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圣诞老人关于圣诞老人的传说圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧,艺术,诗词,战争的奥丁神,寒冬时节,骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角,惩恶扬善,分发礼物。与此同时,其子雷神着红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场,最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说,圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也有传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来,所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas.因这些故事大多弘扬基督精神,其出处,故事情节大多被淡忘,然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。每年圣诞节,圣诞老人骑在白羊星座上,圣童手持圣诞树降临人间,随着世事变迁,作家和艺术家开始把圣诞老人描述成我们今日熟悉的着红装,留白胡子的形象。同时不同的国度和文化对圣诞老人也有了不同的解释。在德国,传说他扮成圣童把坚果和苹果放在孩子们鞋里。他乘双轮马车四处漫游,观察人们的行为,尤其是小孩,如果表现好,将会得到苹果、坚果、糖等诸多奖品。坏孩子则得一鞭子。家长们灵机一动纷纷采用此传说来鼓励孩子们听话。大大超过了新年,成为一个全民的节日。圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶着驯鹿,拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。圣诞老人原来的名字叫做尼古拉,在第四世纪的时候,出生在小亚细亚巴大拉城,家庭富有,父母亲是非常热心的天主教友,不幸他的父母早逝。尼古拉长大以后,便把丰富的财产,全部捐送给贫苦可怜的人,自己则出家修道,献身教会,终生为社会服务。尼古拉后来作了神父,而且还升为主教。他一生当中,做了很多慈善的工作,他最喜欢在暗中帮助穷人,圣诞老人是他后来的别号,这个名字是出自他暗中送钱,帮助三个女孩子的故事。据说在尼古拉不远的地方,住着三个美丽的少女,他们分别是二十、十八、十六岁。父亲是一位清寒的学者,经常靠借货来过日子。有一次,因为没有能力还债,只好狠心把美丽健康的三女儿,卖给债主带到非洲去做女仆人。三个女儿知道了这件事情,便拥抱在一起伤心的痛哭着,家中悲伤的情形,是可以想象得到的。尼古拉知道了这件事,跑到她们家中,安慰了一番。到了夜里,尼古拉就装了三长袜子的金子,偷偷地挂在三个少女的窗前。他们有了金子,还了父亲的债,三女儿也就脱免了作女仆的命运。第二天正是圣诞节,她们知道是尼古拉作的好事,便请他来一面庆祝一面感谢。以后每到圣延节,这三个少女就讲这个故事。孩子们听了,非常的羡慕,也希望圣诞老人,来送给他一袜子礼物。后来不知道那一家聪明的父母,开始用圣诞老人的名义,给孩子送了一袜子礼物。结果这个习惯,便在欧美各地流行起来。尼古拉后来作了米拉城的主教,因为他小时候也是孤儿,所以特别成了孤儿的保护人。他去世以后,教会册封他为圣人。他的爱护孤儿,及帮助穷人的精神,也因此跟着圣诞节而流传下来。后来世界上有很多善心人士,便效法尼古拉的仁爱精神,捐出大量的物品,用圣诞老人的名义,把爱心带给贫苦的人,带给可怜的老人和孤儿。每年圣诞节到了,圣诞老人总是在世界各地出现,给千千万万的孩子,孤苦的老人,被抛弃的苦儿,带来温暖跟快乐。我们希望世界上生活富裕的朋友,都是圣诞老人,不只是在圣诞、甚至在平时,在能力范围内,把爱的光辉,散播在世界每个角落。美国版本的圣诞老人,他的形象和名字来自于荷兰传说,17世纪由移民者带入纽约。1773年早期在美国新闻报纸上出现了“圣诞老人”,这是美国畅销作家华盛顿—欧文第一次作为美国人介绍关于荷兰版本的尼古拉斯(圣诞老人)的信息。据纽约历史记载,欧文用笔名Diedrich在1809年的报纸上,描述了骑在马背上(没有黑匹特的伴随)的尼古拉斯的到来。圣诞老人的来源要追溯到上世纪,正如我们所知,他是不同传说和神秘人型的结合体。圣诞老人的前身是土耳其西部港口城市伊兹密尔的主教尼古拉斯,他生活在公元4世纪,是为善良、慷慨、对孩子们非常好的有钱人。东正教尊重尼古拉斯,视其为创造奇迹的人。在德国中部和北部地区,尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”,在英国被称为“圣诞父亲”,被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“Santa Claus”。孩子们都想知道圣诞老人住在何处,他们何时会收到礼物?答案通常是圣诞老人住在北极,他的作坊生产圣诞礼物。1927年被孩子们称做“Markus叔叔”的儿童节目主持人Markus Rautio第一次透露:圣诞老人生活在拉普兰的Korvatunturi。位于芬兰东部边境地区的Korvatunturi发现了一只类似于野兔的耳朵,事实是圣诞老人的耳朵,它用来聆听孩子们的愿望。斯堪迪纳维亚的传说中讲述了圣诞老人和助手小精灵门的历史。上世纪结束时,北半球不同关于圣诞老人的传说汇总成同一版本——白胡子老人为孩子们发放礼物,之后返回芬兰拉普兰的Kornatunturi。1950年开始,圣诞老人快乐地逗留在napapiiri, 除了圣诞节还要和孩子们及年轻人进行沟通。越来越多的人定期拜访圣诞老人,1985年,他建立了自己的工作室,每天圣诞老人都来办公室倾听孩子们的圣诞祝愿并和他们沟通交流。圣诞老人村是圣诞老人的主要邮局,它接收全世界孩子们发给圣诞老人的信件。
