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1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。不同国家的圣诞节ASpanishChristmas西班牙圣诞节InSpaindifferentsetofgift-givingtraditionsexists.TheholidayseasonextendstoJan.6,knownasThreeKingsDayortheEpiphany.1ItisnotuntilThreeKingsDaythatSpanishchildrenreceivetheirgifts.OntheeveoftheEp
2、iphany,childrensetoutapairofshoestobefilledwithtreats2bytheThreeKings.Usually,threeplatesoffoodandthreeglassesofwineareleftoutforthevisitors,andthewaitingshoesareoftenstuffedwithstrawforthecamelstheMagiride.3AlthoughgiftsarenotgivenuntilThreeKingsDay,theSpanishsti
3、llcelebrateonChristmasDay.OneofthemostimportantChristmastraditionsistheconstructionoftheNativityscene,whichdepictsthestableChristwasbornin,completewithparents,angelsandanimals.4Thesescenesareoftenelaborateandrequireagooddealofmaterialsandcraftsmanship.5Theneedforb
4、uildingmaterialsgaveriseto6anotherSpanishtradition:theChristmasmarket.Theseoutdoormarketsconsistofaseriesofbooths7setuponstreetsandinsquares.TheboothsselleverythingfromornamentsandsmallgiftstofiguresandbuildingmaterialsfortheNativityscenes.TheSpanishhaveanumberofu
5、niquedishesthataretraditionallyservedonChristmas.Whilesomeserveturkey,theworldwidefavorite,manypreferadistinctlySpanishmenu.Thismealwouldconsistofalmond8soupfollowedbyseafood.Fordesert,acandycalledmarzipan9isserved.Marzipanismadefromalmonds,eggsand12此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵
6、权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。sugars.Notes:1.extend:延续;ThreeKingsDay:三圣节，又称Epiphany(主显节)，基教纪念耶稣向世人显现的节日，通常在每年1月6日。2.treat:好东西。3.通常，三盘食物和三杯酒是为招待三位访客特意留下的，准备(装礼物)的鞋子中一般都会填满稻草以供东方三博士所骑的骆驼食用。Magi:东方三博士，为《圣经》中人物，指向初生的耶稣朝拜献礼的东方三圣，下文中提到的theThreeWisemen与此同义。4.Nativityscene:也
7、作Nativityplay，圣诞剧，关于耶稣诞生的戏剧，通常由儿童在圣诞节期间演出;depict:描述;stable:马厩，根据《圣经》记载，耶稣诞生在马厩中。5.elaborate:精心计划或制作的;craftsmanship:技能，技术。6.giveriseto:引起，导致。7.booth:货摊，摊位。8.almond:杏仁。ChristmasintheUK英式圣诞节InBritain,ChristmasDayisnormallyspentathome,withthefamily,anditisregardedasac
8、elebrationofthefamilyanditscontinuity.Preparationsstartwellinadvance,withthesendingofChristmascardsandinstallationofadecoratedChristmastreeinaprominentp
