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1、ChristmasDaySpringFestivalVSChristmasDayOnDecember25,peoplearoundtheworldcelebratethebirthofJesuschristAh!Christmasmorning!Childrenliketowakeupearlywhileit'sstilldarkandsneakintothelivingroomtocheckthepresents......findanywiththeirnameonit,shakethemtoguesswhat'sinside,andthenmaybet
2、hey'llgobacktobedandpretendtheyarestillasleepwhentheirparentscometowakethemwitha"merryChristmas!"SymbolsofChristmas:SantaClausChristmastreeChristmashatChristmasstockingChristmascardsChristmasdinnerChristmascarolsSantaClaus,alsoknownasSaintNicholas,FatherChristmas,orsimply"Santa“.in
3、Westerncultures,isdescribedasbringinggiftsonChristmasEveorChristmasDay圣诞老人SantaNowadays,ChristmasiscelebratedbymostofpeoplebyexchanginggiftsandChristmascards,preparingholidayfoods,anddecoratinghomesandworkplaceswithcoloredlights,Christmastreesandornaments.长筒袜StockingsChristmasGreet
4、ingsAndmayyourkindandgentleways,beblessedwithhappy,peacefuldays,Becomingmorebeautifulwitheverythought,likeeveryflaketheearthhascaught.Maypeaceandjoywrapyouinblanketsoflove,wherehopehasbeen.AlmostofeveryoneenjoysChristmasDay,especiallychildren.Itisparticularlyenjoyedbychildrenwhoget
5、willbeveryexcitedbecauseofthesomepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.TheoriginoftheLunarNewYearFestivalcanbetracedbackthousandsofyears,involvingaseriesofcolorfullegendsandtraditions.OneofthemostfamouslegendsisNian,anextremelycruelbeastthattheancientsbelievedwoulddevourpeopleonNew
6、Year'sEve.TokeepNianaway,red-papercoupletsarepastedondoors,torchesarelit,andfirecrackersaresetoffthroughoutthenight,becauseNianissaidtofearthecolorred,thelightoffire,andloudnoises.Totheancienttimesperiod,thereisakindoffiercemonstercalled“year”.Itsfaciallookisferocious,thebornnature
7、isbloodthirsty,eatingthebirdsandbeasts,thefishandshellfishinsectwithoutfeetparticularly.TheSpringCouplet”,alsocalled“couplet”and“apairofantitheticalphrases”.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereo
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