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玩具总动员 安弟是个非常爱护玩具的孩子。他有小淘气蛋头先生、存钱罐小猪火腿、弹簧狗和抱抱龙。但他最喜欢的玩具是会叫的牛仔胡迪。安弟一扯他背后的线,他就会叫:“咿呀!”但安弟怎么也想不到,只要他一离开房间,所有的玩具都会活动起来。 安弟一家人都在准备搬家,但他们还是抽出时间为安弟开了生日晚会。玩具们都很不安,害怕新玩具顶替了他们的位置。 胡迪是他们的头儿,他命令两个士兵去侦察一下安弟收到了哪些礼物。但是礼物太多了,他们根本记不住。 晚会结束后,安弟把最好的一份礼物——巴斯光年船长带上楼来。那是个玩具宇航员。但巴斯认为自己不是玩具,而是个真正的宇航员。他在屋里举着拳头边跑边喊:“我要到星星上去!”胡迪想打消巴斯的这种愚蠢的想法,可是没有成功。 过了一会儿,安弟和妈妈要去“比萨行星”玩儿。安弟只能带一个玩具去。胡迪为了争取到这唯一的名额,决定把巴斯藏起来。他耍了一个花招:他让巴斯把卡在桌子下面的一个玩具救出来,想乘机把巴斯藏在桌子底下。当他把一个碍事的台灯挪开时,没想到台灯碰到了巴斯,巴斯从窗口掉了下去! “胡迪把巴斯推下去了!”小淘气蛋头先生生气地说,其他玩具也都开始责怪胡迪。“我不是有意的!请相信我!”胡迪对大家说。但没有人理睬他,玩具们一个个默默地走开了。 安弟找不到巴斯,就带胡迪去了“比萨行星”。就在车刚要开动的时候,巴斯从树丛中跳了出来,抓住了车后的保险杠。车开走了。妈妈把车停在加油站加油。巴斯趁安弟和妈妈离开时跳到车里和胡迪扭打起来。两个叽里咕噜地滚到了车下。车开走了,两人傻了眼。“这全怪你!”胡迪责怪巴斯。 为了不被别人发现,胡迪和巴斯藏了起来。幸好一辆“比萨行星”的送货车开了过来,他们偷偷地跳进了车里。到了“比萨行星”,他们到处找安弟,可是却被一个玩具吊车抓住了。 希德——安弟的邻居,一个不爱护玩具的孩子,抓到了胡迪和巴斯。“嘿,一下子抓到了两个!”他得意地嚷着。 胡迪和巴斯想找个安全的地方隐藏起来,可是希德的狗斯科德追得他们到处乱跑。“咱们得分开!”巴斯说。胡迪藏到了储藏室,巴斯跑到了看电视的房间。 希德很快把他们带回了家。胡迪和巴斯发现,希德把所有的玩具都拆散了,然后把它们装得奇形怪状。一个怪模怪样的玩具老是缠着他们。“对不起,我们不能留下来吃饭!”胡迪叫道,他和巴斯赶紧逃出了希德的房间。 电视里正在播玩具巴斯光年的广告。巴斯这才明白,胡迪是对的,他只是个玩具!巴斯向空中跳去——他多么希望能飞起来呀!但他失败了,而且摔断了右胳膊。希德的妹妹汉娜发现了他,把他带到她的房间里。屋里都是些希德弄坏的没有脑袋的娃娃。 胡迪终于把巴斯救了出来。他们又回到希德的房间。胡迪向窗外张望,看到街对面安弟房间里的朋友们。“喂,朋友们!帮帮我们!”他喊道。玩具们都没有忘记胡迪是怎样对待巴斯的,他们没有理睬他。 还有更糟糕的呢!那些怪模怪样的玩具围住了他们!“走开,你们这些魔鬼!”胡迪大声喊道。 其实那些玩具并没有恶意,他们只是想把巴斯摔断的胳膊装上。 希德又回到了房间里。胡迪只能眼巴巴地看着他把一枚火箭绑在巴斯的背上。他真的要把巴斯送到天上去。“到星星上去吧!”希德喊道。幸运的是下雨了,希德只好推迟了“发射”计划。 明天就要搬家了,可胡迪和巴斯不见了,安弟非常担心。“我们不能就这样把他们扔在这儿!”安弟在入睡前自言自语地说。过了一会儿,他进入了梦乡。在希德的房间里,不幸的巴斯一遍一遍地对自己说:“我只不过是个没用的玩具,没用的玩具……”“喂,你不要这样!安弟和我都喜欢你!”胡迪捧着巴斯头盔大声对他说。就在这一刻,胡迪明白了,巴斯也是他的朋友。而巴斯也被胡迪真诚的话语打动了,他又恢复了自信。 第二天早晨,胡迪把那些怪模怪样的玩具都召集到一起。“我们必须救救巴斯。”他说。就在希德准备把巴斯发射上天的时候,玩具们包围了他。“不许你这样对待巴斯,以后你必须好好对待玩具!”胡迪和玩具们对希德严厉地说。希德吓得逃跑了。玩具们胜利了!胡迪和巴斯获得了自由。这时,他们看到搬家的卡车从安弟家门前开走了。 胡迪和巴斯跳上了一辆装电池的玩具车。车像箭一样地向前冲去。“快点,再快点!”胡迪嚷道。就在他们眼看就要赶上卡车的时候,电池没电了。紧急关头,胡迪机敏地点着了巴斯背上的火箭,他们又飞了起来。 “嘿,我们飞起来了,巴斯!”胡迪欢呼着。他们飞得很高很快,最后正好落到了卡车上!安弟看到了这两个他最喜爱的玩具又回来了,高兴地把他们抱在怀里。胡迪和巴斯也最终明白了,友谊才能给人带来真正的快乐。 几个月后,圣诞节到了,玩具们又一次急切地盼望看到安弟的新玩具。“别害怕,”胡迪对巴斯说,“安弟还能得到比你更棒的玩具吗?”过了一会儿,玩具们有了答案——是只真正的小狗!大家全都兴奋得欢呼起来。Toy general mobilization An Di is the child which extremely cherishes the toy. He hasyoung mischievous egg gentleman, saves money the pot young pig ham,the spring dog and holds the dragon. But he most likes the toy iscowboy Hu which can call enlightens. The peaceful younger brother assoon as pulls behind him the line, he can call: "Creaking sound!" Butcouldn't the peaceful younger brother how also think, so long as he assoon as leaves the room, all toys can move. The peaceful younger brother whole families all are preparing to move,but they or extracted the time for An Dikai the birthday party. Thetoys very were all restless, are afraid the new toy to replace theirposition. Hu Di is their head son, which gifts did he order two soldiers toreconnoiter the peaceful younger brother to receive. But the gift toohave been many, they cannot remember. After the party ended, Captain An Diba a best gift - Buss light yearbrings to go upstairs. That is the toy astronaut. But the Buss thoughtoneself is not the toy, but is a genuine astronaut. He lifts the fistin the room to run while shouted that, "I must arrive the star to