作文一:《小学圣诞节英语作文》700字
小学圣诞节英语作文
oneday,longago,alitterbabywasborn.hisnamewasjesus.
jesuswasaspecialbaby.mangpeoplesayhewasthesonofgod.
thinkthatheisbornintheskyhavinganeweintobeing,andevasiveintensestarbrilliantraysoccasionally.havehadthreesagestofollowpersonstarbrilliantrays
havefoundjesus.theyhavebroughtaboutthepeculiargift,,andhaveforetoldthatjesusgrowsupmaybeeagreatpeoplethedayafertomorrow.
jesushasbeegreatoneteacheraftergrowingup,hehastaughtpeoplelovinggodheartily,shownlovingcareforeachother.
afterwards,
,
,jesusisenviedandhatedbecauseofmeetingwithjudaismupperstratathenailissufferedcalamitiesonthecross
theatlastispassedawaybyevilperson.
peoplehangswiththestarinthechristmastreetopforthethingmemoratingjesus,whenchristmasday,peoplegivepresenteachother.
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作文二:《小学圣诞节英语作文》4300字
小学圣诞节英语作文
小学圣诞节英语作文篇二:圣诞节英语作文
【圣诞节英语作文】圣诞节里的小故事
Christmas Is Comi
ng
I like Christmas, it is just like our Spring Festival.
Maybe the Spring Festival is much more important and interesting than Christmas, but I like Christmas Day better. Because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during Christmas. When it is snowy, Christmas bees much more lovely, just like in fairytales. I can imagine I am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck being more and more beautiful and so on. What a beautiful place! So we can also call Christmas “Snowy Lovely Day.”
On Christmas Day, shops are red and green. There are so many Christmas cards, Christmas hats, Christmas dolls and many colourful things. So shops look very beautiful. We can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “Merry Christmas.” By the way, I think
studying can also bee much more interesting.
Christmas is ing, it also means a new year will e. Let’s
study harder to wele the new year!
Merry Christmas
Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. It falls on the tty- fifth of December and has the same importance as Chinese New Year to people with English backgrounds. The celebration is for the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the son of God in Christianity. Now days Christmas is no longer only celebrated by the Christians, but by most people from all over the world.
On the tty- fourth of December everyone gets excited for it’s
the day before Christmas which is called Christmas Eve. The children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “Santa Claus will
only e and give you a present if you be good.” The younger kids
actually believe that Santa will e down the chimney on the sleigh that’s pulled by his reindeers. Food like short bread and beer are prepared for Santa when he es, however most times parents just eat them. Some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).
Rise and shine on Christmas morning! The children are always the first ones to wake up,
some even do at four. Present wrappers everywhere! They look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear?.I hope no one’s disappointed. I feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. Children play while dinner is prepared by the adults.
The Christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. The tradition of Christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. The rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all e to an end.
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The origin of the chrismas day
12月25日是圣诞节,圣诞节并不是中国传统的节日,它是西方
国家一年中最盛大的一个节日,相当于我国的春节。
It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windy Chrismas Eve and gave him a big chrisemas meal. The boy cut a Fir tree's branch and inserted it into the earth.He said, every year this time. there will be many presents in this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. After the boy left, the farmer discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree. Then he realized that the boy was an envoy of the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas day. Chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long lives.People put
candles,flowers,toys,stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on the tree. On Chrismas Eve,people sing and dance happily and they enjoy themselves around the tree.
小学圣诞节英语作文篇三:小学圣诞主持稿中英文
505: Dear teachers and students.
一起: Good afternoon!
506: sweet Christmas is ing! I wish you all a Merry Christmas!
507: Today, we are happy to meet here;
508: Here, we have friends,
505: Here, we have progress,
506: Here, we have success
507: Christmas party to start now.
508:First ,please enjoy “ 节目名称”, performers:表演者
姓名 from class 几班
505:Thanks for the great performance of our students!
506:Thanks for all the friends here!
507:Let's look forward to our next gathering!
508:Merry Christmas again! See you.......
