1、,December 25 each year, is the day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, known as Christmas.每年12月25日，这一天基督徒纪念耶稣的诞生，为圣诞节而闻名。,Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries. It is on December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ. 圣诞节是西方国家最盛大的节日。节日在12月25日, 是耶稣基督的生日。,Before the festival
2、, every family will buy a Christmas tree, and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful. 节日前,每个家庭都要买一颗圣诞树,放在起居室的中央,这样他们家看起来又温馨又漂亮。,Jesus was a special baby. Many people say he was the son of the God.耶稣是个很特别的婴儿。很多人都说他是上帝之子。,Origin,When he was born, a new s
3、tar shone in the sky. 他出生的时候，天空中有一颗新星闪耀着。,Three wise men saw the star. They followed the star to Jesus. They brought the baby special gifts. They knew he was a special baby. 三位智者看见了这颗星星，他们追随着星光，遇见了耶稣。他们给予这个婴儿很特别的礼物。他们都知道他是一个特别的孩子。,When the baby grew into a man, he was a great teacher. He taught peop
4、le to love God and to love each other.这个孩子长大后，成为了一个传教士。他教导人们要爱上帝，爱彼此。 We give gifts to our friends and family at Christmas. We put stars on our Christmas trees, too. 基督教信奉上帝（或称天主）创造世界，是唯一的真神；耶稣基督（Jesus Christ）是上帝的儿子，降世成人，为人类舍身赎罪，被钉死在十字架上，然后复活升天。基督教以和平博爱为教义，劝谕世人认罪悔改。,On Christmas Eve, children always
5、 hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents into them. In fact, their parents put the presents in their stockings. 在平安夜,孩子们总是把圣诞袜挂起来, 希望圣诞老人会把礼物放到里面,实际上把礼物放到袜里面的是他们的父母。,Enhance the festive atmosphere （tm,sfi 气氛）,Made of evergreen such as cypress （saipris柏树）
6、,Decorated（被装饰） with a variety of（许多） candles , flowers, toys, stars,Red, green and white are the Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every household is decorated with Christmas colors.,西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。,Red Colored with Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. Green is the Ch
7、ristmas tree. Hanging above the colorful lights, gifts and paper flowers, but also lit the Christmas candles.,红 色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。,An indispensable program on Christmas Eve,A team=twenty young people+ an angel +Santa Claus,Sing familiar Christmas carolsAll of people pra
8、ySanta deliver the giftsUntil four oclock the next morning,圣诞颂歌,jingle bells,jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh over the fields we go laughing all the way bells on bob-tail ring making spirits brigh
9、t what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,Jingle Bells,奔驰过雪地， 一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇， 我们越过田野， 一路笑语不断， 铃儿在短尾巴上叮当响， 使我们的精神愉快， 今晚驾车歌唱多欢畅！噢！ 铃儿响叮当，铃儿响叮当， 一路响叮当。 哦，驾车多欢畅， 在一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇中！嘿！,=Father Christma
10、s,imaginary figure（虚构的外貌）：A happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe,Saint Nicholas,One mysterious(神秘的) man to send a gift to the children on Christmas Eve. This night, the mysterious man driving by the 12 reindeer sleigh, goes door to door into the house from the chimney, and then
11、secretly put presents into the socks, or heap under the Christmas tree near the fireplace.,一位专门为好孩子在圣诞节前夜送上礼物的神秘人物。传说每到12月24日晚上，有个神秘人会驾乘由12只驯鹿拉的雪橇，挨家挨户地从烟囱进入屋里，然后偷偷把礼物放在好孩子床头的袜子里，或者堆在壁炉旁的圣诞树下。,Through no one really see the man, people often dress up with a red Christmas hat, big white beard, a red c
12、oat, wearing red boots , because there are always gifts on Christmas Eve, so-called Santa Claus. 虽然没有人真的见过神秘人的样子，但是人们通常装扮成头戴红色圣诞帽子，大大的白色胡子，一身红色棉衣，脚穿红色靴子的样子，因为总在圣诞节前夜出现派发礼物，所以习惯地称他为圣诞老人。,Major food: turkey or roast goose puddings a variety of cookies (the golden butter cookies, fruit cookies and so o
13、n),Eating turkey is popular in the Unite States from 1620.,The Christmas celebration s can be different in different families. 欢乐的圣诞庆祝活动在不同的家庭有不同的表现方式。Typically families will open presents either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.典型的家庭会在平安夜或者圣诞节当天打开礼物。Many Christian families will have a birthday cake for Jesus,and singHappy Birthday to him.很多基督教家庭会给耶稣准备生日蛋糕, 给他唱生日歌曲。Christmas is a season when humanity saysThank youfor Gods love by sharing it with and showing it to others.圣诞节是一个让人们说出对上帝的爱的感谢, 并与别人分享它，展示自己对世人之爱的季节。,Celebrations,
