRADITIONSTHATCOMEALONGHEREAREAFEWOFTHEMTHATARECELEBRATEDWITHZESTANDENTHUSIASMWORLDWIDEFORCENTURIES圣诞节一直是个美好的节日。这是上帝之子诞生的日子，因此对世界各地的基督徒来说，这一天是非常神圣的。圣诞季节自然少不了各种圣诞传统。下面这些传统，可是几个世纪以来一直世界各地的人们一直热闹欢庆的习俗。ONTHISDAY,MANYGOTOCHURCH,WHERETHEYTAKEPARTINSPECIALRELIGIOUSSERVICESDURINGTHECHRISTMASSEASON,THEYALSOEXCHANGEGIFTSANDDECORATETHEIRHOMESWITHHOLLY,MISTLETOE,ANDCHRISTMASTREES圣诞节当天，许多人会去教堂，在圣诞节，他们还会交换礼物，及用冬青、榭寄生和圣诞树来装饰自己的家。PREPARATIONOFTHECHRISTMASCAKE烘烤圣诞蛋糕THISWASANENGLISHTRADITIONWHICHSTARTEDCENTURIESAGOONCHRISTMASEVE,PLUMPORRIDGEWASSERVEDTOTHEPEOPLEASYEARSPASSED,VARIOUSOTHERTHINGSLIKEDRYFRUITS,HONEYANDSPICESWEREUSEDSOONTHISPORRIDGEGOTREPLACEDWITHTHECHRISTMASCAKECHRISTMASCAKESAREMADEUSINGEGGS,BUTTER,CONFECTIONS,FRUITS,ETCTODAYACHRISTMASCAKEISANINTEGRALPARTOFACHRISTMASMENU这项英式传统早在几个世纪以前就流传开了，以前人们在平安夜喝梅花粥。随着时间慢慢推移，人们还会享用果脯、蜂蜜及香料食物等，随后圣诞蛋糕便代替梅花粥出现了。圣诞蛋糕由鸡蛋、黄油、甜点、水果等烘制而成。现如今，圣诞蛋糕已成为圣诞菜谱不可或缺的一部分。DECORATINGTHECHRISTMASTREE装扮圣诞树THISREFERSTOTHETRADITIONOFDECORATINGAPINETREEUSINGLIGHTS,TINSELS,GARLANDS,ORNAMENTS,CANDYCANES,ETCTODAY,ACHRISTMASTREEISANINDISPENSABLEPARTOFCHRISTMASCELEBRATION这个传统指的是用彩灯、金箔、花环、饰品、糖果条等装扮松树。现如今，圣诞树也是欢庆节日不可或缺的一部分。LIGHTINGUPTHECHRISTMASCANDLE点燃圣诞蜡烛THISREFERSTOTHETRADITIONOFPLACINGALIGHTEDCANDLEOUTSIDEHOUSESDURINGTHECHRISTMASSEASONACANDLESIGNIFIESHOPEASITBRINGSLIGHTEVENTOTHEDARKESTROOMINTHEEARLIERTIMES,WHENCHRISTIANSWEREPERSECUTED,THEYWERENOTALLOWEDTOPRACTICEPRAYERSHENCE,ASINGLECANDLEUSEDTOBEPLACEDOUTSIDETHEHOUSEASASIGNTHATCHRISTIANPRAYERSWEREBEINGCONDUCTEDINSIDE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。SENDINGGIFTSTOLOVEDONES给亲友送礼物THISTRADITIONCOMESFROMTHESTORYOFTHETHREEWISEMENWHOGOTGIFTSFORBABYJESUSONCHRISTMASEVERYCHRISTMAS,GIFTSAREEXCHANGEDAMONGLOVEDONES,ESPECIALLYCHILDRENTHESTORYOFSANTACLAUSALSOCOMESFROMTHISTRADITION这个传统源自一个传说三位智者在圣诞节给婴儿耶稣送出了礼物。每年圣诞节，亲朋好友尤其是孩子们都会互赠礼物，圣诞老人的故事也源自这个传统。SINGINGCHRISTMASCAROLS唱圣诞颂歌ITREFERSTOTHEAGEOLDCUSTOMOFENCHANTINGANUMBEROFTRADITIONALCHRISTMASSONGSDURINGTHECHRISTMASSEASONITADDSTOTHEJOYANDFUNTOTHEATMOSPHEREDIFFERENTCHRISTMASHYMNSORCAROLSLIKETHEFIRSTNOEL,JINGLEBELLS,JOYTOTHEWORLD,ETCARESUNGEVERYCHRISTMASASAPARTOFTHECHRISTMASCELEBRATION这是一个古老的习俗圣诞期间总是回荡着一首又一首圣诞传统歌曲。歌曲给人们带来欢乐，也增添了节日的气氛。每年欢度圣诞之际，第一个圣诞节、铃儿响叮当、普世欢腾等各种圣诞圣歌或颂歌都会奏响旋律。