游戏:1.单词接力游戏,培养反应能力。说出一个单词,另外
一个人以这单词的最后一个字母作为第一个字母说单词(如dog、
garden、never、red等等)在规定时间内说不出,就被淘汰,看
谁能坚持到最后。
每班2名,一组8人,请3组
游戏2:抢板凳
放圣诞歌曲
作文三:《圣诞节作文:小学圣诞节英语作文150字》1100字
圣诞节作文:小学圣诞节英语作文150
字
the chinese spring festival and the western christmas-中国的春节和西方的圣诞节
evely nation has its own folk festivals. those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kindship and fi’iendship.
the spring festival is the chief holiday in china while christmas is the most important redletter day in the western world.
the spring festival and christmas have much in mon. both are prepared hefiorehand to create a joyous atmosphere; both offer a family reunion with a square feast: and both satisfy the children with new clothes, lovely presents and delicious food. however, the chinese spring festival has no religious background while christmas has something to do with god and there is santa claus with white heard to bring children presents. the westerners send each other christmas cards for greetings while the chinese people pay a call on each other.
nowadays, some of the chinese youth has begun to celebrate christmas, following the example of the westerners. perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.
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作文四:《圣诞节小学英语作文 小学关于圣诞节作文300字:圣诞节来临了》1400字
圣诞节小学英语作文 小学关于圣诞节
作文300字:圣诞节来临了
小学关于圣诞节作文300字:圣诞节来临了 圣诞节在西方国家是一个隆重的节日,后来就渐渐地传到了我们中国。今天,是圣诞节,许多地方到处洋溢着节日的气氛,不信,你瞧。
在我家小区门口,上面挂着大红灯笼,红彤彤的;下面地上两边分别放着圣诞树,一到黑夜,一按按钮,圣诞树就会有五颜六色的灯闪闪发光,并且发出一阵动听悦耳的歌,让人听到这种歌声,全身的每个细胞都会活跃起来。在圣诞树上,挂着许多礼物,有圣诞礼物;有红白相间的拐柱;还有数不胜数的星星??当我们一走进这里,就好像进入了一个圣诞乐园。
在妈妈的陪同下,我又去了时代广场。那里人山人海,门口有贴着圣诞老人的头像,一走进去,正中间有高大的蜡烛,上面亮着小火苗,在旁边有一个圣诞老人在为小伙伴们分发礼物,收到礼物的小朋友的脸上堆满了甜蜜的笑容,仿佛在说:“哈哈~我收到了圣诞礼物喽~”我还和圣诞老人握了手,今晚,我肯定兴奋地睡不着觉的。再往里面走,我发现每个柜台上都有一个小型圣诞树。
回到家后,我把买来的圣诞袜子挂着床头上,期待着圣诞老人送给我的圣诞礼物??小学关于圣诞节作文300字:圣诞节来临了相关内容:2016年超市圣诞元旦新年促销策划方案 一、活
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圣诞节作文200字:圣诞节老人 12月25日是圣诞节,这一天,我突发奇想想自己做一回圣诞老人。怎么办,有了,我在桐乡已经买了一顶圣诞老人的帽子。只要再找一件披风,下巴上面粘上一些胡子就可以了。对,就这么做!我好不容易长到了一块白色的棉絮。
圣诞节作文600字:2016年圣诞节是几月几日 圣诞节是西方最盛大和重要的节日之一,不仅西方人过,现在很多东方人也过起了圣诞节,xx年圣诞节是几月几日?想必大家都知道,xx年圣诞节时间是12月25日,距离现在还有2个多月的时间,圣诞节有哪些习俗和活动?人们怎样庆祝圣诞节?下面就为...
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关于圣诞节的作文400字:圣诞节
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圣诞节作文400字:圣诞节的愿望 在一年一度的圣诞节前
夕,我们会用一年省下来的前相约一起去买圣诞帽、圣诞靴、圣
诞棒,个个都把自己打扮的像个21世纪的圣诞少年,乘上白色的
马车,唱着“铃儿响叮当”代圣诞老爷爷挨家挨户的送礼物和送
祝福。
作文五:《小学2015圣诞节英语作文》3100字
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Chritmas is the day that Jesus Christ was born. people in the world celebrate and worship this day in his honor. The santa claus will e out and send presents for children. Christmas cards and decorated trees are all over the place. The carolling of Christmas songs echo through the air. I am not a Chirstian, but
I also enjoy the atmosphere of Chrismas. I wish everybody have a merry Chirismas.
I like Christmas, it is just like our Spring Festival.
