圣诞节的由来英文版

　　圣诞节是基督教纪念耶酥基督诞生的节日，那么圣诞节具体是怎么来的呢？下面就由小编为你介绍一下吧，以下是圣诞节的由来英文版，仅供参考！

　　圣诞节的由来英文

　　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.

　　圣诞节的由来中文版

　　圣诞节是基督教纪念耶酥基督诞生的节日。在公元开始后的几个 世纪里,世界各地的基督教徒所纪念的圣诞节日期很不统一。公元 354 年,各地教徒公认12 月25 日为圣诞节,从此世界各国的基督教徒 和天主教徒都在这一天庆祝纪念耶酥诞辰,沿袭至今。

　　圣诞节的庆祝活动内容本来具有浓厚的宗教色彩,但到近代已日 渐淡薄。它已超出宗教的范围,成为吃、玩、送礼、祝贺、团聚的佳节,西 方人往往把圣诞节和元旦两个节日放在一起庆祝,形成丰富多彩的风 俗习惯。

　　圣诞老人是西方童话人物,也是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。

　　圣诞老人名叫圣尼古拉,据称是一个白须、红袍的胖老人。每年圣诞节 时驾鹿撬自北方来,由烟囱进入各家,把糖果、玩具等礼物放进挂在炉 前的新长袜内送给儿童,据说,老人是小亚细亚每拉城主教圣尼古拉的 化身。西方国家在圣诞节前和圣诞节时,有扮圣诞老人分送礼物的习 俗。

　　为了庆祝圣诞节,西方国家的家庭在节日前纷纷布置家庭,圣诞树 是主要的室内装饰品,用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而 成,上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、玻璃球、铃铛、礼物和用各种银光纸剪 成的小人、星星、纸花等小玩意儿,还点燃着圣诞蜡烛;客厅的桌子上摆 着圣诞环,它是主人用松、杉、柏一类常青树的枝条扎成的圆形花环,放 上几颗松果,再配上红缎带,也点燃着圣诞蜡烛。

　　12 月24 日午后,城市和乡村的教堂钟声敲响了,基督教徒们纷纷 拥向教堂,去做第一次圣诞节礼拜,在那里倾听圣经中的圣诞故事,欣 赏圣诞音乐,一些教堂的钟楼响起了长号声和合唱声,宣布福音的到 来。没去教堂的人们,当夜里12 时,教堂响起洪亮的钟声时,则纷纷起 立,忙着点燃圣诞树上的蜡烛,互相祝福,交换礼物。

　　西方人在圣诞节相见时,要互道“圣诞快乐”英国人这天一大早, 就要通过窗户向邻居或朋友们高呼这一句话。

　　亚洲的菲律宾有很多人信仰天主教,菲律宾的圣诞节为每年12 月 16 日至次年1 月6 日,是世界上最长的圣诞节。12 月16 日雄鸡报晓, 城市和乡村教堂的大钟便敲响了,以迎接圣诞节的到来,从16 日至24 日这9 天里,每天清晨4 点钟开始。教徒均到教堂作弥撒,24 日为灯 节,教徒通宵不眠,凌晨听到教堂的钟声,便提着各种彩灯去迎神游街, 以迎接25 日的到来。12 月25 日是圣诞节最热闹的一天,家家户户欢 聚一堂,安放神像,装设圣诞树,悬挂彩灯,亲戚朋友还彼此赠送圣诞礼 物。