圣誕文化介紹

1、WhatWhatisisChristmasChristmasChristmasisaChristianholiday.ItcommematesthebirthofJesusChristmethan2000yearsago.ChristianchurchesholdreligiousservicestocelebrateChristmas.AtnightonChristmasEvemostchurchesholdspecialclelig

2、htservices.ButChristmasisalsoasocialfamilyholiday.Itisafestivalofgoodwillatimeffamilyfriendsfoodgiftgiving.ManyAmericansshareChristmascookiesdecatetheirhomesplacepresentsunderthefamilyChristmastree.Childrenoftenhangupsto

3、ckingsfSantaClaustofillwithsmallgifts.AccdingtotraditionSantaarrivesonasleighpulledbyreindeer.PresentsareusuallyopenedonChristmasEveChristmasDay.圣誕樹(shù)的來(lái)源圣誕樹(shù)的來(lái)源Legendsuggeststhatinthelate16thcenturyMartinLuther(thefounderof

4、theProtestantreligion)wasthefirsttodecateanindotreewithcleswhenheattemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoverafestofevergreens.Thefirstmentionofdecatedtreesbeingtakenindoscamein1605inGermanyacountrywithalongChristmastreehisty!

5、Thetreeswereinitiallydecatedwithfruitsweetstogetherwithhmadeobjectssuchasquilledsnowflakesstars.GermanChristmasMarketsbegantosellshapedgingerbreadswaxnamentswhichpeopleboughtassouvenirsofthefairtookhometohangontheirtree.

6、veduchinaTinselwasalsoinventedinGermanyinabout1610.Upuntilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasusedwhichwaspulledintowaferthinstripsbyspecialmachines.Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklymanyexperimentstookplacetotryfindanalternativei

7、ncludingamixofleadtinwhichwastooheavykeptbreaking.Itwasonlyinthe20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound.veduchinaArtificialtreeswereinventedinthe1880sinabidtotrystopsomeofthedamagebeingcausedtorealtreesduetopeopleloppi

8、ngthetipofflargetreesthuspreventingthetreesfromgrowinganyfurther.ItgotsobadinGermanythatlawshadtobebroughtintopreventpeoplehavingmethanonetree.veduchina圣誕樹(shù)一直是慶祝圣誕節(jié)不可少的裝飾物，如果家中沒(méi)有圣誕樹(shù)，就大大減少了過(guò)節(jié)氣氛。關(guān)于圣誕樹(shù)的來(lái)源有多種不同的傳說(shuō)。其中一個(gè)是說(shuō)：大約在十

9、六世紀(jì)，圣誕樹(shù)最先出現(xiàn)在德國(guó)，德國(guó)人把長(zhǎng)青的松柏枝拿到屋中去擺設(shè)，將之成為圣誕樹(shù)。后來(lái)，由德國(guó)人馬丁路德把蠟燭放在樹(shù)林中的樅樹(shù)枝上，然后點(diǎn)燃蠟燭，使它看起來(lái)像是引導(dǎo)人們到伯利恒去。而近今日，人們已經(jīng)改用粉色的小燈泡了。Thebrightredgreenofhollysymbolizesrebirth.Thereareseverallegendsregardingholly.Accdingtooneoftheselegendshollyb

10、rancheswerewovenintoChristscrownofthns.TherefetheoncewhiteberrieswerestainedredbythebloodofChrist.Hollyalsorepresentsjoypeace.參考譯文冬青的紅綠相間象征著重生。與冬青有關(guān)的有許多傳說(shuō)。根據(jù)其中的一個(gè)傳說(shuō)，冬青的枝被編成了耶酥的花冠。因此，本來(lái)是白色的果實(shí)被耶酥的血染成了紅色。冬青同時(shí)也代表了歡樂(lè)與和平。Mistl

11、etoe槲寄生槲寄生MistletoeawoodyplantwithleatherygreenleaveswhiteberriesishungabovedowaysduringtheChristmasseason.Traditionsaysthatapersoncaughtstingunderneaththehangingmistletoecannotrefusetogiveakisstoanyonewhomightask.Needle