December二五eachyear,isthedayChristianscommemoratethebirthofJesus,knownasChristmas.每年一二五日,這一天基督徒紀念耶穌de誕生,為圣誕節而聞名.ChristmasistheholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesusChrist.Althoughitisareligiousholiday,manymoderncustomsandpracticesassociatedwithitwerecarriedoverfromotherfestivals-somereligious,somenot.Whatfollowsisalittlebackground,historyanddevelopmentoftheAmericanChristmascelebration.圣誕節是節日慶祝耶穌基督de誕生.雖然這是一個宗教節日,許多現代de習慣和做法進行與之相關de其他節日,一些宗教,有de沒有結束.以下是一些背景,歷史和美國de圣誕節慶祝活動de發展.起源ORIGINOfChristmasORIGINThebirthofJesusinBethlehemsignaledthefulfillmentofalongawaitedpromisethatGodwouldsendsomeone,hispersonalrepresentative,toremovethenegativeeffectsofpersonalevilintheworld.Jesuswasthatrepresentative.Thushisarrivalonthehumanscene,announcedbyanightskyfullofangels(Luke二:九-一四),wasgoodnews./耶穌在伯利恒誕生標志著一場期待已久de承諾de履行,上帝會派一個人,他de個人代表,以消除世界上de個人邪惡de負面影響.耶穌是代表.因此,他de到來對人類de場景,由夜空de天使（路加福音二:九-一四）全部公布,是個好消息.InA.D.三三六theofChrist'sbirth,obviouslytryingtoreorienttheholidayforChristians.WhentheEmpiresplitbetweeneastandwest,thechurchintheeast(EasternOrthodox)recognizedJanuary六thasthecelebrationdate.InmanycountriesJanuary六thisstillhonoredasthe"official"birthdateofChist.ThetimebetweenDecember二五thandJanuary六thformswhathasbecomeknownasthe"一二DaysofChristmas."/在公元三三六基督de誕生,顯然是想為基督教徒重新調整假期.當帝國分裂為東部和西部,教會在東方(東正教)承認六日de慶祝活動日期.在許多國家六日仍譽為“官方”基督出生日期de一二五日之間de時間六日形式,已成為眾所周知de“一二天de圣誕.”CHCRISMASof特典CONTENTOfChristmasCONTENTChristmastreeSantaClausChristmascarolsChristmasdinnerEnhancethefestiveatmosphere（['?tm?,sfi?]氣氛）Bemadeofevergreensuchascypress（['saipris]柏樹）Decoratedwithavarietyofcandles,flowers,toys,stars…ChristmastreeChristmastreeWesternerswithred,greenandwhitecolorfortheChristmascolors,ChristmascomeseveryhouseholdisdecoratedwithChristmascolors.Red

ColoredwithChristmasflowersandChristmascandles.GreenistheChristmastree.ItisthemainChristmasornaments,withthecuttothecedar(['si:d?]雪松）,cypress（['saipris]柏樹）towerwasaclassofdecoratedevergreentree.Hangingabovethecolorfullights,giftsandpaperflowers,butalsolittheChristmascandles.西方人以紅、綠、白三色為圣誕色,圣誕節來臨時家家戶戶都要用圣誕色來裝飾.紅色de有圣誕花和圣誕蠟燭.綠色de是圣誕樹.它是圣誕節de主要裝飾品,用砍伐來de杉、柏一類呈塔形de常青樹裝飾而成.上面懸掛著五顏六色de彩燈、禮物和紙花,還點燃著圣誕蠟燭.ChristmascarolsThefirstChristmashymns第一個圣誕節贊美詩NinghtFirstThefirstChristmashymnswerewritteninthe五thCentury.OriginallycomposedinLatin,theycontainedprimarilytheological（[θi:?'l?d?ik?l]神學de）topics.

第一個圣誕節贊美詩寫于公元前五世紀.原本用拉丁文組成,他們中主要神學議題.

ChristmascarolsJinglebells,JinglebellsJingleallthewayOhwhatfunitistorideInaonehorseopensleighDashingthroughthesnowOnaone-horseopensleighOverthefieldswegoLaughingallthewayBellsonbob-tailringMakingspiritsbrightWhatfunitistorideandsingA

sleighingsongtonightJinglebells,JinglebellsJingleallthewayOhwhatfunitistorideInaone-horseopensleighJingleBellsSantaClausOnespecificallyfortheboytosendagiftonChristmasEvethemysteriousfigure.LegendtoDecember二四everynight,amysteriouspeopledrivingbythe一二reindeersleigh,goingdoortodoorintothehousefromthechimney,andthensecretlyputpresentsunderthebedofthesocksboy,orheapundertheChristmastreenearthefireplace.Whilenoonereallyeverseenthemanlooklike,butpeopleoftendressupaswearingaredChristmashat,bigwhitebeard,aredcoat,wearingredbootslooklike,becausetherearealwaysgiftsonChristmasEve,soaccustomedtocallhim"SantaClaus."SantaClausimaginaryfigureAhappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobeSaintNicholasFatherChristmas(anothername)AndenjoyasplendiddinnerMajorfood:

Turkey

Roastgoose

PuddingsCookies,FruitEatingturkeyispopularintheUniteStatesfrom一六二零.ChristmasdinnerChristmasDinnerForFamilyThespecificsoffamilyChristmascelebrationscanhaveasmanyvariationsastherearefamilies.TypicallyfamilieswillopenpresentseitheronChristmasEveorChristmasDay.Membersmayopenthematthesametime,oneatatime,orhavesomeothertypeoffamilytradition.ManyChristianfamilieswillhaveabirthdaycakeforJesus,andsing"HappyBirthday"toHim,inkeepingwithAmericanbirthdaycelebrations.Christmasisaseasonwherehumanitysays"Thankyou"forGod'slovebysharingitwithandshowingittoothers.歡樂de圣誕慶祝活動de細節可以有許多因為不同de家庭.典型de家庭就會打開禮物或者在圣誕前夜或圣誕節de日子.成員可打開他們de同時,一次一件,或者有一些其他類型de家庭de傳統很多基督徒家庭將舉辦一個生日蛋糕給耶穌,唱“生日快樂”,以保持他與美國生日慶祝圣誕節是一個人類中說“謝謝”因為神de愛,分享它、展示它給別人.CELEBRATIONSOFCHRISTMASAlthoughthefoodsservedforChristmasdinnermayvaryfromfamilytofamily(andfromcountrytocountry),typicalitemsusuallyfoundatanAmericanfamily'sChristmasdinnerwouldincludeturkeyanddressing(orsometimeschicken,duck,gooseorham),potatoesandgravy,sweetpotatoes,greenvegetables,cranberry,sauce,nuts,fruits,fruit-cake,plumpudding,pumpkinand/ormincemeatpiesandsweets.Eggnogisusuallythefavoritedrinkforthewholefamily.ChristmasinChinaChristmasandChineseChristmasandGirlChristmasinChinaChristmasinChinaChurchinChinaChineseOldManChildreninChinaFormanyChineses,Christmasmeanatimeforjoyandfunratherthanareligiousevent.It’spopularwiththeyoungpeopleandtheyareexcitedaboutshopping,eating,datingandhavingpartiesandholdingChristmasevefestivity.Andofcourse,ChildrenareeagertoreceivegiftsfromSantaClaus.It’sagoodopportunityforrestaurants,hotelsandstorespromotetheirproductsorservices,sotheseplaceshavebeenbeautifullydecoratedwithChristmastreesandornament.Ofcourse,itisalsoagoodchancetofuther