圣誕節(jié)的習(xí)俗小常識(shí)中英文

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The word ”Christmas” is a combination of the words ”Christ” and ”Mass”.“Christmas”這個(gè)詞是“基督”和”彌撒“的縮寫,彌撒是教會(huì)的一種禮拜儀式。
    For today‘s Christian, the origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. Nothing more and nothing less. However, most of what we witness on December 25th each year has absolutely nothing to do with that blessed day, which probably occurred in late summer or early fall about 2,000 years ago. In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin. Anyway, who cares whenChrist was born?
    耶誕節(jié)是一個(gè)宗教節(jié)日,世人把它當(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)。又有人說(shuō)耶穌誕生是在夏末秋初,并非圣誕之日。然而,圣誕節(jié)究竟是否耶穌誕辰之日對(duì)于現(xiàn)代人來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)不那么重要,它就像我們的春節(jié)一樣,大家相聚一堂,交換禮物,寄圣誕卡,吃火雞大餐,圣誕節(jié)是一個(gè)普天同慶的日子。
    圣誕節(jié)小常識(shí):
    圣誕樹(shù) Christmas Tree
    圣誕樹(shù)Christmas Tree據(jù)稱,圣誕樹(shù)最早出現(xiàn)在古羅馬12月中旬的農(nóng)神節(jié),德國(guó)傳教士尼古斯在公元8世紀(jì)用縱樹(shù)供奉圣嬰。隨后,德國(guó)人把12月24日作為亞當(dāng)和夏娃的節(jié)日,在家放上象征伊甸園的“樂(lè)園樹(shù)”,上掛代表圣餅的小甜餅,象征贖罪;還點(diǎn)上蠟燭,象征基督。到16世紀(jì),宗教改革者馬丁.路德,為求得一個(gè)滿天星斗的圣誕之夜,設(shè)計(jì)出在家中布置一顆裝著蠟燭的圣誕樹(shù)。
    圣誕卡 Christmas Card
    圣誕卡Christmas Card世界上第一張圣誕卡是1843年英國(guó)人亨利.高樂(lè)爵士提議,由約翰.卡爾葛荷斯利設(shè)計(jì)的??ㄆ袭嫷氖且粋€(gè)貴族家庭,三代人一齊舉杯對(duì)一位不在場(chǎng)的親友表示祝賀。當(dāng)時(shí)他印了1000張,沒(méi)有用完的印刷廠就以每張1先令的價(jià)錢賣出。圣誕卡就這樣誕生了。
    圣誕歌 Christmas Songs
    圣誕歌Christmas Songs圣誕歌曲曲目不斷豐富,我們最熟悉的就是”Jingle Bell”,為歐美國(guó)家所喜聞樂(lè)見(jiàn)的還有:Adeste Fidelis、Angles We Have Heard On High、Angels Watching Over Me、A Child Is Born、Silent Night......?;钴S于當(dāng)今樂(lè)壇的A1、Destiny‘s Child、Bruce Springsteen、Mariah Carey、Luther Vandross、Gloria Estefan等音樂(lè)巨星也紛紛出力,有不少新的圣誕歌曲問(wèn)世。