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1,2Questionandanswer1.judgewhetherthefollowingcountriescelebratetheChristmas.India,SaudiArabia(沙特）Nigeria 2.whichstatefirstrecognizedChristmasasanofficialholiday? Alabama★非洲(AFRICA)celebrateChristmas

布基納法索（BURKINAFASO）布隆迪（BURUNDI）貝寧（BENIN）博茨瓦納（BOTSWANA）中非（CENTRALAFRICA）剛果（CONGO）喀麥?。–AMEROON）加蓬（GABON）加納（GHANA）埃塞俄比亞（1月7日）（ETHIOPIA）幾內(nèi)亞（GUINEA）科特迪瓦共和國（COTEO’IVOIRE）利比里亞（LIBERIA）馬達(dá)加斯加（MADAGASCAR）馬里（MALI）馬拉維（MALAWI）納米比亞（NAMIBIA）尼日爾（NIGER）尼日利亞（NIGERIA）塞舌爾（SEYCHELLES）蘇丹（SUDAN）塞內(nèi)加爾（SENEGAL）斯威士蘭（SWAZILAND）乍得（CHAD）多哥（TOGO）坦桑尼亞（TANZANIA）烏干達(dá)（UGANDA）南非（SOUTHAFRICA）贊比亞（ZMBIA）津巴布韋（ZIMBABWE）Christmasculture★北美洲(NORTHAMERICA)celebrateChristmas

加拿大(Canada)美利堅(jiān)合眾國(TheUnitedStatesofAmerica)拉丁美洲(SOUTHAMERICAN)

阿根廷共和國/TheRepublicofArgentina玻利維亞共和國/RepublicofBolivia巴西聯(lián)邦共和國/FederativeRepublicfBrazil智利共和國/RepublicofChile哥倫比亞共和國/TheRepublicofColombia哥斯達(dá)黎加/CostaRica多米尼加共和國/DOMINCANREPUBLIC厄瓜多爾/ECUADOR格林納達(dá)/GRENADA危地馬拉共和國/TheRepublicofGuatemala(12.24-25)洪都拉斯共和國/TheRepublicofHonduras牙買加/JAMAICA(12.25-27)圣盧西亞/SaintLucia墨西哥合眾國/TheUnitedMexicoState尼加拉瓜共和國/TheRepublicofNicaragua巴拿馬共和國/TheRepublicofPanama秘魯共和國/RepublicofPeru巴拉圭共和國/TheRepublicofParaguay烏拉圭東岸共和國/TheOrientalRepublicofUruguay圣文森特和格林納丁斯/SaintVincentandTheGrenadines委內(nèi)瑞拉共和國/TheRepublicofVenezuela

亞洲(ASIA)

亞美尼亞共和國/TheRepublicofArmenia(1月6日)孟加拉人民共和國/ThePeople''sRepublicofBangladesh文萊達(dá)魯薩蘭國/BruneiDarussalam塞浦路斯共和國/TheRepublicofCyprus格魯吉亞/Gelrgia(1月6日)印度尼西亞共和國/RepublicofIndonesia香港/HONGKONG印度共和國/heRepublicofIndia大韓民國/RepublicofKorea黎巴嫩共和國/TheRepublicofLebanon斯里蘭卡民主社會(huì)主義共和國/DemocraticSocialistRepublicofSriLanka緬甸聯(lián)邦/TheUnionofMyanmar(Burma)馬來西亞/Malaysia菲律賓共和國/TheRepublicofthePhilippines巴基斯坦伊斯蘭共和國/IslamicRepublicofPakistan新加坡共和國/RepublicofSingapore阿拉伯?dāng)⒗麃喒埠蛧?TheSyrianArabRepublic歐洲(EUROPE)