Maybe the Spring Festival is much more important and interesting than Christmas, but I like Christmas Day better. Because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during Christmas. When it is snowy, Christmas bees much more lovely, just like in fairytales. I can imagine I am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck being more and more beautiful and so on. What a beautiful place! So we can also call Christmas “Snowy
Lovely Day.”
On Christmas Day, shops are red and green. There
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are so many Christmas cards, Christmas hats, Christmas dolls and many colourful things. So shops look very beautiful. We can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “Merry Christmas.” By the way, I think studying
can also bee much more interesting.
Christmas is ing, it also means a new year will e. Let’s study harder to wele the new year!
Christmas Day falls on the tty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls . Before the term ends in some schools , the children act a
nativity or “birth” play, showing how Jesus was born
in a stable。
On the tty-fourth of December, all children are
very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger children think that Father Christmas will e down the chimney or fireplace , so they hang up a sock for him
to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.
On Christmas morning, the children wake up very
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early. Some even turn on the light at two o‘clock,
and most of them are awake by six o’clock although it
is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.
Children look for their presents , and the young
ones play while the dinner is prepared. At about one o‘clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is
brought in . The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it . The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas hollidays es to an end.
人的一生应当这样度过:当回忆往事的时候,他不至于因为
虚度年华而痛悔,也不至于因为过去的碌碌无为而羞愧;在
临死的时候,他能够说:“我的整个生命和全部精力,都已
经献给世界上最壮丽的事业,,为人类的解放而斗争。” ,
,奥斯特洛夫斯基
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作文六:《小学英语作文-快乐圣诞节》600字
小学英语作文:快乐圣诞节
快乐圣诞节Happiness in Chiristmas Day
Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world, which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December. Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now many customs and habits are beyond religious meaning, The Christmas season begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday. There is always a shopping boom during this period. So it's really a happy season for shop owners. bout foreign culture.
每年的12月25日,所有基督教国家的人们都欢庆圣诞节。一般认为圣诞节是耶稣诞生的日子。但是现在许多风俗和习惯都已超出了宗教意义。圣诞节季节在12月25日之前的5、6个星期就已经开始了。在这一时期总会出现一个购物潮。所以圣诞节确实是店主的快乐节日。
作文七:《圣诞节小学英语优秀作文(双语)》1400字
圣诞节小学英语优秀作文(双语)
12月25日是圣诞节,圣诞节并不是中国传统的节日,
它是西方国家一年中最盛大的一个节日,相当于我国的春节。新
东方小学频道整理了部分关于圣诞节的作文供大家参考~
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
It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windy Chrismas Eve and gave him a big chrisemas meal. The boy cut a Fir tree’s branch and inserted it into the said, “every year this
time. There will be many presents in this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. “ After the boy left, the
farmer discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree. Then he realized that the boy was an envoy of the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long put candles,flowers,toys,stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on thetree. On Chrismas Eve,people
sing and dance happily and they enjoy themselves around thetree.
据说有一位农民在一个风雪交加的圣诞夜里接待了一个饥寒交迫的小孩,让他吃了一顿丰盛的圣诞晚餐,这个孩子告别时折了一根杉树枝插在地上并祝福说:“年年此日,礼物满枝,留此美丽的杉村,报答你的好意。”小孩走后,农民发现那树枝竟变成了一棵小树,他才明白自己接待的原来是一位上帝的使者。这个故事就成为圣诞树的来源。在西方,不论是否基督徒,过圣诞节时都要准备一棵圣诞树,以增加节日的欢乐气氛。圣诞树一般是用杉柏之类的常绿树做成,象征生命长存。树上装饰着各种灯烛、彩花、玩具、星星,挂上各种圣诞礼物。圣诞之夜,人们围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞,尽情欢乐 。
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作文八:《;圣诞节小学英语优秀作文》1300字
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
It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windy Chrismas Eve and gave him a big chrisemas meal. The boy cut a Fir tree's branch and inserted it into the earth.He said, "every year this time. There will be many presents in this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. " After the boy left, the farmer 【范文】.onesheng. discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree. Then he realized that the boy was an envoy of the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas day.Chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long lives.People put candles,flowers,toys,stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on thetree. On Chrismas Eve,people 【优秀范文】.onesheng. sing and dance happily and they
enjoy themselves around thetree.