comeup!" Hu Di wants to dispel Buss's this stupid idea, but has notsucceeded. After a while, An Di and mother must go to "the Pisa planet" to play.An Dizhi an energy band toy goes. Hu enlightens in order to strive forto this only quota of people, decided lays aside the Buss. He hasplayed a trick: He lets the Buss rescue a card under table toy, wantsto seize the opportunity the Buss to hide under the table. When he isin the way when the desk lamp moves out of the way, had not thoughtthe desk lamp bumped into the Buss, the Buss has fallen from thewindow! "Hu Diba the Buss pushed down!" Small mischievous egg gentleman isangry said that, other toys also all start to blame Hu to enlighten."I am not intend! Please believe me!" Hu Di said to everybody. Butnobody pays attention to him, the toys one each one silently got outof the way. The peaceful younger brother cannot find the Buss, belt Hu enlightened"the Pisa planet". On just about to starts in the vehicle, the Bussfrom the grove jumped, after has held the vehicle bumper. The vehiclestarted. Mother stops the vehicle in the gas station refuels. Bussleaves while An Di and mother when jumps to the vehicle in and Huenlightens wrestles. Two 叽里咕噜 rolled under the vehicle. Thevehicle started, two people were scared. "This all blames you!" Hu Diblames the Buss. In order to was not discovered by the others, Hu Di and the Buss havehidden. Luckily "Pisa planet" the delivery car has started, theysecretly jumped in the vehicle. To "the Pisa planet", they haveeverywhere looked for the peaceful younger brother, but actually isheld by a toy crane. Hopes the German - An Di's neighbor, does not cherish the toy thechild, caught Hu Dihe the Buss. "Hey, caught two all of a sudden!" Hehappily is shouting. Hu Di and the Buss want to look for a safe place to hide, but hopesGermany dog Si Codd everywhere pursues them to run all over the place."We must separate!" The Buss said. Hu Dicang arrived the storeroom,the Buss has run watched the television the room. Hopes Germany very quickly to bring them to go home. Hu Di and theBuss discovered that, hoped Germany all to break up all toys, theninstalled grotesquely them. A grotesque toy always is entangling them."Sorry, we cannot stay behind eat meal!" Hu Di called out, he and theBuss hurried to escape has hoped German the room. In the television is broadcasting the toy Buss light year theadvertisement. The Buss now at last understood that, Hu Di is right,he is only a toy! The Buss to airborne jumps - he to hope can fly! Buthe has been defeated, moreover fell broke the right arm. Hopes Germanythe younger sister Chinese had elegantly discovered he, leads him toin hers room. In the room all is the baby which the Greece Germanyspoils does not have the head. Hu enlightened has finally rescued the Buss. They return to hopeGerman the room. Hu Di look