Christmas 
The Feast of Christmas 
It is not easy to pin-point the origins of the Christmas feast, today the more important feast of the Christmas season in most western Christian churches。
   One can only say for certain that the birth of Jesus Christ was being celebrated in Rome by the year 336 A。D。; afterwards the feast was celebrated in other Christian churches throughout the world。
   
Why it was celebrated on December 25th is another question。 No date for the birth of Jesus can be found in the New Testament, which is concerned more with the question "Who is Jesus?" than the date of his birth。
   Early Christian speculation about his birth date was influenced by the symbolism of the changing seasons, then popular in religious thought, which paid careful attention to the equinoxes and solstices of the sun。
   Christian scholars speculated that Jesus was conceived at the spring equinox (March 25th) and therefore was born on December 25th, the date of the winter solstice。
   
In many of the Christian churches, March 25th is still the Feast of the Annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus。
   
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Father Christmas 
It is said that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas。 He was always ready to help the poor and often gave presents to them。
   
Today, Father Christmas is an imaginary figure, but nearly all young children believe in him。 They think he is a happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe。
   
On the night of the twenty-fourth of December every year, Father Christmas from some cold northern land comes down the chimney of the fireplace to put presents by the beds of children or to fill their stockings。
   So when children go to bed that night, they hang up their stockings, and on Christmas morning they wake to find them full of presents。
   Of course, it's really their parents who fill the stockings。 
Another name for Father Christmas is Santa Claus。 
For today's Christian, the origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible。
   Nothing more and nothing less。 However, most of what we witness on December 25th each year has absolutely nothing to do with that blessed day, which probably occurred in late summer or early fall about 2,000 years ago。
   In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin。
   Anyway, who cares when Christ was born? 
Christmas Day,the 25th of December,is the biggest festival(节日)celebrated in the Christian countries of the world。
  Although everyone enjoys Christmas Day,it is particularly enjoyed by children,who get very excited because of the presents they know they are going to receive。
  Small children believe that their presents are brought by Father Christmas(圣诞老人)。Father Christmas is a kind of old man who,the children are told,lives at the North Pole。
  He travels through the sky on a sleigh(雪撬) which is pulled by reindeers(驯鹿) and loaded with(装满) presents。Stopping on the roof of houses,he enters by climbing the chimney(烟囱)。
  When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve,they hang a stocking at the end of their beds。Their parents warn them not to try to look at Father Christmas,or he will not leave them anything。
  When they wake,they find their stockings filled with presents。Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early。
   
Christmas is also a family celebration。As any members of the family as possible gather to eat,play party games and watch the special Christmas programmes on TV。
  
圣诞节 
圣诞瞻礼 
这是不容易的引脚点起源的圣诞大餐，今天，更重要的节日圣诞节在大多数西方基督教教堂。人们只能说，肯定耶稣基督诞生的庆祝活动是在罗马的一年336广告;以后的节日庆祝其他基督教教会在世界各地。 
为什么这是庆祝12月25日是另外一个问题。
  没有日期为耶稣的诞生可以发现在新约，这是更关注的问题“谁是耶稣？ ”比自己的出生日期。早期基督教猜测他的出生日期是受象征四季变化，那么流行的宗教思想，这支付小心注意equinoxes和solstices的太阳。基督教学者推测，耶稣的构想在春分（ 3月25日） ，因此，出生于12月25日的日期，冬至。
   
在许多基督教， 3月25日仍然是节日的报喜，当天使加布里埃尔宣布玛丽说，她是耶稣的母亲。 
可能impluse的节日圣诞节可能来得从建立异教徒节日的“ Unconquered太阳神”的天皇Aurelian在274年，为了庆祝12月25日，这一天，冬至在罗马和整个帝国。
  作为回应，基督徒可以庆祝节日的“太阳的正义” （玛拉基4,2 ） ，耶稣基督，谁自称“世界之光。 ” 
圣诞老人 
这是说，在公元300年，有一种岁男子和他的名字叫圣尼古拉斯。他总是随时准备帮助穷人和常常送礼物给他们。 
如今，圣诞老人是一个虚构的数字，但几乎所有的儿童相信他。
  他们认为他是一个快乐的老人长长的白胡须和长期红色长袍。 
在当晚的第二十四每年12月，圣诞老人从寒冷的北方土地归结烟囱壁炉把礼物的床位的儿童，或填补他们的袜子。因此，当孩子上床睡觉，那天晚上，他们挂的袜子，并在圣诞节早晨醒来，他们找到它们装满礼物。
  当然，这真是他们的父母谁补袜子。 
另一个名称圣诞老人是圣诞老人。 
 
今天的基督徒，圣诞节的起源是，而且应该是耶稣基督诞生的记录在圣经。仅此而已。然而，大多数是我们的证人12月25日每年绝对没有任何关系祝福一天，这可能发生在夏末或秋初约2000年前。
  事实上，大多数的习俗和传统的圣诞实际上之前耶稣的诞生，其中许多人是彻头彻尾的欺骗在它们的含义和起源。总之，谁在乎当基督诞生？ 
圣诞节，在12月25日，是最大的艺术节（节日）庆祝基督教国家的world。Although人人享有圣诞节，特别享有的儿童，谁非常激动，因为他们知道他们介绍会以receive。
  Small孩子认为，他们所带来的礼物是圣诞老人（圣诞老人） 。圣诞老人是一种老人谁，孩子们被告知，生活在北Pole。He穿越天空的雪橇（雪撬）这是由驯鹿拉（驯鹿）和装载（装满） presents。Stopping屋顶上的房屋，他进入了爬烟囱（烟囱） 。
  当小儿童上床睡觉圣诞节前夕，他们吊袜结束时的beds。Their父母警告他们不要试图看看圣诞老人，或者他不会让他们anything。When他们醒来，他们发现自己的丝袜充满presents。Children感到非常兴奋，并在圣诞节早晨醒来总是早起。
   
圣诞节也是一个家庭celebration。As任何家庭成员尽可能收集吃，玩游戏和看特别圣诞方案在电视上。 。