据说有一位农民在一个风雪交加的圣诞夜里接待了一个饥寒交迫的小孩,让他吃了一顿
丰盛的圣诞晚餐,这个孩子告别时折了一根杉树枝插在地上并祝福说:“年年此日,礼物满枝,
留此美丽的杉村,报答你的好意。”小孩走后,农民发现那树枝竟变成了一棵小树,他才明白
自己接待的原来是一位上帝的使者。这个故事就成为圣诞树的来源。在西方,不论是否基督
徒,过圣诞节时都要准备一棵圣诞树,以增加节日的欢乐气氛。圣诞树一般是用杉柏之类的
常绿树做成,象征生命长存。树上装饰着各种灯烛、彩花、玩具、星星,挂上各种圣诞礼物。
圣诞之夜,人们围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞,尽情欢乐。
作文九:《小学英语作文 Christmas Day 圣诞节》1800字
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Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries. It is on December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ. Before the festival, every family will buy a Christmas tree, and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful.
On Christmas Eve, children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will e to put presents in them. In fact, their parents put the presents in their stockings. How interesting it is!
On Christmas Day, people say "Merry Christmas" to each other.
圣诞节是西方国家最盛大的节日。节日在12月25日,是耶稣基督的生日。节日前,
每个家庭都要买一颗圣诞树,放在起居室的中央,这样他们家看起来又温馨又漂亮。
在平安夜,孩子们总是把圣诞袜挂起来,希望圣诞老人会把礼物放到里面,实际上把
礼物放到袜里面的是他们的父母。你说有趣不有趣~
在圣诞节那天,人们互相祝贺“圣诞快乐”。
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作文十:《关于小学圣诞节的英语作文》6700字
小学圣诞节英语作文
one day ,long ago ,a litter baby was born.his name was jesus.jesus was a special baby.mang people say he was the son of god.think that he is born in the sky having a new e into being, and evasive intense star brilliant rays occasionally. have had three sages to follow person star brilliant rays , have found jesus. they have brought about the peculiar gift, and have foretold that jesus grows up may bee a great people the day afer tomorrow.
jesus has bee great one teacher after growing up, he has
taught people loving god heartily , shown loving care for each other.afterwards,jesus is envied and hated because of meeting with
judaism upper strata, the nail is suffered calamities on the cross , the at last is passed away by evil person.
people hangs with the star in the christmas tree top for the
thing memorating jesus , when christmas day , people
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give present each other.
篇二:小学圣诞节英语作文
小学圣诞节英语作文
one day ,long ago ,a litter baby was born.his name was jesus. jesus was a special baby.mang people say he was the son of god. think that he is born in the sky having a new e into being, and evasive intense star brilliant rays occasionally. have had three sages to follow person star brilliant rays , have found jesus. they have brought about the peculiar gift, and have foretold that jesus grows up may bee a great people the day afer tomorrow.
jesus has bee great one teacher after growing up, he has taught people loving god heartily , shown loving care for each other.
afterwards,jesus is envied and hated because of meeting with judaism upper strata, the nail is suffered calamities on the cross , the at last is passed away by evil person.
people hangs with the star in the christmas tree top for the thing memorating jesus , when christmas day , people give present each other.
篇三:2011年小学生快乐圣诞节优秀英语作文(带翻译)
Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world,
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which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December. Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now many customs 校花网
[*]and habits are beyond religious meaning, The Christmas
season begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday. There is always a shopping boom during this period. So it,s
really a happy season for shop owners. bout foreign culture. 每年的12月25日,所有基督教国家的人们都欢庆圣诞节。
一般认为圣诞节是耶稣诞生的日子。但是现在许多风俗和习
惯都已超出了宗教意义。圣诞节季节在12月25日之前的5、
6个星期就已经开始了。在这一时期总会出现一个购物潮。
所以圣诞节确实是店主的快乐节日。
篇四:小学英语作文-快乐圣诞节 Happiness in Chiristmas
Day
小学英语作文:快乐圣诞节 Happiness in Chiristmas Day
快乐圣诞节
Happiness in Chiristmas Day
Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world,
which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December. Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now many customs and habits are beyond religious meaning, The Christmas season
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begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday. There is always a shopping boom during this period. So its really a happy season for shop owners. bout foreign culture.