arounds, the friends to the window outsidewhich sees in the street opposite peaceful younger brother room."Feeds, friends! Helps us!" He shouts. The toys had not all forgottenhow Hu Di treats the Buss, they have not paid attention to him. Also has too bad! These grotesque toys have sphered them! "Gets out ofthe way, your these devils!" Hu enlightens loudly shouts. Actually these toys certainly do not have the evil intention, theyonly are want the arm which falls the Buss breaks to install. Hoped Germany to return to in the room. Hu Dizhi can eagerly look heties up a rocket in Buss's carrying on the back. He really mustdeliver the Buss the space to go. "Comes up to the star!" HopesGermany to shout. Lucky was rains, hopes Germany to have to postpone"the launch" the plan. Will have to move tomorrow, but Hu Di and the Buss disappeared, An Diextremely worried. "We cannot like this throw them in here!" An Diinwardly said in front of going to sleep. After a while, he enteredthe dreamland. In hopes German in the room, the unfortunate Buss一遍一遍 said to oneself that, "I only am a useless toy, uselesstoy... ... " "Feeds, you like this! An Di and I all likes you!" HuDipeng the Buss hard helmet loudly was saying to him. In this moment,Hu Di had understood, the Buss also is his friend. But the Buss isalso enlightened by Hu the sincere words to move, he restored has beenself-confident. The second day morning, Hu Diba these grotesque toys all convene thesame place. "We must rescue the Buss." He said. On is hoping Germanyto prepare launches the Buss ascends the sky, the toys have surroundedhe. "Does not have you to treat the Buss like this, later you willhave to treat the toy well!" Hu Di and the toys to hope Germanyseverely to say. Hoped Germany to frighten escapes. The toys won! HuDi and the Buss have obtained the freedom. By now, they saw moves thetruck started from the peaceful younger brother main house gate. Hu Di and the Buss jumped up an attire battery toy vehicle. CheXiangjian equally flushes away to front. "A bit faster, again a bitfaster!" Hu Di shouts. On shortly must catch up with the truck in themtime, electricity. The critical moment, Hu enlightened the resourcefulplace the rocket which Buss carried on the back, they flew. "Hey, we flew, Buss!" Hu Di is cheering. They fly very much high arevery quick, finally happen to fell on the truck! An Di saw these twohe has most liked the toy came back, happily hugs them in the bosom.Hu Di and the Buss finally had also understood, the friendship canbring the true joy to the person. After several months, Christmas day arrived, toys anxiously hoped seesthe peaceful younger brother's new toy. "Other fear," Hu Di said tothe Buss that, "An Dihuan can obtain compares you better toy?" After awhile, the toys had the answer - is only the genuine puppy! Everybodyis all excited cheers.