奧地利共和國/TheRepublicofAustria比利時(shí)王國/TheKingdomofBelgium保加利亞共和國/RepublicofBulgaria白俄羅斯共和國/RepublicofByelorussia(Belarus)瑞士聯(lián)邦/TheSwissConfederation捷克共和國/TheCzechRepublic德意志聯(lián)邦共和國/TheFederalRepublicofGermany愛沙尼亞共和國/TheRepublicofEstonia

西班牙/Spain芬蘭共和國/TheRepublicofFinland法蘭西共和國/TheRepublicofFrance大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國/TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland希臘共和國/TheHellenicRepublic匈牙利共和國/TheRepublicofHungary

愛爾蘭/Ireland冰島共和國/TheRepublicofIceland意大利共和國/TheRepublicofItaly列支敦士登公國/ThePrincipalityofLiechtenstein立陶宛共和國/TheRepublicofLithuania盧森堡大公國/TheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg拉脫維亞共和國/TheRepublicofLatvia摩納哥公國/ThePrincipalityofMonaco馬耳他共和國/TheRepublicofMalta荷蘭王國/TheKingdomoftheNetherlands挪威王國/TheKingkomofNorway波蘭共和國/TheRepublicofPoland葡萄牙共和國/ThePortrgreseRepublic羅馬尼亞/Romania瑞典王國/TheKingdomofSweden斯洛文尼亞/SLOVENIA斯洛伐克共和國/TheRepublicofSlovakia圣馬力諾共和國/TheRepublicofSanMarino烏克蘭/Ukraine(1月7日)南斯拉夫聯(lián)盟共和國/TheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia大洋洲(OCEANIAANDPACIFICISLANDS)澳大利亞聯(lián)邦/Australia斐濟(jì)共和國/TheRepublicofFiji新西蘭/NewZealand巴布亞新幾內(nèi)亞獨(dú)立國/PapuaNewGuineaThefirststatetorecognizeChristmasasanofficialholidaywasAlabamain1836.InterestingfactsTheAmericanPuritanswantedtomakethefestivalofThanksgivingDaytheprimefestivalinsteadofChristmas.

DuringtheauspiciousChristmastimemanyofthepetownersthinktheirpetashumanbeings.Itisnoticedthatalmost56percentofAmericanssingtotheirpets.

DuringYuletideseasonpeoplesellfoilandmakeconsiderablemoneyatReynoldsetal.Itisafactthatmorethan3000tonsoffoilsareusedyearlytowraptheTurkeys.

StreetCarolduringChristmasEvewasstartedinEnglandbyarichentrepreneur.HehiredsongwriterandsingerstocheertheperambulationnightofChristmasandthecustomspreadouttoothercitiesinEnglandafterward.FrommanyChoruseshadbeenmadefortheChristmas,WewishyouamerryChristmasisthemostpopular.

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Questionandanswer3.doyouknowtheboxingday?thentheexactdate (thedayfollowingChristmasDay)4.pleasesayaspecifickindofdish (Turkey.Pudding.Applecider)InEnglish-speakingcountries,thedayfollowingChristmasDayiscalled'BoxingDay'.ThiswordcomesfromthecustomwhichstartedintheMiddleAgesaround800yearsago:churcheswouldopentheir'almsboxes'(boxesinwhichpeoplehadplacedgiftsofmoney)anddistributethecontentstopoorpeopleintheneighborhoodonthedayafterChristmas.Thetraditioncontinuestoday-smallgiftsareoftengiventodeliveryworkerssuchaspostalstaffandchildrenwhodelivernewspapers.

