圣誕節(jié)的由來(lái)英文版

　　圣誕節(jié)是基督教紀(jì)念耶酥基督誕生的節(jié)日，那么圣誕節(jié)具體是怎么來(lái)的呢？下面就由小編為你介紹一下吧，以下是圣誕節(jié)的由來(lái)英文版，僅供參考！

　　圣誕節(jié)的由來(lái)英文

　　The name christmas is short for christ's mass. a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.

　　The birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin's name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

　　Before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

　　And that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.

　　圣誕節(jié)的由來(lái)中文版

　　圣誕節(jié)是基督教紀(jì)念耶酥基督誕生的節(jié)日。在公元開(kāi)始后的幾個(gè) 世紀(jì)里,世界各地的基督教徒所紀(jì)念的圣誕節(jié)日期很不統(tǒng)一。公元 354 年,各地教徒公認(rèn)12 月25 日為圣誕節(jié),從此世界各國(guó)的基督教徒 和天主教徒都在這一天慶祝紀(jì)念耶酥誕辰,沿襲至今。

　　圣誕節(jié)的慶�；顒�(dòng)內(nèi)容本來(lái)具有濃厚的宗教色彩,但到近代已日 漸淡薄。它已超出宗教的范圍,成為吃、玩、送禮、祝賀、團(tuán)聚的佳節(jié),西 方人往往把圣誕節(jié)和元旦兩個(gè)節(jié)日放在一起慶祝,形成豐富多彩的風(fēng) 俗習(xí)慣。

　　圣誕老人是西方童話(huà)人物,也是圣誕節(jié)活動(dòng)中最受歡迎的人物。

　　圣誕老人名叫圣尼古拉,據(jù)稱(chēng)是一個(gè)白須、紅袍的胖老人。每年圣誕節(jié) 時(shí)駕鹿撬自北方來(lái),由煙囪進(jìn)入各家,把糖果、玩具等禮物放進(jìn)掛在爐 前的新長(zhǎng)襪內(nèi)送給兒童,據(jù)說(shuō),老人是小亞細(xì)亞每拉城主教圣尼古拉的 化身。西方國(guó)家在圣誕節(jié)前和圣誕節(jié)時(shí),有扮圣誕老人分送禮物的習(xí) 俗。

　　為了慶祝圣誕節(jié),西方國(guó)家的家庭在節(jié)日前紛紛布置家庭,圣誕樹(shù) 是主要的室內(nèi)裝飾品,用砍伐來(lái)的杉、柏一類(lèi)呈塔形的常青樹(shù)裝飾而 成,上面懸掛著五顏六色的彩燈、玻璃球、鈴鐺、禮物和用各種銀光紙剪 成的小人、星星、紙花等小玩意兒,還點(diǎn)燃著圣誕蠟燭;客廳的桌子上擺 著圣誕環(huán),它是主人用松、杉、柏一類(lèi)常青樹(shù)的枝條扎成的圓形花環(huán),放 上幾顆松果,再配上紅緞帶,也點(diǎn)燃著圣誕蠟燭。

　　12 月24 日午后,城市和鄉(xiāng)村的教堂鐘聲敲響了,基督教徒們紛紛 擁向教堂,去做第一次圣誕節(jié)禮拜,在那里傾聽(tīng)圣經(jīng)中的圣誕故事,欣 賞圣誕音樂(lè),一些教堂的鐘樓響起了長(zhǎng)號(hào)聲和合唱聲,宣布福音的到 來(lái)。沒(méi)去教堂的人們,當(dāng)夜里12 時(shí),教堂響起洪亮的鐘聲時(shí),則紛紛起 立,忙著點(diǎn)燃圣誕樹(shù)上的蠟燭,互相祝福,交換禮物。

　　西方人在圣誕節(jié)相見(jiàn)時(shí),要互道“圣誕快樂(lè)”英國(guó)人這天一大早, 就要通過(guò)窗戶(hù)向鄰居或朋友們高呼這一句話(huà)。

　　亞洲的菲律賓有很多人信仰天主教,菲律賓的圣誕節(jié)為每年12 月 16 日至次年1 月6 日,是世界上最長(zhǎng)的圣誕節(jié)。12 月16 日雄雞報(bào)曉, 城市和鄉(xiāng)村教堂的大鐘便敲響了,以迎接圣誕節(jié)的到來(lái),從16 日至24 日這9 天里,每天清晨4 點(diǎn)鐘開(kāi)始。教徒均到教堂作彌撒,24 日為燈 節(jié),教徒通宵不眠,凌晨聽(tīng)到教堂的鐘聲,便提著各種彩燈去迎神游街, 以迎接25 日的到來(lái)。12 月25 日是圣誕節(jié)最熱鬧的一天,家家戶(hù)戶(hù)歡 聚一堂,安放神像,裝設(shè)圣誕樹(shù),懸掛彩燈,親戚朋友還彼此贈(zèng)送圣誕禮 物。