分发圣诞糖果THISISONEOFTHEMOSTWONDERFULTRADITIONSOFALLCHRISTMASCANDIESAREDISTRIBUTEDTONEIGHBORSDURINGTHEYULETIDESEASONONTHEDAYOFCHRISTMAS,ALLMISUNDERSTANDINGSANDGRUDGESAREFORGOTTENANDTHECOMMUNITYCOMESTOGETHERTOCELEBRATETHEBIRTHOFCHRIST这是所有传统中最有趣的一个。圣诞季人们向邻居们分发圣诞糖果圣诞节那天，所有误会与仇恨统统化解，邻里之间团结一致共同庆祝耶稣的诞生。MAKINGOFCRIBS制作圣诞马槽THISISYETANOTHERAGEOLDTRADITIONOFCHRISTMASACRIBREFERSTOTHENATIVITYSCENETHATISPREPAREDUSINGSMALLSTATUESTHEFIRSTCRIBEVERWASMADEOUTSIDEACHURCHOFSTFRANCISOFASSISIFORCHILDRENTOSHOWTHEMHOWTHENATIVITYSCENEWASLIKESINCETHEN,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。THESETRADITIONSHAVEBEENCARRIEDOUTFORDECADES,YETTHEYARECELEBRATEDWITHMOREANDMOREEXUBERANCEEACHYEARTHELEVELOFEXCITEMENTHASNEVERGONEDOWNITJUSTKEEPSGETTINGBETTERANDBETTERWITHTIME这些传统沿袭已有几十年，一年比一年热闹，盛况可谓有增无减。相信随着时间的推移，人们对传统习俗的热情只会越来越高。篇二英文版圣诞节简介圣诞简介1EVERYYEARONDEC25,THEBIRTHOFJESUSCHRISTWASMEMORIALDAYOFTHEMUSLIM,CALLEDTHECHRISTMAS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。2FROMDECEMBER24THTONEXTJANUARY6ISCHRISTMASFEASTDURINGTHEFESTIVAL,CHRISTIANSWEREHELDTHECEREMONYCHRISTMASISORIGINALLYCHRISTIANFESTIVALS,BECAUSEPEOPLEATTENTION,ITBECAMEANATIONALHOLIDAY,THEBIGGESTFESTIVALINAYEAR,ANDTHENEWYEARINWESTERNITISLIKETHESPRINGFESTIVALOFCHINAEXCHANGINGGIFTSANDSENDINGCHRISTMASCARDSONCHRISTMASDAYCELEBRATECHRISTMAS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，类似我们的春节。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。3说到圣诞节，不得不提一下平安夜，究竟人们都在平安夜做什么呢4THECHRISTMASEVECHRISTMASEVEISALSOCOMMONLYSAYSCHRISTMASEVE,ANDTHEFAMILYREUNIONINTHESITTINGROOM,WILLBEAROUNDTHETREETOSINGCHRISTMASCAROLSANDEXCHANGEGIFTS,ANDSHARETHEJOYSANDSORROWSOFALIFE,EXPRESSTHEWISHANDLOVEINTHATNIGHTWILLSEEAGROUPOFLOVELYBOYSORGIRLS,PLAYINGAGUITAR,SINGINGAPOEMANDAGOODTIDINGS圣诞节前夕也就是俗说的平安夜，当晚，全家人会团聚在客厅中，围绕在圣诞树旁唱圣诞歌曲，互相交换礼物，彼此分享一年来生活中的喜怒哀乐，表达内心的祝福及爱。在这天晚上都会看到一群可爱的小男生或小女生，弹着吉他，一家一家的唱着诗歌报佳音。5说过平安夜还要提到其中的一个重要角色。THEREDANDWHITESCENERIESISSANTACLAUS,HEISTHEMOSTPOPULARPEPOLEWESTERNCHILDRENONCHRISTMASEVEWILLPUTASOCKNEARTHEFIREPLACEORAPILLOWBEFOREGOINGTOSLEEP,THEYTHOUGHTSANTACLAUSWILLFILLITWITHGIFTSINTHESLEEP红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。ITSISAIDTHATSANTACLAUSWOULDDRIVEREINDEERSLEIGHFULLGUILDTOSENDGIFTSFORTHECHILDRENONCHRISTMASEVE,HEWOULDENTERINTOTHEHOUSEQUIETLYBYTHECHIMNEY,PUTPRESENTINSTOCKINGWHICHHANGSONTHEHEADOFABEDSOTHECHILDRENALWAYSSTRIPSOFCOLOURPROFUSIONSTOCKINGSATTHEHEADOFABED,ANDPUTACUPOFHOTMILKBESIDETHESOCKSTOTHEHOUSEHOLDOFSANTACLAUSTOTHIRST,ANDHOPETHATSANTACLAUSWOULDSENDAGIFTFORHIMSELFTHENEXTDAY,EVERYCHILDCANTWAITTOOPENTHERITUAL,WANTTOKNOWWHATHISREWARD据说平安夜的晚上，圣诞节老公公会驾着驯鹿雪橇满载着礼物准备送点这一年来表现很好的小朋友，他会悄悄地从烟囱爬进屋内，礼物塞在挂在床头的袜子里。