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1、ReferenceforTeachingⅠ.异域风情ChristmasDayChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChristonthetwenty-fifthofDecember.TheChristiancalenderstartsintheyearinwhichJesuswasborn.ThelettersA.D.withayearmean“AnnoDomini”or“intheyearofOurLord”.ChristmasDayisaveryhappydayformanyboysandgirls.Befor
2、ethetermendsinsomeschools,thechildrenactanativityor“birth”play,showinghowJesuswasborninastable.ManyofthecelebrationsatChristmasareoldcustoms.Somefathersdressupinaredcloakandputonalongwhitebeard.TheypretendtobeFatherChristmas,orSantaClaus,andputpresentsbythebedsoftheirchildren.T
3、hewordsSantaClausareawayofsayingSaintNicholas,agoodmanwhohelpedpoorpeopleandgavepresentstothemmorethan300yearsafterJesuswasborn.TomostChristiansinEuropeandAmerica,ChristmasDayfinishestheyear,althoughtherearestillafewdaysleftafterit.ShopwindowsaredecoratedwithChristmastreessomem
4、onthsbeforeDecember,andnoticesareputupsaying“68shoppingdaystoChristmas”or“21shoppingdaystoChristmas”.Cottonwoolisstuckontotheshopwindowstolooklikesnow,andhollyandmistletoearehungup.Parentsbuypresentsfortheirchildren.Thentheyhavetohidetheminthehousetostopthechildrenfromfindingou
5、twhat“FatherChristmas”isgoingtobringthem.Onthetwenty-fourthofDecember,allchildrenareveryexcited.Usuallytheyaresenttobedearlysothattheirparentscangetthepresentsready.TheyoungerchildrenthinkthatFatherChristmaswillcomedownthechimneyorfireplace,sotheyhangupasockforhimtoputpresentsi
6、n.Thegreedyonesevenhangupapillow-caseofasacktotrytogetmorepresented.Laterthatnight,FatherorMotherwillputpresentsinthesock,andleaveothersatthesideofthebed.OnChristmasmorning,thechildrenwakeupveryearly.Someeventurnonthelightattwoo’clock,andmostofthemareawakebysixo’clockalthoughit
7、isnotlightinEnglandforanotherhourortwoatthistimeoftheyear.Childrenlookfortheirpresents,andtheyoungonesplaywhilethedinnerisprepared.Ataboutoneo’clockintheafternoon,theChristmasdinnerisbroughtin.Theturkeyorchickenisquicklyeaten.ChildrensearchintheirChristmaspuddingfornewcoinswhic
8、harehiddeninit.Therestofthedayisfullofgamesande
