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??节庆英语秀????Christmas (Dec. 25th) History and Traditions The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before Jesus Christ was born. Every family gathers together at Christmas time to exchange gifts and spend the holiday season with one another. Its a time of giving and spreading Christmas cheer. Christmas celebrates the story of Santa Claus (St. Nicholas), a fat, bearded man who wears red and carries gifts throughout the world for all well-behaved boys and girls. The Santa Claus story, combined with an amazing retailing phenomenon that has grown in the past century, has made gift giving a central focus of the Christmas tradition. Dialogue A: Merry Christmas, Sandy!B: Happy Holidays, Betty! I got you a present.A: You didnt have to bring me a Christmas gift. Thats very thoughtful of you.B: Oh, its my pleasure. Plus, this is the season for giving.A: Well, I got you a little gift too.B: Oh, my. Its such a lovely gift.A: You know what they say: Tis the season to be jolly. Vocabulary Phrase Tradition 传统The passing down of opinions, beliefs, practices, customs, etc., from the past to the present Celebrate 庆祝To mark (an event on special occasion) with public or private rejoicings Santa Claus 圣诞老人Santa Claus is the symbol of Christmas. He is supposed to fly around the world in a sleigh drawn by eight flying reindeer delivering gifts to all good boys and girls Phenomenon 现象A fact or event in nature, esp. one that is unusual and/or of scientific interest Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐A greeting wishing someone a wonderful Christmas 历史和传统 圣诞节的历史可追溯到4000多年前。许多圣诞节传统在基督诞生之前就已经沿续了几个世纪。圣诞来临之际许多家庭都聚集在一起互换礼物并共度圣诞节。这是一个传播圣诞祝福的日子。人们在圣诞节迎接圣诞老人，一位胖胖的，脸上满是胡须的男人。他穿着红色的衣服，拿着礼物走遍全世界，赠送给那些乖乖听话的男孩和女孩。圣诞老人的故事，以及本世纪不断增长的惊人的礼物购买现象，已使赠送礼物成为圣诞节的重要习俗。 ?Chinese New Year History and Traditions The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years through a continually evolving series of colorful legends and