圣诞节的前世今生

Cultural celebrations of Christmas include glittering light displays, the ever-present jolly oldSanta Claus (圣诞老人), group celebrations and singing called carolling (圣诞颂歌), baked holiday cookies and cakes, decorations of mistletoe (槲寄生，装饰性植物) and pine wreaths, lighted, ornamented Christmas trees with wrapped presents displayed underneath. 

The spirit of Christmas at its heart is a festival to celebrate family, love, gratitude to others and giving presents to show appreciation to friends and loved ones.

    

In Europe, typically, family and friends gather together on Christmas Eve, on Dec 24, for a big turkey dinner, completed with Christmas pudding (a rich cake with brandy source). 

Everyone shares their stories of the year or brings a newsletter to read out for what has happened during the past year. Games are played after the dinner. On Christmas day, Dec 25, abrunch (常用构词法：breakfast+lunch) with family is the norm, followed by some light sporting events, such as a country walk, to digest the heavy food.

     

Dec 26 is called Boxing Day (节礼日，往往在这一日大家互赠礼物) in the UK, which means everyone opens their box of presents - the most joyful day for the children. 

In the US, having just celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey, Christmas Eve dinner is more likely to have ham on the menu with a heavy dessert. Dec 25, the Christmas Day is normally the day all the presents are opened.

圣诞节来历

   Most people know that the simple meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God in the Christian religion. The word Christmas originated from an old English phrase, "Cristes Masse", meaning the mass of Christ (基督弥撒). 

The date, December 25, was established by Bishop Liberius of Rome in 354 AD. He selected the date to mark the official time for celebrating Christ's birth. Before then, the birth of Jesus was observed on different days and even to this day no one is certain the exact date of Christ's birth.

    大多数的人都知道圣诞节就是为了庆祝基督耶稣出生，耶稣在基督教里是上帝的儿子。“圣诞”一词起源于古英语”Cristes Masse”，意思是众多的基督弥撒。12月25日，这个日期在公元354年被罗马教皇设立。他选择了这个日期作为庆祝耶稣出生的官方时间。在此之前，没有一个人能确定耶稣的出生日期。

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