Merry Christmas 圣誕節(jié)快樂(新目標九年級英語)

1、MerryChristmas,ShiqiMiddleSchoolLiGuojun,2013,FormillionsofAmericans,themostwonderfuldayoftheyearis_25-Christmas.Foronething,itmarksthe_ofthemostbusytimeofyear.Manypeopleneeda_afterweeksofbuyinggifts,goingtoparties,organizingtravelandgettingtheirhomes_fortheholiday.Withallthis,itisoftensaidthatChris

2、tmashaslostitsmeaningasthe_ofJesusChrist.Some_intheUnitedStateshavecancelledChristmasDayservices,sopeoplecan_thedaywiththeirfamilies.Thesechurchesstill_ChristmasEveservices,_.AndmanyChristiansstillgotochurchonChristmasDayorthenightbefore.They_itanimportantpartofcelebratingtheholiday.,December,end,re

3、st,ready,birthday,churches,spend,offer,though,consider,Whatsthedatetoday?,ItsDecemberthe24th.,Decemberthe24thisChristmasEve.,ChristmasDay,ChristmasistheworldslargestChristianfestival.4ofthecentury,January6istheRomanEmpire,theeasternchurchestocommemorate(紀念)thebirthofJesusandthebaptism（浸禮）ofthedouble

4、festival,knownasEpiphany(alsoknownasEpiphany),thatisGodhimselfthroughJesusChristtotheworld.TheexceptionwasonlythechurchinJerusalem,whereonlythecommemorationofthebirthofJesusratherthantocommemoratethebaptismofJesus.LaterChristianhistoriansinRome,learningtousethecalendarfoundinAD354December25recordedo

5、npage:ChristwasborninBethlehemofJudea.,圣誕節(jié)是基督教世界最大的節(jié)日。四世紀初，一月六日是羅馬帝國東部各教會紀念耶穌降生和受洗的雙重節(jié)日、稱為“主顯節(jié)”（亦稱“顯現(xiàn)節(jié)”）即上帝通過耶穌向世人顯示自己。當時只有耶路撒冷的教會例外，那里只紀念耶穌的誕生而不紀念耶穌的受洗。后來歷史學(xué)家們在羅馬基督徒習(xí)用的日歷中發(fā)現(xiàn)公元三五四年12月25日頁內(nèi)記錄著：“基督降生在猶太的伯利恒。”,Christmastraditions,SantaClausChristmastreeChristmashatsChristmasdinner,FatherChristmashasbec

6、omethehumanfaceofChristmas.Pictureswillbeseeneverywhereoftheoldmanwithlongwhitebeard,redcoat,andbagoftoys.Hecomesintohousesdownthechimney(煙囪）atmidnightandplacespresentsforthechildreninsocksorbagsbytheirbedsorinfrontofthefamilyChristmastree.,IntheUnitedKingdom,SantaClausistraditionallycalledFatherChr

7、istmas.FatherChristmasisanimaginaryfigure（人物）,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveinhim.Theythinkheisahappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobe(長袍）.,ChristmastreeisamustforcelebratingChristmasDay,butdoyouhowdoesthetreecomefrom?Itissaidthatlonglongtimeago,therewasafarmer,hemetapoorchildonChristmasDay

8、,andhewarmlywelcomedthechild,thepoorchildinsertapine(松枝）onthegroundwhenheleft,surprisingly,thepineturnedintoatreeimmediatelywithmanygiftsonit,inreturnforthekindnessofthefarmer.,Christmashat:aRedHat,itissaidthat,wearingitduringsleepatnight,besidessleepsoundlyandsomewhatwarm,thenextday,youwillalsofindinthehat,alotofpresents.,ChristmasDinner:JustliketheChineseeatNewYeardinnerintheSpringFestival,EuropeansarealsofocusingonthewholefamilysittingaroundundertheChristmastree,enjoyingtheChristmasdinner.InUSA,itispopulartoeatturkey,t