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It is said that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas. He was always ready to help the poor and often gave presents to them. Today, Father Christmas is an imaginary figure, but nearly all young children believe in him. They think he is a happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe. On the night of the twenty-fourth of December every year, Father Christmas from some cold northern land comes down the chimney of the fireplace to put presents by the beds of children or to fill their stockings. So when children go to bed that night, they hang up their stockings, and on Christmas morning they wake to find them full of presents. Of course, it's really their parents who fill the stockings. Another name for Father Christmas is Santa Claus.
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关于上帝Jesus is born story Fable Jesus is because the Holy Ghost is becoming is pregnant,lives by virgin female Mary. The god dispatches the messenger to addthe uncle to arrange in order in the dream notifies explicity Joseph,is called him not to want because Mary unmarried is pregnant but doesnot want her, instead must get married with her, gives a name thatchild is "Jesus", has in view he to rescue the common people from theevil. When Mary soon is in labor, the Roman government has issued the order,report to a higher authority the household register by all means mustthe complete people to Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary have to becompliant. When they arrive Bethlehem, weather already dusk, but twopeople have not been able to find the hotel to cross sleep, only somehorse stable may temporarily reside. At this moment, Jesus wanted tobe born! Thereupon Mary only has in the manger, gives birth to Jesus.The posterity for commemorates Jesus's birth, then decides in December25 is the Christmas day, looks the mass year after year, commemoratesJesus's being born. Santa Claus It is said he originally is bishop which Asia minor every timepulls the city, the name calls 圣尼古拉, after dies is revered forthe disciple, is wears the red gown, the Daihong hat white beard oldman. Christmas day he harnesses Lu La sled to come every year from thenorthern aspect, enters various by the chimney, installs the Christmasgift in the sock hangs in front of the children head of a bed or thestove. Therefore, time western person Christmas day, the parents givechild's Christmas gift to install in the sock, when Christmas nighthangs on the children head of a bed. Next day, the children wake theafter first matter are seek the gift on the head of a bed which SantaClaus sends. Now, Santa Claus has become the propitious pleasantsymbol, when is the Christmas day essential character, when also isjoyfully celebrates the new year the essential character. Christmas tree It is said some farmer the Christmas which occurredsimultaneously in wind and snow night has received the child whichsuffered hunger and cold, let him eat a sumptuous Christmas supper,when this child farewell folded a cedar branch to insert on the placeand the blessing said: "This date, gift full, keeps this beautifulcedar village year after year, repays your good intention." After thechild walks, the farmer discovered that branch unexpectedly turned asmall tree, he only then understood oneself receives originally is aGod's messenger. This story becomes the Christmas tree the origin. Inwest, when whether the Christian, crosses the Christmas day all wantsto prepare a Christmas tree, increases the holiday the happyatmosphere. The Christmas tree generally is makes with the cedarcypress and so on evergreen tree, the symbolic life exists forever. Onthe tree is decorating each kind of lamp candle, the color flower, thetoy, the star, hangs up each kind of Christmas gift. Night of theChristmas, the people gather round the Christmas tree to sing dance,is heartily happy麦祺的礼物: Maggie's gift which was written by American writer Jack London is a nice one. very touching. the story happened just before the Chrismas. Maggies and his husband wanted to buy each other a nice Chrismas gift, but they were too poor to afford that. Maggie has a beautiful hair, her husband had an elegant watch. finally they all bought a gift for each other. maggie bought a watch chain for matching her husband's watch. while Maggie's husband bought a barrette for Maggie's blonde hairactually Maggie had her bonde hair cut and sold out her beautiful hair in order to pay for the watch chain for her husband; while, her husband sold out his golden watch in order to pay for the hair, barrette for Maggie's hair. what a pity. this story is one of the most famous stories of Jack London's. if you know Jack London, you have to know this Maggie's Gift.
