圣诞节氛围英语

Let's say that on December 20 you were to meet a friendly space alien. That is, let's say that his space ship discreetly drops him off in your back yard while you are looking out your window. You walk outside to meet the visitor, and you find out he's a pretty nice guy. His name is Gorg, he is wearing a costume that makes him look passably human, he speaks reasonable English, and he explains that his goal is to spend a week on the planet to learn about its people. He asks if you would consider being his guide for the week, and you decide to take on the job. So you take Gorg around and start showing him your town. Since it is December 20, one thing is for sure -- Gorg is going to ask about Christmas. And he is going to ask a LOT of questions, because Christmas is a pretty complicated tradition. Think about all the different questions Gorg might ask: If Gorg can assimilate all of that and make sense of it in a week, then obviously he is a member of a highly advanced species! You may find that you yourself don't know the answers to half of these questions. Where DID Rudolf come from? And why DO we deck the halls with boughs of holly? Holly is a common Christmas symbol -- but why?In this article, we will answer all of these questions so that you can understand how Christmas works and where all of these Christmas traditions come from! What is Christmas?The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D. Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. In America it is one of the biggest event of the year (especially for kids), and for members of the Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.The federal government, all state governments, all schools/colleges/universities and the vast majority of businesses in America give employees one or two days off at Christmas, making it an important holiday (other federal holidays are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving). In the Roman Catholic calendar, Christmas is one of six holy feast days celebrated in America, the others being: Circumcision (New Year's Day), Ascension, Assumption (Mary's assumption into heaven, August 15), All Saints (November 1), and the Immaculate Conception (December 8). Why are stores and malls so geared up about this holiday? As mentioned previously, stores and malls have been revved up about Christmas since the late 1800s. In America today, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are, by far, the biggest retail sales weeks of the year. The survival of most retail stores depends on the Christmas buying season. Therefore, retailers do whatever they can to whip people into a Christmas buying spirit and to attract them to their stores. Festive decorations, big ads, Santa's Villages and all the rest are a part of that process. Why is Christmas sometimes spelled Xmas?...especially when combined with the word "sale"?According to the book Did you ever Wonder... by Jeff Rovin, the word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. The use of the shortened form "Xmas" became popular in Europe in the 1500s. The word Xmas is so common in advertising most likely because "Xmas" and "sale" have the same number of letters, and "Xmas" is significantly shorter than Christmas. Why is Christmas such a big deal?There are two reasons why Christmas is such a big deal: According to the 1994 "Britannica Book of the Year," there are 1.8 billion Christians in a total world population of 5.5 billion, making it the largest religion worldwide. In America, 241 million out of a total population of 281 million people are Christians -- that's 85 percent. Because Christians follow Jesus, the birth of Jesus is important to them.In America, the weeks leading up to Christmas are the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Many retailers make up to 70 percent of their annual revenue in the month preceding Christmas. Therefore, retailers hype the event beyond belief. According to Daniel Boorstin in his book "The Americans," Christmas was largely a non-event in America until the 1860s. 1867 was the first year that Macy's department store in New York City remained open until midnight on Christmas Eve. 1874 was the year of the first window displays with a Christmas theme at Macy's. It has snowballed from there. Why do people give each other presents on Christmas day?The tradition of gifts seems to have started with the gifts that the wise men (the Magi) brought to Jesus. As recounted in the Bible's book of Matthew, "On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh." Why do people give each other presents on Christmas day?The tradition of gifts seems to have started with the gifts that the wise men (the Magi) brought to Jesus. As recounted in the Bible's book of Matthew, "On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. Is December 25 really the day Jesus was born?No one really knows. What is known is that Christian leaders in 336 A.D. set the date to December 25 in an attempt to eclipse a popular pagan holiday in Rome (Saturnalia) that celebrated the winter solstice. Originally, the celebration of Christmas involved a simple mass, but over time Christmas has replaced a number of other holidays in many other countries, and a large number of traditions have been absorbed into the celebration in the process (as we will see in later sections). Why is there a small evergreen tree in the living room?This is a German tradition, started as early as 700 A.D. In the 1800s the tradition of a Christmas tree was widespread in Germany, then moved to England and then to America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants. Why is mistletoe hanging over the front door?For Scandinavians, the goddess of love (Frigga) is strongly associated with mistletoe. This link to romance may be where our tradition of kissing under mistletoe comes from. Why are there poinsettias on the hearth?Poinsettias were attached to Christmas starting in 1828. Joel Roberts Poinsett, then the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, imported the plant from Mexico. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica:In warm climates, the poinsettia grows outdoors as a winter-flowering leggy shrub about 3 metres (10 feet) high; as a potted plant in northern areas it rarely grows beyond 1 metre. What appear to be petals are actually coloured leaflike bracts that surround a central cluster of tiny yellow flowers. A milky latex in the stems and leaves can be irritating to persons or animals sensitive to it, but the claim that poinsettias are deadly poisonous is greatly exaggerated.