ChristmascultureDishTheturkeyisraisedthroughouttemperatepartsoftheworldandisapopularformofpoultry,partiallybecauseindustrializedfarminghasmadeitverycheapfortheamountofmeatitproduces.Thefemaledomesticatedturkeyisreferredtoasahenandthechickasapoult.IntheUnitedStates,themaleisreferredtoasatom,whileinEurope,themaleisastag.Theaveragelifespanforadomesticatedturkeyistenyears.Thegreatmajorityofdomesticatedturkeysarebredtohavewhitefeathersbecausetheirpinfeathersarelessvisiblewhenthecarcassisdressed,althoughbrownorbronze-featheredvarietiesarealsoraised.Thefleshyprotuberanceatopthebeakisthesnoodandtheoneattachedtotheundersideofthebeakisknownasawattle.Despitethename,turkeyshavenodirectrelationtothecountryofTurkeyandarenativetoNorthAmerica;seefurtherunderTurkey(bird)TurkeysaretraditionallyeatenasthemaincourseofChristmasfeastsinmuchoftheworld(stuffedturkey)sinceappearinginEnglandinthe16thcentury,[20]aswellasforThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesandCanadaInmanyhouseholds,partofthefunofeatingChristmaspuddingisfindingatrinketthatpredictsyourfortuneforthecomingyear.Forinstance,findingacoinmeansyouwillbecomewealthy.Aringmeansyouwillgetmarried;whileabuttonpredictsbachelorhood.TheideaofhidingsomethinginthepuddingcomesfromthetraditionintheMiddleAgesofhidingabeaninacakethatwasservedonTwelfthNight.Whoeverfoundthebeanbecame"king"fortherestofthenight.Applecider(alsocalledsweetciderorsoftcider)isthenameusedintheUnitedStatesandpartsofCanadaforanunfiltered,unsweetened,non-alcoholicbeveragemadefromapples.Itmaybeopaqueduetofineappleparticlesinsuspensionandmaybetangierthanconventionalfilteredapplejuice,dependingontheapplesused.Talentshow Dormitory517

ThegiftsTHEMAGICOFCHRISTMASDAYDeckthehallswithboughsofholly

It’stheseasontobejolly

Allthelightsanddecorations

Putupintheanticipation

That’sonitsway

We’recountingthedays

’Tillit’stimeforChristmasday

Thegoodandthebad

Thehappy;thesad

Here’stofamilyandfriends

It’sgoodtobehereagain

Onthestreetsthere’schildrenlaughing

2:37Peoplesmileastheyarepassing

Christmastimeishere,ourwaitingisdone

NotjusttwelvedaysinDecember

Throughtheyearlet’strytoremember

Thatspecialway

Thateveryonefeels

It’sthemagicofChristmasday

Thegoodandthebad

Thehappy;thesad

Here’stofamilyandfriends

It’sgoodtobehereagain

WeloverecitingthelyricsweloverecitingthelyricsTHEMAGICOFCHRISTMASDAYDeckthehallswithboughsofholly

