第圣誕節(jié)英語(yǔ)資料

圣誕節(jié)英語(yǔ)資料

ChristmasisaChristianholidaythatcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.Nooneknowsthee_actdateofChristsbirth,butmostChristiansobserveChristmasonDecember25.Onthisday,manygotochurch,wheretheytakepartinspecialreligiousservices.DuringtheChristmasseason,theyalsoe_changegiftsanddecoratetheirhomeswithholly,mistletoe,andChristmastrees.ThewordChristmascomesfromCristesmaesse,anearlyEnglishphrasethatmeansMassofChrist.ThestoryofChristmascomeschieflyfromtheGospelsofSaintLukeandSaintMatthewintheNewTestament.

ThehistoryofChristmasdatesbackover4000years.ManyofourChristmastraditionswerecelebratedcenturiesbeforetheChristchildwasborn.The12daysofChristmas,thebrightfires,theyulelog,thegivingofgifts,carnivals(parades)withfloats,carolerswhosingwhilegoingfromhousetohouse,theholidayfeasts,andthechurchprocessionscanallbetracedbacktotheearlyMesopotamians.

ManyofthesetraditionsbeganwiththeMesopotamiancelebrationofNewYears.TheMesopotamiansbelievedinmanygods,andastheirchiefgod-Marduk.EachyearaswinterarriveditwasbelievedthatMardukwoulddobattlewiththemonstersofchaos.ToassistMardukinhisstruggletheMesopotamiansheldafestivalfortheNewYear.ThiswasZagmuk,theNewYearsfestivalthatlastedfor12days.

ThePersiansandtheBabylonianscelebratedasimilarfestivalcalledtheSacaea.Partofthatcelebrationincludedthee_changingofplaces,theslaveswouldbecomethemastersandthemastersweretoobey.TheancientGreeksheldafestivalsimilartothatoftheZagmuk/SacaeafestivalstoassisttheirgodKronoswhowouldbattlethegodZeusandhisTitans.

TheRomanscelebratedtheirgodSaturn.TheirfestivalwascalledSaturnaliawhichbeganthemiddleofDecemberandendedJanuary1st.WithcriesofJoSaturnalia!thecelebrationwouldincludemasqueradesinthestreets,bigfestivemeals,visitingfriends,andthee_changeofgood-luckgiftscalledStrenae(luckyfruits).TheRomansdeckedtheirhallswithgarlandsoflaurelandgreentreeslitwithcandles.Againthemastersandslaveswoulde_changeplaces.

JoSaturnalia!wasafunandfestivetimefortheRomans,buttheChristiansthoughtitanabominationtohonorthepagangod.TheearlyChristianswantedtokeepthebirthdayoftheirChristchildasolemnandreligiousholiday,notoneofcheerandmerrimentaswasthepaganSaturnalia.

SomelegendsclaimthattheChristianChristmascelebrationwasinventedtocompeteagainstthepagancelebrationsofDecember.The25thwasnotonlysacredtotheRomansbutalsothePersianswhosereligionMithraismwasoneofChristianitysmainrivalsatthattime.TheChurcheventuallywassuccessfulintakingthemerriment,lights,andgiftsfromtheSaturaniliafestivalandbringingthemtothecelebrationofChristmas.

Thee_actdayoftheChristchildsbirthhasneverbeenpinpointed.Traditionssaythatithasbeencelebratedsincetheyear98AD.In137ADtheBishopofRomeorderedthebirthdayoftheChristChildcelebratedasasolemnfeast.In350ADanotherBishopofRome,JuliusI,chooseDecember25thastheobservanceofChristmas.

ThebirthofJesushadastory:InNazareth,acityofGalilee.ThevirginsnamewasMarywasbetrothedtoJoseph.Beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHolySpirit.Josephherhusbandwasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.Whilehethoughtaboutthesethings,Gabriel,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMarywillbringforthaSon,andheshallcallhisname,Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.

BeforeJesusbirths,JosephandMarycametoQuirniuswasgoverningSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.Soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.

Andthat,ChristmasisthefeastofthenativityofJesus,ison25th,Decembereveryyear.ButnobodyknowstheactualbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthCentury.

ThecustomofgivinggiftstorelativesandfriendsonaspecialdayinwinterprobablybeganinancientRomeandnorthernEurope.Intheseregions,peoplegaveeachothersmallpresentsaspartoftheiryear-endcelebrations.

Inthe1800s,twomoreChristmascustomsbecamepopular--decoratingChristmastreesandsendingChristmascardstorelativesandfriends.Manywell-knownChristmascarols,including``SilentNightand``Hark!TheHeraldAngelsSing,werecomposedduringthisperiod.IntheUnitedStatesandothercountries,SantaClausreplacedSaintNicholasasthesymbolofgiftgiving.

Theword_masissometimesusedinsteadofChristmas.ThistraditionbeganintheearlyChristianchurch.InGreek,_isthefirstletterofChristsname.Itwasfrequentlyusedasaholysymbol.

