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1、圣诞节夜景英文作文 ChristmasisaChristianholidayheldonDecember25whichcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.EasternOrthodoxChurches,whichusetheJulianCalendartodeterminefeastdays,celebrateonJanuary7bytheGregorianCalendar.BothdatesaremerelytraditionalandneitheristhoughttobetheactualbirthdateofJesus.Christsbirth,ornati
2、vity,issaidtofulfillOldTestamentpropheciesconcerningtheingofamessiah,orsavior. ThewordChristmasisderivedMiddleEnglishChristemasseandfromOldEnglishCristesm?sse.ItisacontractionmeaningChristsmass.ThenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedtoXmasbecauseRomanletterXresemblestheGreekletterChi;(chi),anabbreviatio
3、nforChrist. InWesterncountries,Christmashasbeethemosteconomicallysignificantholidayoftheyear.ThepopularityofChristmascanbetracedinparttoitsstatusasawinterfestival.Manycultureshavetheirmostimportantholidayinwinterbecausethereislessagriculturalworktodoatthistime.Examplesofwinterfestivalsthatarebelieve
4、dbysometohaveinfluencedChristmasincludethepreChristianfestivalsofYuleandSaturnalia. InWesternculture,theholidayischaracterizedbytheexchangeofgiftsamongfriendsandfamilymembers,someofthegiftsbeingattributedtoSantaClaus(alsoknownasFatherChristmas,SaintNicholas,andFatherFrost).However,variouslocalandregionalChristmastraditionsarestillpracticed,despitethewidespreadinfluenceofAmerican,BritishandAustralianChristmasmotifsdisseminatedbyfilm,popularliterature,television,andothermedia.