Unit1FestivalsandCelebrations补充阅读材料圣诞节课件-高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

ChristmasistheholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesusChrist.Althoughitisareligiousholiday,manymoderncustomsandpracticesassociatedwithitwerecarriedoverfromotherfestivals--somereligious,somenot.Whatfollowsisalittlebackground,historyanddevelopmentoftheAmericanChristmascelebration.ChristmasTreemadeofevergreensuchascypress（柏树）,anddecoratedwith

avarietyofcandles,flowers,toys,stars…Christmastreescanenhancethefestivelatmosphere.增强Westernersusered,greenandwhitecolorfortheChristmascolors.WhenChristmascomes,everyhouseholdisdecoratedwithChristmascolors.RediscoloredwithChristmasflowersandChristmascandles.GreenistheChristmastree.ItisthemainChristmasornaments,withthecuttothecedar雪松,cypress（柏树）tower,aclassofdecoratedevergreentree.Andtherearealsocolorfullights,giftsandpaperflowers,andChristmascandles.Christmascolors装饰品FatherChristmas(anothername)imaginaryfigureAhappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobeSaintNicholasSantaClausWhensmallchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theyhangastockingattheendoftheirbeds.TheirparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatFatherChristmas,orhewillnotleavethemanything.Whentheywakeup,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.ChildrenareveryexcitedonChristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.

Thehangingofstockingsbythefireplacebeforebedtime,toreceivethepresentsfromFatherChristmas,isamuch-lovedtraditionthatisstillpracticedbymanychildrenandadultsalthoughstockingsmightnowbereplacedwith'presentsacks'orhungindifferentlocationssuchasbythechild'sbed.ChristmasdinnerAlthoughthefoodsservedforChristmasdinnermayvary

fromfamilytofamily(andfromcountrytocountry),typicalitemsusuallyfoundatanAmericanfamily'sChristmasdinnerwouldincludeturkeyanddressing(orsometimeschicken,duck,gooseorham),potatoesandgravy,sweetpotatoes,greenvegetables,cranberry,sauce,nuts,fruits,fruit-cake,plum,pudding,pumpkinandmincemeatpiesandsweets.Eggnogisusuallythefavoritedrinkforthewholefamily.肉汤蔓越莓蛋奶酒ThespecificsoffamilyChristmascelebrationscanhaveasmany

variationsastherearefamilies.TypicallyfamilieswillopenpresentseitheronChristmasEveorChristmasDay.Membersmayopenthematthesametime,oneatatime,orhavesomeothertypeoffamilytradition.ManyChristianfamilieswillhaveabirthdaycakeforJesus,andsing"HappyBirthday"toHim,inkeepingwithAmericanbirthdaycelebrations.Christmascarol

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Jinglebellsring——《铃儿响叮铛》Dashingthroughthesnowonaone-horseopensleighOverthefieldswegolaughingallthewayBellsonbob-tailringmakingspiritsbrightWhatfunitistoridean