每年的12月25日,所有基督教国家的人们都欢庆圣诞节。
一般认为圣诞节是耶稣诞生的日子。但是现在许多风俗和习
惯都已超出了宗教意义。圣诞节季节在12月25日之前的5、
6个星期就已经开始了。在这一时期总会出现一个购物潮。
所以圣诞节确实是店主的快乐节日。
篇五:关于圣诞节的作文:关于圣诞节的英语小短文
关于圣诞节的作文:关于圣诞节的英语小短文
Christmas
theFeastofChristmas
Itisnoteasytopin-
pointtheoriginsoftheChristmasfeast,todaythemoreimportantfeastoftheChristmasseasoninmostwesternChristianchurches.OnecanonlysayforcertainthatthebirthofJesusChristwasbeingcelebratedinRomebytheyear336A.D.;afterwardsthefeastwascelebratedinotherChristianchurchesthroughouttheworld.
WhyitwascelebratedonDecember25thisanotherquestion.NodateforthebirthofJesuscanbefoundintheNewTestament,whichi
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sconcernedmorewiththequestionWhoisJesus?thanthedateofhisbirth.EarlyChristianspeculationabouthisbirthdatewasinfluencedbythesymbolismofthechangingseasons,thenpopularieligiousthought,whichpaidcarefulattentiontotheequinoxesandsolsticesofthesun.ChristianscholarsspeculatedthatJesuswasconceivedatthespringequinox(March25th)andthereforewasbornonDecember25th,thedateofthewintersolstice.
InmanyoftheChristianchurches,March25thisstilltheFeastoftheAnnunciation,whenth(出自:WwW.zaiDian. 在点网:关
于小学圣诞节的英语作
文)eAngelGabrielannouncedtoMarythatshewastobethemotherofJesus.
PossibleimpluseforthefeastofChristmasmayhavecametoofromtheestablishmentofthepaganfeastoftheUnconqueredSun-
GodbytheEmperorAurelianin274A.D.tobecelebratedonDecember25,thedayofthewintersolsticeinRomeandthroughouttheempire.Iesponse,ChristianscouldcelebratethefeastoftheSunofrighteousness(Malachi4,2),JesusChrist,whocalledhimselfthelightoftheworld.
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FatherChristmas
Itissaidthatintheyearof300AD,therewasakindoldmanandhisnamewasSaintNicholas.Hewasalwaysreadytohelpthepoorandoftengavepresentstothem.
Today,FatherChristmasisanimaginaryfigure,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveinhim.Theythinkheisahappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobe.
Onthenightofthetty-
fourthofDecembereveryyear,FatherChristmasfromsomecoldnorthernlandesdownthechimneyofthefireplacetoputpresentsbythebedsofchildrenortofilltheirstockings.Sowhenchildrengotobedthatnight,theyhanguptheirstockings,andonChristmasmorningtheywaketofindthemfullofpresents.Ofcourse,itsreallytheirparentswhofillthestockings.
AnothernameforFatherChristmasisSantaClaus.
FortodaysChristian,theoriginofChristmasis,andshouldbe,thebirthofJesusChristasrecordedintheBible.Nothingmoreandnothingless.However,mostofwhatwewitnessonDecember25theac
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hyearhasabsolutelynothingtodowiththatblessedday,whichprobablyoccurredinlatesummerorearlyfallabout2,000yearsago.Infact,mostofthecustomsandtraditionsofChristmasactuallypre-
datethebirthofJesus,andmanyofthemaredowightdeceptiveintheirmeaningandorigin.Anyway,whocareswhenChristwasborn?
ChristmasDay,the25thofDecember,isthebiggestfestival(节
日)celebratedintheChristiancountriesoftheworld.AlthougheveryoneenjoysChristmasDay,itisparticularlyenjoyedbychildren,whogetveryexcitedbecauseofthepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.SmallchildrenbelievethattheirpresentsarebroughtbyFatherChristmas(圣诞老
人).FatherChristmasisakindofoldmanwho,thechildrenaretold,livesattheNorthPole.Hetravelsthroughtheskyonasleigh(雪
撬)whichispulledbyreindeers(驯鹿)andloadedwith(装
满)presents.Stoppingontheroofofhouses,heentersbyclimbingthechimney(烟
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囱).WhensmallchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theyhangastockingattheendoftheirbeds.TheirparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatFatherChristmas,orhewillnotleavethemanything.Whentheywake,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.ChildrenareveryexcitedonChristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.
Christmasisalsoafamilycelebration.Asanymembersofthefamilyaspossiblegathertoeat,playpartygamesandwatchthespecialChristmasprogrammesonTV.
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