It’stheseasontobejolly

Andbethankfulforallthatwehave

Allthelightsanddecorations

Putupintheanticipation

Ofthejoyfulcelebration

That’sonitsway

We’recountingthedays

’Tillit’stimeforChristmasday

OhandGodblessuseveryone

Thegoodandthebad

Thehappy;thesad

OhandGodblessuseveryone

Here’stofamilyandfriends

It’sgoodtobehereagain

Onthestreetsthere’schildrenlaughing

Peoplesmileastheyarepassing

Christmastimeishere,ourwaitingisdone

Wishingitcouldlastforever

NotjusttwelvedaysinDecember

Throughtheyearlet’strytoremember

Thatspecialway

Thateveryonefeels

It’sthemagicofChristmasday

OhandGodblessuseveryone

Thegoodandthebad

Thehappy;thesad

OhandGodblessuseveryone

Here’stofamilyandfriends

It’sgoodtobehereagain

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DancingTHENQuestionandanswer 5.whichcountryfirstdecoratedanevergreentreeatChristmas -Germany6.WhichtypeofChristmastreeisdisplayedmoreduringtheholidayseason,artificialorreal? -artificialone7.DoyouknowtheoriginoftheSantaClaus-key:Artificialtreesarethemostpopularwith40,694,463ondisplayincomparisontorealtreesat34,335,809ChristmascultureTheLegendofSt.NicholasThelegendofSantaClauscanbetracedbackhundredsofyearstoamonknamedSt.Nicholas.ItisbelievedthatNicholaswasbornsometimearound280A.D.inPatara,nearMyrainmodern-dayTurkey.Muchadmiredforhispietyandkindness,St.Nicholasbecamethesubjectofmanylegends.Itissaidthathegaveawayallofhisinheritedwealthandtraveledthecountrysidehelpingthepoorandsick.OneofthebestknownoftheSt.Nicholasstoriesisthathesavedthreepoorsistersfrombeingsoldintoslaveryorprostitutionbytheirfatherbyprovidingthemwithadowrysothattheycouldbemarried.Overthecourseofmanyyears,Nicholas'spopularityspreadandhebecameknownastheprotectorofchildrenandsailors.Hisfeastdayiscelebratedontheanniversaryofhisdeath,December6.Thiswastraditionallyconsideredaluckydaytomakelargepurchasesortogetmarried.BytheRenaissance,St.NicholaswasthemostpopularsaintinEurope.EvenaftertheProtestantReformation,whenthevenerationofsaintsbegantobediscouraged,St.Nicholasmaintainedapositivereputation,especiallyinHolland.SinterKlaasComestoNewYorkSt.NicholasmadehisfirstinroadsintoAmericanpopularculturetowardstheendofthe18thcentury.InDecember1773,andagainin1774,aNewYorknewspaperreportedthatgroupsofDutchfamilieshadgatheredtohonortheanniversaryofhisdeath.ThenameSantaClausevolvedfromNick‘sDutchnickname,SinterKlaas,ashortenedformofSint

Nikolaas(DutchforSaintNicholas).In1804,JohnPintard,amemberoftheNewYorkHistoricalSociety,distributedwoodcutsofSt.Nicholasatthesociety’sannualmeeting.Thebackgroundoftheengravingcontainsnow-familiarSantaimagesincludingstockingsfilledwithtoysandfruithungoverafireplace.In1809,WashingtonIrvinghelpedtopopularizetheSinterKlaasstorieswhenhereferredtoSt.Nicholasasthepatron(守護(hù)神）saintofNewYorkinhisbook,TheHistoryofNewYork.Ashisprominencegrew,SinterKlaaswasdescribedaseverythingfroma"rascal"withabluethree-corneredhat,redwaistcoat,andyellowstockingstoamanwearingabroad-brimmedhatanda"hugepairofFlemishtrunkhose."OriginThecustomoferectingadecoratedChristmastreecanbehistoricallytracedbackatleastasfaras15thcenturyLivonia(present-dayEstoniaandLatvia)and16thcenturyNorthernGermany.AccordingtothefirstdocumentedusesofaChristmastreeinEstonia,in1441,1442,and1514,theBrotherhoodofBlackheadserectedatreefortheholidays[clarificationneeded]intheirbrotherhoodhouseinReval(nowTallinn).Atthelastnightofthecelebrationsleadinguptotheholidays,[clarificationneeded]thetreewastakentotheTownHallSquarewherethemembersofthebrotherhooddancedaroundit.In1584,thepastorandchroniclerBalthasar

Russowwroteofanestablishedtraditionofsettingupadecoratedspruceatthemarketsquarewheretheyoungmen“wentwithaflockofmaidensandwomen,firstsanganddancedthereandthensetthetreeaflame”.TheChristmastreebecamewidelyadoptedbytheEstoniansthemselvesonlyinthe19thcentury.ManyfamiliesinAmericawillputupaChristmastreesoonafterThanksgivingandChristmasdecorationscanshowupevenearlierinretailstores.SomehouseholdsintheU.S.donotputupthetreeuntilthesecondweekofDecember,andleaveitupuntilthe6thofJanuary(Epiphany).InGermany,traditionallythetreeisputuponthe24thof