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Christmas December 25 The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians. Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian (美索不达米亚) celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god - Marduk (马杜克,古代巴比伦人的主神,原为巴比伦的太阳神). Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days. The Mesopotamian king would return to the temple of Marduk and swear his faithfulness to the god. The traditions called for the king to die at the end of the year and to return with Marduk to battle at his side. To spare their king, the Mesopotamians used the idea of a "mock" king. A criminal was chosen and dressed in royal clothes. He was given all the respect and privileges of a real king. At the end of the celebration the "mock" king was stripped of the royal clothes and slain, sparing the life of the real king. The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades (化妆舞会) in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). "Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians though it an abomination (深恶痛绝) to honor the pagan (异教) god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia. But as Christianity spread they were alarmed by the continuing celebration of pagan customs and Saturnalia among their converts. At first the Church forbid this kind of celebration. But it was to no avail (徒劳). Eventually it was decided that the celebration would be tamed and made into a celebration fit for the Christian Son of God. Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism (密特拉教,奉祀密特拉神的宗教,纪元后最初3世纪内传至罗马帝国) was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
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The legend of Saint Nicholas History tells us that the origin of Santa Claus begins in the 4th century with Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (an area in present day Turkey). One of the legends tells about that he acquired a fortune when his parents died while he was still in his teens. By nature St.Nicholas was a generous and honest man, particularly devoted to children. He also cared deeply for the poor. He brought various gifts, money and other useful items to the houses of the poor. He did this at night, and in secrecy, so that no one knew, as he wanted no glory, he just wanted to help people. He became widely known for his generosity. There is one famous legend about Saint Nicholas. The story tells of Nicholas hearing one day of three beautiful sisters who lived in a miserable hut on the edge of Myra. The three sisters were very poor. They could barely earn enough to keep themselves and their old mother from starving to death. When Nicholas heard of their plight, he was very concerned. He decided to do something to help them. One night, when everyone was asleep, Nicholas crept through the streets to the edge of town. Quietly, he tiptoed up to the hut where the three sisters lived. He climbed onto the roof and dropped three bags of gold through the hole in the roof where the smoke from the fire came out. Now it so happened that the three sisters has washed their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings has been hung by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold through the smoke hole, each bag of gold fell into a stocking. The three sisters were overjoyed to find three bags of gold in their stockings when they woke up the next morning. Soon, the story began to spread. Other people began to hang up stockings in the hope of finding bags of gold when they woke up in the morning. From this legend sprang the custom of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve. Over the years, Saint Nicholas became associated with Christmas. After his death around 350 A.D. he was buried in Myra, but in 1087 Italian sailors purportedly stole his remains and removed