高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优质课件 56页PPT

1、Christmas 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas What is Christmas in Chinese? 圣诞节 What is the meaning of 圣? Of 诞? (sheng = holy; dan = be born/birthday) What is the meaning of Christmas in English? 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas In English, the word for Christmas is made from

2、two parts: CHRIST (from Greek 希腊语) = Jesus Christ MAS (from Latin 拉丁文) = to send Christmas is the celebration of a holy birth or birthday, the sending of Gods Son Jesus to earth. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Some Facts Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. It is said to be the day Jesus w

3、as born. No one knows Jesus exact birthday, but since 336 AD people around the world have said His birthday is December 25th. The day before Christmas, December 24th, is called Christmas Eve. On this night, many people attend special Christmas programs at church 教堂. This night is considered a quiet,

4、 holy night. Families get together on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas Eve Church Service 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas traditions and symbols Christmas is one of the worlds largest holidays. Almost every country has some people who celeb

5、rate this holiday. There are some Christmas traditions that are common around the world, and there are other customs that are special to each country. Some are religious 宗教的 and come from the story of the first Christmas told in the Bible 圣经. Others are not religious. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56

6、页PPT Angels and Shepherds God promised hundreds of years before that Jesus would be born in the town of Bethlehem in Israel (以色 列). He would be Gods messenger. Jesus came to earth to bring peace with God. The first people to be told about Jesus birth were shepherds (牧羊人). Angels (天使) came to them wh

7、ile they were watching their sheep and announced the good news. Shepherds were the first visitors to see the baby Jesus. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Angels and Shepherds 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Stars and Lights Lights are common decorations ins

8、ide and outside the house at Christmas. Stars are also common decorations at Christmas time as a way to remember the bright star that led the wise men (Magi) to the baby Jesus. The lights are often of different colors and are turned on at night. In some cities there are contests to see who can put u

9、p the most and most beautiful display of lights around their house. People often drive around the city during the Christmas season to look at the lights and to sing Christmas carols. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Stars and Lights 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Too many lights? 高中英语 Christ

10、mas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Wise Men (Magi) At the time Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a very bright star appeared in the sky. Wise men, called Magi, saw the star and knew it meant something great had happened. They traveled “from the east” to find and worship (礼拜) the baby Jesus and to give him gifts. T

11、he gifts they brought were gold and spices (香料)gifts for a king. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Wise Men (Magi) 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Nativity 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Candles 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Bells 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas carols

12、 Christmas carols are special songs that tell about the events of Jesus birth. The first Christmas songs were written in 400 AD. Carols, however, didnt become really popular until the 1800s. It is still common for groups of people, often from a neighborhood (街道), school or church to spend an evening

13、 walking through a neighborhood singing Christmas carols. This is a fun way to enjoy the company of others and to share the joy of the season. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas Carols, Carolling Parties 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Gingerbread Houses Many people in various countri

14、es will make edible model houses out of gingerbread and various candies. Not only will people enjoy building these gingerbread houses, but they will also enjoy eating the houses during Christmas. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页

15、PPT Talk about it 1. What are some symbols of Christmas? Are these religious or not religious? 2. What are some of the traditions weve talked about so far? 3. What is a nativity? 4. What are magi? 5. When is Christmas celebrated? 6. Where is Christmas celebrated? 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT

16、Christmas Trees At Christmas time, most people decorate their homes with a Christmas tree. This is a green fir tree (冷杉) decorated with colored balls, lights or candles, and stars. The top of the tree is often decorated with a star or with an angel (天使) to remember the events from Jesus birth. The t

17、radition of decorating a Christmas tree began in Germany in the 1500s. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Christmas is about giving. God gave people the first Christmas gift when His son Jesus was born. The tradition of giving

18、gifts began from two events: first, the wise men (the Magi) brought gifts to the baby Jesus after he was born; second, Saint Nicholas gave gifts to the poor and others during his life. The modern-day Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas. In America, people buy gifts for their families and friends

19、to show their love and care. They also give money and time to help people who are poor or homeless or sick or in prison (监狱). It is common for families to open their Christmas gifts on the night of Christmas Eve (December 24th) or on Christmas morning (December 25th). Gifts 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优

20、质课件 56页PPT Gifts 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Talk about it 1. What are some more Christmas symbols and traditions? Are these religious or not religious? 2. How are Christmas trees decorated? 3. When and where did this tradition begin? 4. Christmas is about _. In America, people give _ and _

21、to help others at Christmas. 5. When do families open their Christmas gifts? 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Saint (圣徒) Nicholas Santa Claus comes from an old tradition based on a real person named Nicholas. He lived in the 4th Century in what is now the country of Turkey 土耳其. Nicholas was a ric

22、h man and a Christian. He used his money to help others who were poor or who were in need. On Christmas, he secretly gave gifts to children in orphanages. One time, he helped a friend by secretly dropping some gold coins in an open window at night. The coins fell into the friends shoes and stockings

23、. From this event came the modern custom of hanging up a stocking on Christmas Eve. Nicholas died on December 6th around the year 343 AD. Saint Nicholas Day is still celebrated in some countries on this day. 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Saint (圣徒) Nicholas 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT

24、Stockings 高中英语 Christmas(圣诞节相关介绍)优 质课件 56页PPT Santa Claus The modern American Santa Claus is not a real person. His character did not become well-defined until the early 1800s when a writer wrote a poem (诗) describing what he thought Santa would look like and an artist painted a picture based on the description. In England, Santa Claus is called Father Christmas. In both countries, Santa is said to enter houses on Dece