1、PPT模板下載： 行業(yè)PPT模板： 節(jié)日PPT模板： PPT素材下載： PPT背景圖片： PPT圖表下載： 優(yōu)秀PPT下載： PPT教程： Word教程： Excel教程： 資料下載： PPT課件下載： 范文下載： 試卷下載： 教案下載：,Christmas,Christmas day Being celebrated on December 25,Christmas Eve Silent Night, December 24, is the night before Christmas Day.,The purpose of Christmas is to celebrate the bir

2、th of Jesus. Dec. 25 is Jesus birthday ? Yes or No? Jesus came from the west ? Yes or No?,Christmas = Christ+Mas Christ = Messiah (The man who will save people from their sins) Mas = To send Christmas = To send the messiah,A story about the origin of Christmas,Long long ago, an angel appeared to a y

3、oung girl named Mary, and told her that she would become pregnant, and that she was to name the baby “Jesus”, which means “he shall save his people from their sins”. Then Mary became pregnant and carried the baby.,A story about the origin of Christmas,Joseph took Mary as his wife as god had directed

4、 him. Few months after their marriage, Joseph and Mary were forced to leave Nazareth, because Rome ordered a census and all men must return to the town of their birth, Israel was ruled by Rome that time.,A story about the origin of Christmas,When they arrived at Bethleham at night, the baby was comi

5、ng while there was no shelter except for a stable with many animals. Jesus was born here and many people including three wise men from the East came here to worship Jesus, directed by a star in the sky.,Christmas color,Christmas color is the color to use when every family to celebrate Christmas,What

6、 are the most representative three colors?,RED,RED,RED,Christmas flowers,RED,RED,RED,Christmas Candles,RED,RED,RED,Santas Hat,GREEN,GREEN,GREEN,Christmas Tree,White,White,White,SNOW,the decorations of Christmas,Christmas tree,A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as

7、 spruce, pine, or fir associated with the celebration of Christmas.,Public Christmas trees in different countries,Christmas tree in Salerno old town, Italy, 2008.,Christmas trees in Hong Kong,Christmas tree in South Coast Plaza, California,The Ten most creative Christmas tree,The decorations of Chri

8、stmas tree,Star of Bethlehem,In Christian tradition, the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star,revealed the birth of Jesus to the Biblical Magi, and later led them to Bethlehem.,Star of Bethlehem,The decorations of Christmas tree,Cartoon Christmas stockings,The decorations of Christmas t

9、ree,christmas bells,jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle all the way,The decorations of Christmas tree,The decorations of house,The decorations of house,What about people?,People always wear red and bright clothes and Santa Claus hat,Christmas Customs,Many Christians go to church the night before the h

10、oliday or on Christmas Day. They celebrate Christmas as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Christian ministers speak about the need for peace and understanding in the world.,Going to church,Many other Americans celebrate Christmas as an important, but non-religious holiday. They buy gifts to give to fami

11、ly members and friends. They fill homes and stores with evergreen trees and bright, colored lights. They go to parties and prepare special Christmas food.,Christmas Shopping,Americans spend a lot of time and money buying Christmas presents. The average American family spends about 800 dollars. Store

12、s and shopping centers are crowded at this time of year. More than 20% of goods sold during the year are sold during the weeks before Christmas.,Christmas Shopping,Home and family are the center of the Christmas holiday. For many people, the most enjoyable tradition is buying a Christmas tree and de

13、corating it with lights and beautiful objects. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, people gather around the tree to open their presents.,Christmas Tree,Another important Christmas tradition involves food. Families prepare many kinds of holiday foods, especially sweets. They eat these foods on the

14、 night before Christmas and on Christmas day.,Christmas Food,Another Christmas tradition is to go caroling.A group of people walk along the street. At each house, they stop and sing a Christmas song, called carol. Student groups also sing carols at schools and shopping centers.,Christmas Carol,The C

15、hristmas dinner,The Christmas dinner,The dinner party is very rich at Christmas Day, including various delicious foods which are the combination of “color, aroma and taste”.,The Christmas dinner,On the dining-table, the pieces of fresh orange represent nice wishes! At Christmas Day, the traditional

16、decorations, on the desk ,consisted of roses, nuts, cinnamon and colorful fruits. At the Christmas dinner, the main course is roast turkey which is an indispensable conventional delicacy. In the eyes of American people, it could not be called as Christmas dinner if there is no turkey.,Roast Turkey,I

17、t is said that a large number of immigrants from England arrived in American continent at Christmas Day in 1620. At that time, they only could catch Turkey as the main course at Christmas because there were lacking of products except wild turkeys.,After the meal, sweets usually have plums, pudding a

18、nd mince pies and so on. American people believe that their future life will be more prosperous and lucky after eating these sweets.,The Sweets,The modern figure of Santa Claus is derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas,whose name is a dialectal pronunciation of Saint Nicholas,the historical Gr

19、eek bishop and pronunciation of Myra.During the Christianization of Germanic Europe ,this figure may have absorbed elements of the god Odin,who was associated with the Germanic pagan midwinter event of Yule and led the Wild Hunt,a ghostly procession through the sky.,Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly ,joyous,white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs,whit