圣誕節(jié)這個(gè)名稱是基督彌撒的縮寫。彌撒是教會(huì)的一種禮拜儀式。耶誕節(jié)是一個(gè)宗教節(jié)。我們把它當(dāng)作耶穌的誕辰來(lái)慶祝，因而又名耶誕節(jié)。這一天，世界所有的基督教會(huì)都舉行特別的禮拜儀式。但是有很多圣誕節(jié)的歡慶活動(dòng)和宗教并無(wú)半點(diǎn)關(guān)聯(lián)。交換禮物，寄圣誕卡，這都使圣誕節(jié)成為一個(gè)普天同慶的日子。

圣誕節(jié)是基督教世界最大的節(jié)日。4世紀(jì)初，1月6日是羅馬帝國(guó)東部各教會(huì)紀(jì)念耶穌降生和受洗的雙重節(jié)日、稱為主顯節(jié)Epiphany，亦稱顯現(xiàn)節(jié)即上帝通過耶穌向世人顯示自己。當(dāng)時(shí)只有耶路撒冷的教會(huì)例外，那里只紀(jì)念耶穌的誕生而不紀(jì)念耶穌的受洗。

后來(lái)歷史學(xué)家們?cè)诹_馬基督徒習(xí)用的日歷中發(fā)現(xiàn)公元354年12月25日頁(yè)內(nèi)記錄著：基督降生在猶大的伯利恒。經(jīng)過研究，一般認(rèn)為12月25日作為圣誕節(jié)可能開始于公元336年的羅馬教會(huì)。12月25日原來(lái)是波斯太陽(yáng)神(即光明之神)密特拉(Mithra)的誕辰，是一個(gè)異教徒節(jié)日，同時(shí)太陽(yáng)神也是羅馬國(guó)教眾神之一。這一天又是羅馬歷書的冬至節(jié)，崇拜太陽(yáng)神的異教徒都把這一天當(dāng)作春天的希望，萬(wàn)物復(fù)蘇的開始。可能由于這個(gè)原因，羅馬教會(huì)才選擇這一天作為圣誕節(jié)。這是教會(huì)初期力圖把異教徒的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣基督教化的措施之一。后來(lái)，雖然大多數(shù)教會(huì)都接受12月25日為圣誕節(jié)，但又因?yàn)楦鞯亟虝?huì)使用的歷書不同，具體日期不能統(tǒng)一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定為圣誕節(jié)節(jié)期(ChristmasTide)，各地教會(huì)可以根據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)鼐唧w情況在這段節(jié)期之內(nèi)慶祝圣誕節(jié)。

隨著基督教的廣泛傳播，圣誕節(jié)已成為各教派基督徒，甚至廣大非基督徒群眾的一個(gè)重要節(jié)日。在歐美許多國(guó)家里，人們非常重視這個(gè)節(jié)日，把它和新年連在一起，而慶?；顒?dòng)之熱鬧與隆重大大超過了新年，成為一個(gè)全民的節(jié)日。

12月25日的主要紀(jì)念活動(dòng)都與耶穌降生的傳說(shuō)有關(guān)。耶穌的出生是有一段故事的，耶穌是因著圣靈成孕，由童女馬利亞所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在夢(mèng)中曉諭約瑟，叫他不要因?yàn)轳R利亞未婚懷孕而不要她，反而要與她成親，把那孩子起名為耶穌，意思是要他把百姓從罪惡中救出來(lái)。當(dāng)馬利亞快要臨盆的時(shí)候，羅馬政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒務(wù)必申報(bào)戶籍。約瑟和馬利亞只好遵命。他們到達(dá)伯利恒時(shí)，天色已昏，無(wú)奈兩人未能找到旅館借宿，只有一個(gè)馬棚可以暫住。就在這時(shí)，耶穌要出生了!於是馬利亞唯有在馬槽上，生下耶穌。

后人為紀(jì)念耶穌的誕生，便把十二月二十五日定為圣誕節(jié)，紀(jì)念耶穌的出世。但真實(shí)的誕生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀(jì)，圣誕卡的流行、圣誕老人的出現(xiàn)，圣誕節(jié)也開始流行起來(lái)了。

圣誕節(jié)英語(yǔ)資料

theoriginofchristmas

christmasday-december25-whichcelebratesthebirthofjesuschrist，thefounderofthechristianreligion，isthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheunitedstates.

accordingtothebible，theholybookofchristians，goddecidedtoallowhisonlyson，jesuschrist，tobeborntoahumanmotherandliveonearthsothatpeoplecouldunderstandgodbetterandlearntolovegodandeachothermore.christmas-meaningcelebrationofchrist-honorsthetimewhenjesuswasborntoayoungjewishwomanmary.

marywasengagedtobemarriedtojoseph，acarpenter，butbeforetheycametogether，shewasfoundtobewithchild.becausejoseph，herhusband，wasarighteousmananddidnotwanttoe_posehertopublicdisgrace，hehadinmindtodivorceherquietly.butafterhehadconsideredthis，anangelofthelordappearedtohiminadreamandsaid，donotbeafraidtotakemaryhomeasyourwife，becausewhatisconceivedinherisfromtheholyspirit.shewillgivebirthtoason，andyouaretogivehimthenamejesus，becausehewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.

althoughthee_actdateofthebirthofjesusnearly2.000yearsagoisnotknown，thecalendaronthesupposeddatedividesalltimeintob.c.(beforechrist)anda.d.(alatinphrase，annodomini，intheyearofourlord.)forthefirst300years，jesusbirthdaywascelebratedondifferentdates.finally，intheyear354.churchleaderschosedecember25ashisbirthday.

圣誕節(jié)英語(yǔ)資料

Everyyearondec.25.thebirthofJesusChristwasmemorialdayoftheMuslim,calledtheChristmas.

每年的12月25日，是基督教徒紀(jì)念耶穌誕生的日子，稱為圣誕節(jié)。

2..FromDecember24thtone_tJanuary6isChristmasfeast.Duringthefestival,christianswereheldtheceremony.Christmasisorigina