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1、TheWestenFestivals元旦节(NewYear'sDay)林肯诞辰（AbrahamLincoln'sBirthday）圣瓦伦丁节（St.Valentine'sDay）华盛顿诞辰（GeorgeWashington‘sBirthda愚人节（AprilFool'sDay）母亲节（Mother'sDay）父亲节（Father‘sDay）圣诞节.(ChristmasDay)复活节（EasterDay,EasterSunday）万圣节（Halloween；EveofAllSaint'sDay）感恩节(Thanksgivi
2、ngDay)圣诞节(ChristmasDay)ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.Althoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasa.d.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespr
3、eaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.ThewordChristmasisderivedfromMiddleEnglishChristemasse（耶稣的弥撒）.Itisacontractionmeaning"Chris
4、t'smass".ThenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedtoXmasbecauseRomanletter"X"resemblestheGreekletterX,anabbreviationforChrist.Christmastreecanbesaidtobethemostimportantdecorationmaterials.Christmastreeusuallyusethewholetreepyramidalevergreentrees(suchasclothes,Bo),orap
5、inetreebranchesrepresentpyramidaltree.Thetreesarecoveredwithasparklingsilverdisk,madeofcottonwithsnowflakesandberiotouswithcolorlights,candles,toys,giftsandotherdecorations.Thetopofthetreeisalsoprovidedwithabigstar,treelightsorcandlessymbolizesJesusisthelightofth
6、eword,starrepresentsthebirthofJesuswillbethreeOrientalsageleadstoBethlehemstar.ChristmastreeSantaClaus/FatherChristmasChristmasisaWesternandawell-knowntypicalimage,saintsanddivineunion,benevolenceandgenerosityofthepronoun.GenerallyconsideredholySantaClausisakeepw
7、hitebeard,becourteousandaccessibleintheelderly.Hewaswearingaredhat,wearingawhitecollarwaistgown,wearingawideclothbelt.LegendofSantaClausChristmasEvedroveeightdeerpullsledloadedwithgifts,fromthenorthtothesnow,fromthechimneydown,afterthefireplacetotheroom,putthecan
8、dy,toysandothergiftsinthechildrenhanginginthefireplaceandbadsocks.SantaClaus/FatherChristmasThefatherchristmasissendinggiftsAccordingtocustom,andatChristmaspeo
