圣诞节课件_2015.pptVIP

Origin of Christmas Origin of Christmas the?Merriam-Webster Dictionary：美国韦氏辞典 Christmas = Christ + mass “基督祭典”， mass来自拉丁语missa，本意为散会（dismissal），引申为基督教会感恩聚会。 a mass is a kind of church service. Christmas is a religious festival. Dec. 25 is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ -- the son of God. 圣经记载, 耶稣生于夜间，故传统称12月24日夜为“圣诞夜”或“平安夜”。 According to the Bible , Jesus was born at the mid night on December 24th. That’s why it is called “Christmas Eve ” X’mas Trees A farmer met a poor boy on Christmas. He entertained the boy to dinner warmly. When the boy left, the boy broke off a branch of pine-trees, which, immediately, became a pine-tree full of gifts in order to show his thanks to the farmer. Father Christmas --- Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, or simply Santa“. in Western cultures, Santa is described as bringing gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Christmas hat and stockings Christmas Color RED , GREEN, WHITE Every household decorates their homes with Christmas Colors. Red: Christmas flowers and candles Green: Christmas trees Red and white : Father Christmas 圣诞祝福（ Christmas Wishes） Merry Christmas ！ 圣诞快乐！ Hope all your Christmas dreams come true! 愿你所有的圣诞梦想都成真！ May you have the best Christmas ever. 愿你度过最美好的圣诞节！ * 每年的12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。 Christmas Eve Necessary decorations to celebrate X’mas. Story: 传说在很久以前，有一位农人，在圣诞节那天遇到一位穷苦的小孩，他热情地接待了孩子，这个小孩临走时折下根松枝插在地上，松枝立即变成一棵树，上面挂满了礼物，用来答谢农人的好意。 every X’mas tree is full of various decorations. 每棵树的顶端有个特大的星星--- 希望之星, 象征三博士跟随该星而找到耶稣 At the top of every tree hangs a large star, standing for the?Magi,?or?wise men,?following the star and found Jesus. Only the head of the household has right to hang the star. ?只有家庭的一家之主才可以把这颗希望之星挂上 。 Father Christmas is an imaginary figure. but nearly all young children believe in him. They think he is a happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe. present /gift （礼物） 据《圣经》记载，来自东方的圣人在