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1、圣诞节英文介绍作文圣诞节英文介绍作文christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates thebirth of jesus. the date of the celebration is traditional,and is not considered to be his actual date of birth.christmas festivities often bine the memoration of jesus#39;birth with various secular customs, many of which have beeni

2、nfluenced by earlier winter festivals.in most places around the world, christmas day iscelebrated on december 25. christmas eve is the precedingday, december 24. in the united kingdom and many countriesof the monwealth, boxing day is the following day, december26. in catholic countries, saint stephe

3、n#39;s day or thefeast of st. stephen is december 26. the armenian apostolicchurch observes christmas on january 6. eastern orthodoxchurches that still use the julian calendar celebratechristmas on the julian version of 25 december, which isjanuary 7 on the more widely used gregorian calendar,becaus

4、e the two calendars are now 13 days apart. (armenianswho use the julian calendar celebrate christmas on thejulian version of jan. 6, which is jan. 19 on the gregoriancalendar.)the word christmas is a contraction of two wordschrist#39;s mass and is derived from the middle englishchristemasse and old

5、english cristes maelig;sse, a phrasefirst recorded in 1038. in early greek versions of the newtestament, the letter Chi; (chi), is the first letter ofchrist (Chi;rho;iota;sigma;tau;#972;sigmaf;). since themid-16th century Chi;, or the similar roman letter x, wasused as an abbreviation for christ. th

6、us, xmas is anabbreviation for christmas.after the conversion of anglo-saxons in england fromtheir indigenous anglo-saxon polytheism (a form of germanicpaganism) in the very early 7th century, christmas wascalled geol, which was the name of the native germanic pre-christian solstice festival that fe

7、ll on that date. fromgeol, the current english word yule is derived. manycustoms associated with modern christmas were derived fromgermanic paganism.the prominence of christmas day increased graduallyafter charlemagne was crowned on christmas day in 800.around the 12th century, the remnants of the f

8、ormersaturnalian traditions of the romans were transferred tothe twelve days of christmas (26 december - 6 january).christmas during the middle ages was a public festival,incorporating ivy, holly, and other evergreens, as well asgift-giving.modern traditions have e to include the display ofnativity

9、scenes, holly and christmas trees, the exchange ofgifts and cards, and the arrival of father christmas orsanta claus on christmas eve or christmas morning. popularchristmas themes include the promotion of goodwill andpeace.Many people think Christmas is on December the 25th andthat#39;s all there is

10、 to Christmas. However, for manypeople around the world, in different countries and indifferent Christian traditions, Christmas lasts for a lotlonger than that - and it#39;s even celebrated at differenttimes!When Christmas is CelebratedAlthough December 25th is the date when most peoplecelebrate Chr

11、istmas, there are some other dates as well!Some churches (mainly Orthodox churches) use adifferent calendars for their religious celebrations.Orthodox Churches in Russia, Serbia, Jerusalem, Ukraine,Ethiopia and other countries use the old #39;Julian#39;calendar and people in those churches celebrate

12、 Christmason January 7th.Most people in the Greek Orthodox Church celebrateChristmas on December 25th. But some still use the Juliancalendar and so celebrate Christmas on 7th January! SomeGreek Catholics also celebrate on January 7th.In Armenia, the Apostolic Church celebrates Christmason January 6t

13、h. It also celebrates #39;Epiphany#39; on thisday.Advent - The Time Before ChristmasBefore Christmas, many Christians use the time ofAdvent to prepare themselves and get ready to celebrate thejoy of Christmas, when Christians celebrate of the birth ofJesus, who they believe is the Son of God.Advent

14、is normally a period of four Sundays and weeksbefore Christmas. In many Orthodox and Eastern CatholicsChurches Advent lasts for 40 days, starting on November15th.In Orthodox Churches which celebrate Christmas on 7thJanuary, Advent start on 28th November!During Advent many people fast (don#39;t eat c

15、ertainfoods). The types of food people give up depends on theirchurch tradition and where in the world they live.After Christmas - The 12 Days of Christmas and EpiphanyAfter Advent, traditionally, Christmas celebrations(and often a feast!) started on Christmas Day and lastedfor 12 Days - so they wer

16、e known as The 12 Days ofChristmas! The celebrations finished on the evening of 5thJanuary, which is better known as Twelfth Night.Throughout history, the 12 Days of Christmas were atime of feasting and fun.Following Twelfth Night, on 6th January, is Epiphany,when people remember the Wise Men (also

17、sometimes calledthe Three Kings) who visited Jesus and/or the Baptism ofJesus.Epiphany/Twelfth Night is also the time when it wastraditional to take your Christmas decorations down -although some people leave them up until Candlemas.Candlemas - The End of ChristmasYou might think that Christmas ends

18、 when you take theChristmas Decorations down - but it doesn#39;t! After bothChristmas and the season of Epiphany, the end of theChristmas celebrations e on February 2nd, 40 days afterChristmas, with Candlemas.Candlemas, also known as the #39;Presentation of Jesusat the Temple#39; or the #39;Feast of

19、 the Purification ofthe Virgin (or Mary)#39; is the when some Christiansremember the time when Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesusto the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem to give thanks to God forgiving them a son.It#39;s a very important day in some Orthodox andCatholic churches.The name Candlemas es from

20、 #39;Candle Mass#39; becausein many Candlemas services, the candles are blessed to beused in churches during the ing year or are given out topeople for them to use in their homes and private prayers.In many Catholic churches, it#39;s a time when peopleremember and renew promises they#39;ve made to the churchand celebrate some of the prophesies which were given aboutJesus.In many Eastern/Orthodox churches, an all night vigilis held on the night before the candle blessing ceremony.In the morning, the candles are blessed and are given outto people.