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1、圣诞节的由来副标题：作者：jackyuan文章来源：本站原创点击数：641更新时间：2005-11-1 ChristmasDay,the25thofDecember,isthebiggestfestivalcelebratedintheChristiancountriesoftheworld.ChristmasregardthisdayasthebirthdayofJesusChrist,butmanyofthecustomsandcelebrationsarenotofareligious1nature.   Inthelargeshopsprepara

2、tionsforChristmasarebegunfiveorsixweeksbeforetheactualday.ShopownerslikeChristmasbecauseitisatimewhenpeopleexchange2presents.Thismeansmoregoodsareboughtthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.In largertownsdecorations3areputupinthemainstreettwoorthreeweeksbeforeChristmas---usuallythesedecorat

3、ionsarelitupatnight.    Preparationsarealsomadeathome.SpecialpuddingsandcakesareeatenonChristmasDayandthesehavetobemadethreeorfourweeksinadvance4.TwoorthreedaysbeforeChristmas,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithpaperdecorationsandleavesandbranches.PeoplealsoliketohaveaChristmastreeinthe

4、livingroom.Thisisaverysmallfirtreedecoratedwithsilverpaperandcoloredlights.  AlthougheveryoneenjoysChristmasDay,itisparticularly5enjoyedbychildren,whogetveryexcitedbecauseofthepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.SmallchildrenbelievethattheirpresentsarebroughtbyFatherChristmas.Fa

5、therChristmasisakindoldmanwho,thechildrenaretold,livesattheNorthPole.Hetravelsthroughtheskyonasledge6whichispulledbyreindeer7andloadedwithpresents.Stoppingontheroofsofhouses,heentersbyclimbingdownthechimney.WhensmallchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theyhangastockingattheendoftheirbed

6、s.TheparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatFatherChristmasorhewillnotleavethemanything.Whentheywakeup,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.ChildrenareveryexcitedonChristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.为什么要选择这一天呢？原来，每年的12月25日是农神节，这个节日紧跟在农历冬至之后，冬至时白天最短，黑夜最长，日照最少。从农神节开始，白天逐渐变长，黑夜逐渐变短，日照时

7、间越来越长，太阳赐予人们光明和温暖与日俱增。人们为了感谢太阳的恩赐，在农神节时常常要举行多种多样的庆祝活动，并向太阳行叩拜礼。把耶稣的诞辰定为和农神节同一天，无非是为了表示耶稣的降生就是太阳的再生，耶稣就像太阳一样普照众生。于是，耶稣的生日就这样被人们制造出来了。圣诞节是美国最大最热闹的节日。每年12月25日，全国便沉浸在一派喜气洋洋的节日气氛中。圣诞节原是基督徒为庆贺耶稣诞辰而定的一个节日。但耶稣究竟是哪一天诞生，谁也无从知晓。圣诞节是公元354年由罗马天主教教会规定的。但近几十年，圣诞节已不再只是宗教的节日了，而逐渐社会化，成为政府规定的公众假期。据《

8、圣经》中说，在基督出生前，罗马皇帝奥古斯都有旨意下来，叫天下人都报