christmas daythe 25th of decemberis the biggest festival(节日)celebrated in the christian countries of the worldalthough everyone enjoys christmas dayit is particularly enjoyed by childrenwho get very excited because of the presents they know they are going to receivesmall children believe that their presents are brought by father christmas(圣诞老)father christmas is a kind of old man whothe children are toldlives at the north polehe travels through the sky on a sleigh(雪撬) which is pulled by reindeers(驯鹿) and loaded with(装满) presentsstopping on the roof of houseshe enters by climbing the chimney(烟囱)when small children go to bed on christmas evethey hang a stocking at the end of their bedstheir parents warn them not to try to look at father christmasor he will not leave them anythingwhen they wakethey find their stockings filled with presentschildren are very excited on christmas morning and always wake up early
christmas is also a family celebrationas any members of the family as possible gather to eatplay party games and watch the special christmas programmes on tv
圣诞节 12月25 日 世界节日家享受圣诞节然 基督徒国家孩子特享 礼物非常激动知道接受孩子相信礼物圣诞老带圣诞节 老 生活北部polehe 游遍天空驯鹿拉着装满礼物雪撬房子屋顶 攀登烟囱进入孩子床圣诞前夕 垂悬长袜bedstheir 父母末端警告设法父亲圣诞节 会留anythingwhen 醒 发现长袜presentschildren 填装非常激动圣诞节早晨早早总醒
圣诞节家庭celebrationas 家庭成员作聚集吃 演奏聚会游戏观电视特圣诞节节目
the name christmas is short for christ\'s mass a mais 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
情节英文版the origin of st valentine's day
st valentine's day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages one of the earliest popular symbols of the day is cupid(爱神丘特) the roman god of love who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow
three hundred years after the death of jesus christ the roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the roman gods valentine a christian priest had been thrown in prison for his teachings on february 14 valentine was beheaded(斩首) not only because he was a christian but also because he had performed a miracle he supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness the night before he was executed he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter signing it from your valentine another legend tells us that this same valentine wellloved by all received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him
another valentine was an italian bishop who lived at about the same time ad 200 he was imprisoned because he secretly married couples contrary to the laws of the roman emperor some legends say he was burned at the stake
february 14 was also a roman holiday held in honor of a goddess young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities the custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through europe in the middle ages and then to the early american colonies throughout the ages people also believed that birds picked their mates on february 14
in ad 496 sain pope gelasius i named february 14 as valentine's day although it's not an official holiday most americans observe this day
whatever the odd mixture of origins st valentine's day is now a day for sweethearts it is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care you can send candy to someone you think is special or you can send roses the flower of love most people send valentines a greeting card named after the notes that st valentine received in jail valentines can be sentimental romantic and heartfelt(真心真意) they can be funny and friendly if the sender is shy valentines can be anonymous
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