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答:圣诞节的风俗有哪些用英语表达是:What are the customs of Christmas?

圣诞节的风俗有哪些用英语表达是:What are the customs of Christmas?

Christmas是圣诞节的意思。圣诞色

红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛，绿色的是圣诞树，它是圣诞节的主要装饰品。

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。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。

圣诞树圣诞树是圣诞节中最有名的传统之一。通常人们在圣诞前后把一棵常绿植物如松树弄进屋里或者在户外，并用圣诞灯和彩色的装饰物装饰，并把一个天使或星星放在树的顶上。

圣诞袜圣诞袜最早以前是一对红色的大袜子，大小不拘。因为圣诞袜是要用来装礼物的，所以是小朋友最喜欢的东西，晚上他们会将自己的袜子挂在床边，等待第二天早上收礼。

与圣诞节有关的英语单词圣诞：the birthday of Jesus Christ 圣诞歌：Christmas carol圣诞卡：Christmas card圣诞老人：Santa Claus圣诞树：Christmas tree圣诞快乐：Merry Christmas圣诞柴：yule log(圣诞节原木形大蛋糕)圣诞节的次日：Boxing Day圣诞晚会：Christmas party圣诞节日历：menology圣诞节前夕(12月24日)：Christmas Eve圣诞节期：Christmastime圣诞季节：yule，yuletide，yuletime圣诞节快乐!MERRY CHRISTMAS!Christmas greetings圣诞祝贺Christmas shopping圣诞采购Christmas card圣诞卡reindeer驯鹿Christmas Eve圣诞节前夕candy糖果Christmas Day圣诞节chimney烟囱Christmas season圣诞节节日fireplace壁炉Christmas time圣诞节假期 (自十二月二十四日至一月一日或一月六日)Magi由东方来朝见初生的耶稣的三个贤人candle蜡烛candle stick烛台Christmas feast圣诞大餐package包裹Christmas dinner圣诞大餐poinsettia圣诞红glittering decorations灿烂耀眼的装饰物品Bethlehem伯利恒(耶稣降生地)Christmas gift圣诞礼物Jesus Christ耶稣基督Christmas present圣诞礼物Christ Child圣婴Christmas tree圣诞树Christmas carol圣诞颂歌Christmas spirit圣诞气氛manger马槽Christmas music圣诞音乐angel天使Christmas hymn圣诞圣歌Christmas festival圣诞佳节Christmas ornament圣诞节用的 装饰物品Christmas recess圣诞节暂停营业、上学、工作期间midnight mass子夜弥撒to hear mass望弥撒Christmas scene圣诞节景象to go caroling报佳音Christmas decoration圣诞节用的装饰tinsel金银丝Christmas holiday圣诞节假期Santa Claus圣诞老人evergreen garland常青树枝编的花环Father Christmas(英)圣诞老人Christmas mail圣诞邮件evergreen bough常青树枝Christmas dance圣诞舞会wreath花环Christmas pudding圣诞布丁red ribbon红丝带Christmas stocking圣诞袜roast turkey烤火鸡wrapping paper包装纸cranberry sauce小红莓果酱cellophane玻璃纸pumpkin pie番瓜饼icicle冰柱plum pudding干果布丁sleigh bells雪橇铃(系于雪橇或拖雪橇之鹿上的小铃)mistletoe槲寄生(其树或枝可作圣诞节之装饰，根据圣诞习俗， 任何人皆可亲吻站在此树下的人)twinkling electric light闪烁的电灯泡Constitution Day(十二月廾五日亦为我国)行宪纪念日colorful decorations多采多姿的装饰White Christmas银色圣诞joyful atmosphere欢乐气氛Christmas shopping圣诞采购Christmas toy圣诞玩具shopping madness疯狂采购celebrate Christmas, to庆祝圣诞charity center慈善中心

圣诞节：Christmas

圣诞节

又称耶诞节，译名为“基督弥撒”，它源自古罗马人迎接新年的农神节，与基督教本无关系。在基督教盛行罗马帝国后，教廷随波逐流地将这种民俗节日纳入基督教体系，同时以庆祝耶稣的降生。但在圣诞节这天不是耶稣的生辰，因为《圣经》未有记载耶稣具体生于哪天，同样没提到过有此种节日，是基督教吸收了古罗马神话的结果。

大部分的天主教教堂都会先在12月24日的平安夜，亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节。

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