Christmas day圣诞节

Christmas day圣诞节 You know that western country like to live a religious holiday such as Christmas Day, Easter Day, Halloween Day, Thanksgiving Day and so on. Today I will especially introduce the Christmas day to you.

The origin of Christmas
　　The name Christmas is short for "Christ's Mass". A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus. According to the Bible, the holy book of Christians, God decided to allow his only son, Jesus Christ, to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many people go to church, where they take part in special religious services. From December 24th to next January 6 is Christmas feast. During the festival, Christians were held the ceremony. Christmas is originally Christian festivals, because people’s attention, it became a national holiday, the biggest festival in a year, and the New Year in western. It is like the Spring Festival of China.

Mention Christmas, it have to talk about the Christmas Eve.
　　On Christmas Eve the family reunion in the sitting room, will be around the tree to sing Christmas carols and exchange gifts, and share the joys and sorrows of a life, express the wish and love. In that night we can see a group of lovely boys or girls, playing the guitar and singing a poem. The red and white sceneries is Santa Claus, He is the most popular person. Western children on Christmas Eve will put a sock near the fireplace or a pillow before going to sleep. They thought Santa Claus will fill it with gifts in the sleep.

The origin of the Christmas tree
　　Christmas tree really appears in Germany, after the first introduced to Europe and America, and become the indispensable Christmas decorations. They usually use colorful lights, wax, gifts or angels, for Christmas .especially in the northwestern living people, because the local rich forest resources, they will go to pick the trees as a real tree. Christmas is a natural variety; pine tree and Christmas are also man-made and white Christmas. Every tree must have a big star at the top of the tree, symbolized star that guide the magi found Jesus. And in the traditional custom, and only the Lord of a family can put the star, others can't hang the long term

Santa Claus
　　The concept of the American Santa Claus originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in 280 A.D. He was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity. In honor of St. Nicholas, December 6 became the traditional day in Europe for the exchange of Christmas gifts and the beginning of the holiday season. Dutch immigrants to the United States brought with them their version of the gift-giving St. Nicholas, known as sinter klass. Americans are unaccustomed to the ditch pronunciation so they turned this into Santa Claus, who is beloved as a symbol of Christmas by children of all ages.

　　Christmas Day is a day full of happiness and represents unity. What I really want to express is that no matter the festivals are from western or eastern, we can always find one thing in common：people all over the world can enjoy from them.
你知道西方国家喜欢过圣诞节，复活节，万圣节，感恩节等宗教节日。今天我会特别向你介绍圣诞节。

圣诞节的起源
　　圣诞节的名字是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是一种教会服务。圣诞节是一个宗教节日。这是我们庆祝耶稣诞辰的日子。根据圣经，基督徒的圣书上帝决定允许他唯一的儿子耶稣基督为人类母亲而生，在地球上生活，这样人们就能更好地理解上帝，学会彼此更爱上帝。没有人知道基督诞生的确切日期，但是大多数基督徒在12月25日观看了圣诞节。在这一天，许多人去教堂参加特殊的宗教仪式。从12月24日到明年1月6日是圣诞节的盛宴。在节日期间，基督徒举行了仪式。圣诞节本来就是基督教的节日，因为人们的注意，它成了国定假日，一年中最大的节日，还有西方的新年。这就像中国的春节。

提到圣诞节，它不得不谈论圣诞节前夕。
　　圣诞节前夕，家庭聚会在客厅里，周围树上唱圣诞颂歌，交换礼物，分享生活中的悲欢离合，表达愿望和爱意。那天晚上，我们可以看到一群可爱的男孩或女孩，弹吉他，唱一首诗。红色和白色的风景是圣诞老人，他是最受欢迎的人。西方的孩子在平安夜前会在睡觉前在壁炉或枕头附近放一只袜子。他们认为圣诞老人会在睡梦中填满礼物。

圣诞树的起源
　　圣诞树真的出现在德国，首先介绍给欧美后，成为圣诞节不可缺少的装饰品。他们通常使用五光十色的蜡，礼物或天使，为圣诞节，特别是在西北活人，由于当地丰富的森林资源，他们将去树木采摘真正的树木。圣诞节是一种天然的品种;松树和圣诞节也是人造和白色的圣诞节。每棵树都必须在树顶有一颗大明星，象征明星，引导贤士找到耶稣。而在传统习俗中，只有一个家庭的主可以放星，别人不能长期挂

圣诞老人
　　美国圣诞老人的概念起源于圣尼古拉斯，他出生于280年代的小亚细亚，他被认为是一个仁慈的善良的人;由于他的慷慨，确实成了一位圣人。为了纪念圣尼古拉斯，12月6日成为欧洲传统圣诞礼物交换和节日开始的日子。荷兰移民到美国带来了他们的版本圣尼古拉斯，被称为华克拉斯。美国人不习惯沟渠的发音，所以他们把这个变成了圣诞老人，圣诞老人是所有年龄段的孩子们的圣诞象征。

　　圣诞节是一个充满幸福，代表团结的日子。我真正想表达的是，无论是来自西方还是东方的节日，我们总能找到一个共同点：世界各地的人们都能从中受益。