Merry Christmas 圣誕節(jié)快樂(lè)(新目標(biāo)九年級(jí)英語(yǔ))

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(jì)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(jì)初，一月六日是羅馬帝國(guó)東部各教會(huì)紀(jì)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(guò)耶穌向世人顯示自己。當(dāng)時(shí)只有耶路撒冷的教會(huì)例外，那里只紀(jì)念耶穌的誕生而不紀(jì)念耶穌的受洗。后來(lái)歷史學(xué)家們?cè)诹_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(yè)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(zhǎng)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