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1、MerryChristmasAlisaTheOriginofChristmasAccordingtotheBible,theholybookofChristians,Goddecidedtoallowhisonlyson,JesusChrist,tobeborntoahumanmotherandliveonearthsothatpeoplecouldunderstandGodbetterandlearntoloveGodandeachothermore."Christmas"-meaning"celebrationofChrist"
2、-honorsthetimewhenJesuswasborntoayoungJewishwomanMary.MarywasengagedtobemarriedtoJoseph,acarpenter,butbeforetheycametogether,shewasfoundtobewithchild.herhusbandwasarighteousmananddidnotwanttoexposehertopublicdisgrace,sohehadinmindtodivorceherquietly.Butafterhehadconsid
3、eredthis,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandsaid，"DonotbeafraidtotakeMaryasyourwife，becausewhatisconceivedinherisfromtheHolySpirit.Shewillgivebirthtoason,andyouaretogivehimthenameJesus,becausehewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins."BeforeJesusbirths,JosephandMarycametoQ
4、uirniuswasgoverningSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithch
5、ild.Soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.InA.D.336theofChrist'sbirth,obviouslytryingtoreorienttheholidayforChristi
6、ans.WhentheEmpiresplitbetweeneastandwest,thechurchintheeast(EasternOrthodox)recognizedJanuary6thasthecelebrationdate.InmanycountriesJanuary6thisstillhonoredasthe"official"birthdateofChrist.ThetimebetweenDecember25thandJanuary6thformswhathasbecomeknownasthe"12DaysofChri
7、stmas."1.Christmastree2.SantaClaus3.ChristmasdinnerChristmastreesChristmastreesaremadeofevergreentreeandrepresentthelonglives.Peopleputcandles,flowers,toys,starsandpresentsonthetree.Everytreemusthaveabigstaratthetopofit,symbolizedstarthatguidethemagifoundJesus.Andinthe
8、traditionalcustom,onlytheLordofafamilycanputthestar,otherscan'thangthelong-term.SantaClausChrismasFatherwasthedescend
