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1、THEJOKEABOUTTHECHIRSTMASDAYTheprisonerandthejudgeItwasChristmasandthejudgewasinabenevolentmoodashequestionedtheprisoner.*'Whatareyouchargedwith?"heasked・”DoingmyChristmasshoppingearly,"saidtheprisoner.“That'snooffense,”answeredthejudge,"Howearlywereyoudoingthisshopp

2、ing?“"Beforethestoreopened,"saidtheprisoner.THESTORIESABOUTTHECHIRSTMASDAY[STORY1JWHATORIGINEDTHECUSTOMOFPUTTINGTHECHIRSTMASSOCKSItissaidthattherewasagoodnessmanwentbrokehisdomain.Helivedahardlifeandhehasthreedaughters・Thethreedaughterswerebeingmarriedbuthedidn'thav

3、emoneytobuydowerforhisdaughters.OnthehappyChristmasEvethreegirlswenttobedearly.Theydidn'tknowthattheirfatherwassoworried.AtlasttheChristmasfatherdecidedtohelpthem.Hebesprinkledgoldthroughthestackandthegoldfellintothesocksoftheman'sdaughters.Theylivedahappylifefromth

4、enon...Christmassockswasoriginedbythis.[STORY2]WHATORGINEDTHECUSTOMOFPUTTINGTHECHIRSTMASTREEItissaidthattherewasafarmerservedapoorboyonacoldwindyChristmasEve2ndgavehimabigChristmasmeal.TheboycutaFirtree'sbranchandinserteditintotheearth.Hesaid,"everyyearthistime,ther

5、ewillbemanypresentsinthisbranch.IwishIcanpaybacktoyourfavorbythisbeautifulFirtree.”Aftertheboyleft,thefarmerdiscoveredthatthebranchhadgrowupasabigtree.Thenherealizedthattheboywasanenvoyofthegod.ThisistheoriginoftheChiristmasday.Inwesterncountries,Whateveryouare,ever

6、yonewillprepareaChiristmastreetoincreasethehappinessoftheChristmasday.ChristmastreesaremadeofevergreentreelikeFirtreesandtheyrepresentthelonglives.Peopleputcandies,flowers,toys,starsonthetreeandtheyputChristmaspresentonthetree.OnChristmasEve,peoplesinganddancehappil

7、yandtheyenjoythemselvesaroundthetree.