,December 25 each year, is the day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, known as Christmas. 每年12月25日，这一天基督徒纪念耶稣的诞生，为圣诞节而闻名。,Christmas is the holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Although it is a religious holiday , many modern customs and practices associated with it were carried over from other festivals-some religious , some not. What follows is a little background , history and development of the American Christmas celebration. 圣诞节是节日庆祝耶稣基督的诞生。虽然这是一个宗教节日，许多现代的习惯和做法进行与之相关的其他节日，一些宗教，有的没有结束。以下是一些背景，历史和美国的圣诞节庆祝活动的发展。,The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem signaled the fulfillment of a long awaited promise that God would send someone , his personal representative, to remove the negative effects of personal evil in the world . Jesus was that representative. Thus his arrival on the human scene , announced by a night sky full of angels ( Luke2:9-14), was good news. 耶稣在伯利恒诞生标志着一场期待已久的承诺的履行，上帝会派一个人，他的个人代表，以消除世界上的个人邪恶的负面影响。耶稣是代表。因此，他的到来对人类的场景，由夜空的天使（路加福音2:9-14）全部公布，是个好消息。 In A.D. 336 the of Christs birth,obviously trying to reorient the holiday for Christians.When the Empire split between east and west,the church in the east(Eastern Orthodox)recognized January 6th as the celebration date.In many countries January 6th is still honored as the “official“birth date of Chist.The time between December 25th and January 6th forms what has become known as the “12Days of Christmas.“ 在公元336基督的诞生，显然是想为基督教徒重新调整假期。当帝国分裂为东部和西部,教会在东方(东正教)承认1月6日的庆祝活动日期。在许多国家1月6日仍誉为“官方”基督出生日期的12月25日之间的时间1月6日形式,已成为众所周知的“12天的圣诞。”,Origin,Enhance the festive atmosphere（tm,sfi 气氛）,Be made of evergreen such as cypress （saipris柏树）,Decorated with a variety of candles ,flowers ,toys ,stars,Westerners with red, green and white color for the Christmas colors, Christmas comes every household is decorated with Christmas colors. Red Colored with Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. Green is the Christmas tree. It is the main Christmas ornaments, with the cut to the cedar (si:d 雪松）, cypress （saipris柏树）tower was a class of decorated evergreen tree. Hanging above the colorful lights, gifts and paper flowers, but also lit the Christmas candles.,西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红 色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、 柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。,An indispensable program on Christmas Eve,A team= twenty young people+ an angel +Santa Claus,Sing familiar Christmas carols All of people pray Santa deliver the gifts Until four oclock the next morning,The first Christmas hymns were written in the 5th Century .Originally composed in Latin,they contained primarily theological（ i:ldikl神学的） topics. 第一个圣诞节赞美诗写于公元前5世纪。原本用拉丁文组成，他们中主要神学议题。,jingle bells,jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh over the fields we go laughing all the way bells on bob-tail ring making spirits bright what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,Jingle Bells,奔驰过雪地， 一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇， 我们越过田野， 一路笑语不断， 铃儿在短尾巴上叮当响， 使我们的精神愉快， 今晚驾车歌唱多欢畅！噢！ 铃儿响叮当，铃儿响叮当， 一路响叮当。 哦，驾车多欢畅， 在一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇中！嘿！,Father Christmas (another name),imaginary figure A happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe,Saint Nicholas,One specifically for the boy to send a gift on Christmas Eve the mysterious figure. Legend to December 24 every night, a mysterious people driving by the 12 reindeer sleigh, going door to door into the house from the chimney, and then secretly put presents under the bed of the socks boy, or heap under the Christmas tree near the fireplace. While no one really ever seen the man look like, but people often dress up as wearing a red Christmas hat, big white beard, a red coat, wearing red boots look like, because there are always gifts on Christmas Eve, so accustomed to call him “Santa Claus.“,一位专门为好孩子在圣诞节前夜送上礼物的神秘人物。传说每到12月24日晚上，有个神秘人会驾乘由12只驯鹿拉的雪橇，挨家挨户地从烟囱进入屋里，然后偷偷把礼物放在好孩子床头的袜子里，或者堆在壁炉旁的圣诞树下。虽然没有人真的见过神秘人的样子，但是人们通常装扮成头戴红色圣诞帽子，大大的白色胡子，一身红色棉衣，脚穿红色靴子的样子，因为总在圣诞节前夜出现派发礼物，所以习惯地称他为“圣诞老人“。,Major food: turkey or roast goose puddings a variety of cookies (the golden butter cookies, fruit cookies and so on),Eating turkey is popular in the Unite States from 1620.,Although the foods served for Christmas dinner may vary from family to family(and from country to country),typical items usually found at an American familys Christmas dinner would include turkey and dressing (or sometimes chicken,duck, goose or ham), potatoes and gravy,sweet potatoes,green vegetables,cranberry,sauce,nuts,fruits,fruit-cake,plum pudding,pumpkin and/or mincemeat pies and sweets.Eggnog is usually the favorite drink for the whole family. 尽管提供食品服务的圣诞大餐可能会有所变动,从每个家庭的(从国家),最典型的项目通常发现，在美国家庭的圣诞晚餐包括土耳其和敷料(或有时鸡、鸭、鹅或火腿)、土豆和肉汤、甜薯、青菜、小红莓、酱油、坚果、水果、水果蛋糕、李子布丁、南瓜和/或苹果派和糖果。蛋奶酒通常是全家最喜欢喝。,The specifics of family Christmas celebrations can have as many variations as there are families.Typically fam