所以孩子总会把一条条色彩缤纷的袜子挂在床头，并在袜子旁边放杯热牛奶给劳苦功高的圣诞老人解渴，并送份大礼给自己。隔天每个小朋友都迫不及待地打开礼，想知道自己得到什么奖励。6THEORIGINOFTHECHRISTMASTREECHRISTMASTREEREALLYAPPEARINGERMANY,AFTERTHEFIRSTINTRODUCEDTOEUROPEANDAMERICA,ANDBECOMETHEINDISPENSABLECHRISTMASDECORATIONSTHEYUSUALLYUSECOLOURFULLIGHTS,WAX,GIFTSORANGELS,FORCHRISTMASESPECIALLYINTHENORTHWESTERNLIVINGPEOPLE,BECAUSETHELOCALRICHFORESTRESOURCES,THEYWILLGOTOPICKTHETREESASAREALTREECHRISTMASISANATURALVARIETY,PINETREEANDCHRISTMASAREALSOMANMADEANDWHITECHRISTMASEACHTREEISHUNGONTHESANMARINOADORNMENT,BUTEVERYTREEMUSTHAVEABIGSTARATTHETOPOFTHETREE,SYMBOLIZEDSTARTHATGUIDETHEMAGIFOUNDJESUSANDINTHETRADITIONALCUSTOM,ANDONLYTHELORDOFAFAMILYCANPUTTHESTAR,OTHERSCANTHANGTHELONGTERM然而圣诞树真正出现在圣诞节，首先见于德国，之后又传入欧洲和美国，成为圣诞节不可或缺的装饰物。他们通常用五光十色的彩灯、蜡、礼物或天使来装圣诞树，尤其住在美国西北部的人们，因为当地丰富的森林资源，他们会全家人一起去挑选一棵真正的树做为圣诞树。圣诞树的种类繁多，有天然松柏圣诞树、也有人造圣诞树及白色圣诞树。每棵圣诞树上都挂满琳琅满目的装饰品，但每棵树的顶端必定有一棵特大的星星，像征着那颗引导东方三博士找到耶稣的星星。而且在传统习俗上，只有家庭的一家之主才可以把这颗希望之星挂上，旁人是不可以越俎代庖的。篇三1圣诞节英文介绍圣诞节英文介绍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,ISON25TH,DECEMBEREVERYYEARBUTNOBODYKNOWTHEACTUALBIRTHDAYOFJESUSANDTHECHRISTMASHASBECOMEPOPULARWHENCHRISTMASCARDSAPPEAREDIN1846ANDTHECONCEPTOFAJOLLYSANTACLAUSWASFIRSTMADEPOPULARINNINETEENTHCENTURY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THECHRISTMASDAYISTHECHRISTIANITYWORLDGREATESTHOLIDAYWHYCANDECIDEASDECEMBER25CHRISTMASDAYBECAUSEDECEMBER25ISJESUSSBIRTHDAYTHEWESTERNERTAKERED,GREEN,WHITETRICOLORASTHECHRISTMASCOLORWHATISREDISTHECHRISTMASFLOWERANDTHECHRISTMASCANDLEWHATGREENISTHECHRISTMASTREEWHATREDANDWHITEINTERSECTIONISSANTACLAUS,HEISTHECHARACTERWHOTHECHRISTMASDAYMOVESMOSTRECEIVESWELCOMEINTHEWEST,ACTSSANTACLAUSISALSOONEKINDOFCUSTOMTHECHRISTMASSONGMAINLYHASTHREE,ONEISCHRISTMASEVEONEISLISTENS,ANGELNEWSPAPERGOODNEWSTHIRDISBELLMAKESASOUNDDINGDONGTHEFOREIGNCOUNTRYSCHRISTMASDAYISEQUALTOCHINASSPRINGFESTIVALISEQUALLYIMPORTANT。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（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（CHRISTMASTIDE），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。ORI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