网王之星亦凌然:Christmas

he name christmas is short for "christ\'s mass". a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.

　　the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin\'s name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

　　before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

　　and that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.

Christmas Day, the 25th of December, is the biggest festival celebrated in the Christian countries of the world. Christmas regard this day as the birthday of Jesus Christ, but many of the customs and celebrations are not of a religious1 nature.

In the large shops preparations for Christmas are begun five or six weeks before the actual day. Shop owners like Christmas because it is a time when people exchange2 presents. This means more goods are bought than at any other time of the year. In larger towns decorations3 are put up in the main street two or three weeks before Christmas---usually these decorations are lit up at night.

Preparations are also made at home. Special puddings and cakes are eaten on Christmas Day and these have to be made three or four weeks in advance4. Two or three days before Christmas, people decorate their houses with paper decorations and leaves and branches. People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living room. This is a very small fir tree decorated with silver paper and colored lights.

Although everyone enjoys Christmas Day, it is particularly5 enjoyed by children, who get very excited because of the presents they know they are going to receive. Small children believe that their presents are brought by Father Christmas. Father Christmas is a kind old man who, the children are told, lives at the North Pole. He travels through the sky on a sledge6 which is pulled by reindeer7 and loaded with presents. Stopping on the roofs of houses, he enters by climbing down the chimney. When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve, they hang a stocking at the end of their beds. The parents warn them not to try to look at Father Christmas or he will not leave them anything. When they wake up, they find their stockings filled with presents. Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early.

Christmas
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[5krIsmEs]
n
圣诞节 (= Christmas Day)
We sent a card with Christmas greetings.
我们送了一张圣诞卡,表示祝贺。
圣诞节节期
Christmas Eve
圣诞节前夕
We always go to my parents' house on Christmas Eve.
我们总是到我父母家里度过圣诞之夜。

Christmas
[5krismEs]
n.
(基督教)圣诞节(12月25日, 缩写Xmas)
at Christmas
在圣诞节
Christmas card
圣诞贺片
Christmas carol
圣诞节颂歌
Christmas Eve
圣诞节前夜
Christmas holidays
圣诞节假日; (学校等的)寒假
Christmas number
圣诞节专号
Christmas present
圣诞节礼物
Christmas tree
圣诞树
A merry Christmas (to you)!
恭贺圣诞!

Christmas-box
n.
圣诞节礼物; 圣诞节赏佣人、邮差等的节钱
Christmastide
[`krIsmEstaId]
n.
圣诞节节期(12月24至1月6日)

C-comes but once a year.
【谚】圣诞节每年只有一次; [喻]好景不常在, 不能天天过节。
Father Christmas
圣诞老人

Christmas
[ 5krismEs ]
n.（纪念耶稣基督生的节日, 12月25日）圣诞节

christmas
全世界的圣诞节
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