them to Bari, Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas' popularity throughout Europe. His kindness and reputation for generosity and love for children gave rise to claims that he could perform miracles and devotion to him increased. St. Nicholas became the patron saint of Russia, where he was famous for his red cape, flowing white beard, and bishop's mitre. In Greece, he is the patron saint of sailors; in France he was the patron of lawyers, and in Belgium the patron of children and travelers. The Dutch kept the legend of St. Nicholas alive. In 16th century Holland, Dutch children would place their wooden shoes by the hearth in hopes that they would be filled with a treat and goodies. Santa Claus myth Children in countries around the world await a visit from a mysterious bringer of gifts at Christmas time. He is Santa Claus. Conventionally, Santa Claus is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled old man in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard. On Christmas Eve, he rides in his flying sleigh lifted by reindeers from house to house to give presents to children. In most countries, it is said that he lives near the North Pole. He comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and places presents for the children in socks or bags by their beds or in front of the family Christmas tree. 圣尼古拉的传说 据史料记载,圣诞老人的原型是公元4世纪的圣尼古拉,他是米拉(位于今土耳其境内)的主教。有一种传说认为在他十多岁的时候父母双亡,给他留下一大笔财产。圣尼古拉生来就是个慷慨正直的人,尤其喜爱孩子,还很关心穷苦人,给穷人家里送去各种礼物、钱以及其他有用的物品。他一般都是在夜里秘密地做这些事,这样就没人知道,因为他并不想获得什么赞颂,只是想帮助别人。很快,他就因自己的慷慨而广为人知。 有一个关于圣尼古拉的著名传说,讲的是有一天,尼古拉听说在米拉镇边界上一所简陋的小屋里住着美丽的三姐妹。她们非常穷,赚钱很少,几乎难以保证自己和老母亲不被饿死。尼古拉听说了三姐妹的悲惨境况后非常担忧,决定帮助她们。 一天夜里,当大家都入睡后,尼古拉蹑手蹑脚地穿街走巷,来到了小镇边界。他悄悄地踮起脚走到三姐妹住的小屋旁,爬上屋顶,把三袋金子顺着房顶炉火冒烟的洞口扔了下去。而三姐妹上床前恰巧刚洗完自己的长袜,把它们挂在炉火旁烘干。就在尼古拉把金子透过烟囱扔下去时,每袋金子分别落入了一只袜子中。 第二天一早,三姐妹醒来,发现她们的长袜里竟然有三袋金子,她们欣喜若狂。很快,这个故事便流传开来。其他人也开始把袜子挂起来,希望第二天早上醒来也能发现一袋袋的金子。圣诞夜那天把袜子挂在烟囱旁的习俗就是由这个传说而来。多年来,人们就把圣尼古拉与圣诞节联系在了一起。 圣尼古拉在约公元350年去世后,被葬于米拉;但据称在1087年,意大利水手们偷走了他的遗骨,转运到了意大利的(东南部港市)巴里,从而大大提升了圣尼古拉在整个欧洲的知名度。他的善良、慷慨以及对孩子的喜爱都让人们认为他会施魔法,人们更加热爱他了。圣尼古拉成了俄罗斯人的守护神,在那里,他以身披红斗篷,留着飘逸的白胡须,戴着主教法冠而闻名。在希腊,他是水手的守护神;在法国,他是律师的庇佑人;在比利时他则是孩子和旅行者的保护神。荷兰人一直都传颂着圣尼古拉的传说。在 16世纪的荷兰,孩子们会把他们的木鞋放在壁炉边,希望里面会装满礼物和糖果。 圣诞老人的神话 在圣诞节期间,世界各地的孩子们都会期盼一位神秘送礼者的到来,他就是圣诞老人。 通常,圣诞老人被描绘成一个亲切和善、大腹便便、兴高采烈、戴着眼镜的老人。他穿着一套装饰有白色皮毛的红衣服,胡子又白又长。 在圣诞夜,他会乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇从一幢房子飞到另一幢房子,给孩子们带来礼物。在大多数国家里,人们认为他住在北极附近。午夜时分,他从烟囱上爬下来,进到屋里,把送给孩子们的礼物放到他们床边的袜子或袋子中,要么就放在家里的圣诞树前。
心晴joanny
Dear Santa Claus,Santa Claus is descended from Odin.
It is also said that Santa Claus comes from st.
Nicholas, so he is also called st. Nicholas.
It is said that he was the bishop of Myra, Asia minor, whose name was st. Nicholas.
After his death, he was honored as a saint.
Every Christmas he drives a sleigh pulled by deer from the north. He goes into the houses by the chimney.
He puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the fire.
Legend has it that there was a kind-
hearted declining noble, life is very difficult.
He was sorry that he had no money to buy dowries for his three daughters, who were getting married.
On the happy Christmas Eve, three girls went to bed early on the kang. Santa decided to help them.
He threw a lot of gold down their chimney, and it fell into the stockings which the girls had baked by the fire.
From then on, they lived a happy and happy life... This is how Christmas socks are made.
亲爱的圣诞老人:
圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。
也传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来,所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas。
据说他原是小亚细亚每拉城的主教,名叫圣尼古拉,死后被尊为圣徒,是一位身穿红袍、头戴红帽的白胡子老头。
每年圣诞节他驾着鹿拉的雪橇从北方而来,由烟囱进入各家,把圣诞礼物装在袜子里挂在孩子们的床头上或火炉前。
传说有个心地善良的没落贵族,生活非常艰难。三个女儿快要出嫁了,他为没有钱给她们买嫁妆而难过。
喜庆的圣诞夜,三个姑娘早早地蜷在炕上睡觉了,剩下父亲在长吁短叹。圣诞老人决定帮助他们。
他在他们家的烟囱里撒下了许多金子,落进姑娘们烤在火炉旁的长统丝袜里。从此,他们过上了幸福而快乐的生活……圣诞节的袜子就这样产生。